Job summary
An exciting opportunity has
arisen to join the Wigan GP Alliance team to support the services in the Wigan Borough
completing sessions for vaccinations, MMR, cytology, and long-term condition
reviews.
Your role would involve practice
nurse roles and responsibilities, long term condition reviews, immunisations,
health checks, investigations & follow up.
Main duties of the job
- Work independently and contribute to audits, implementing and evaluating local quality standards, policies, guidelines, and care pathways.
- Conducting clinical patient consultations at surgeries or health centres
- Undertaking clinical examinations and diagnostics investigations including venepuncture, BMs, and urinalysis.
- Supportive advice regarding contraception.
- Treating wounds and providing emergency first aid
- The application and removal off dressings and undertaking C&S specimens if required of the wound site.
- Providing advice, education and information regarding chronic health conditions and disease, smoking cessation, weight management, including BMI assessment, supportive referrals to other agencies including Drug & Alcohol team, and Mental Health team and other agencies who can support patients care and lifestyle choices.
- Undertaking observations, pulse, temperature, B/P, SpO2, skin and foot assessment.
- Administering immunisations.
- Undertaking well woman and man clinics and specialist clinics for diabetes and asthma
- Delegating tasks to healthcare assistants
- Completing accurate record of patients consultations during the clinical session.
- Assisting GPs with minor procedures if required.
The working patterns are sessions based at our practice, from 6.30 pm up to 10 pm Monday to Friday, Weekend sessions 10am-4 pm, & the opportunity for other ad hoc sessions
About us
We are a Primary Care provider within the Borough of Wigan supporting general Practice delivering Enhanced and Extended Access services during evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays. The sessions could be LTC reviews,immunisations, cytology, diagnostics for those patients that need to access Primary Care but cannot do so during regular core hours.
To be accepted onto our Bank Nurses need not be proficient in all elements as mixed and single skill set sessions can be offered.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work independently and contribute to audits, implementing and evaluating local quality standards, policies, guidelines, and care pathways.
- Conducting clinical patient consultations at surgeries or health centres
- Undertaking clinical examinations and diagnostics investigations including venepuncture, BMs, and urinalysis.
- Supportive advice regarding contraception.
- Treating wounds and providing emergency first aid
- The application and removal off dressings and undertaking C&S specimens if required of the wound site.
- Providing advice, education and information regarding chronic health conditions and disease, smoking cessation, weight management, including BMI assessment, supportive referrals to other agencies including Drug & Alcohol team, and Mental Health team and other agencies who can support patients care and lifestyle choices.
- Undertaking observations, pulse, temperature, B/P, SpO2, skin and foot assessment.
- Administering immunisations.
- Undertaking well woman and man clinics and specialist clinics for diabetes and asthma
- Delegating tasks to healthcare assistants
- Completing accurate record of patients consultations during the clinical session.
- Assisting GPs with minor procedures if required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work independently and contribute to audits, implementing and evaluating local quality standards, policies, guidelines, and care pathways.
- Conducting clinical patient consultations at surgeries or health centres
- Undertaking clinical examinations and diagnostics investigations including venepuncture, BMs, and urinalysis.
- Supportive advice regarding contraception.
- Treating wounds and providing emergency first aid
- The application and removal off dressings and undertaking C&S specimens if required of the wound site.
- Providing advice, education and information regarding chronic health conditions and disease, smoking cessation, weight management, including BMI assessment, supportive referrals to other agencies including Drug & Alcohol team, and Mental Health team and other agencies who can support patients care and lifestyle choices.
- Undertaking observations, pulse, temperature, B/P, SpO2, skin and foot assessment.
- Administering immunisations.
- Undertaking well woman and man clinics and specialist clinics for diabetes and asthma
- Delegating tasks to healthcare assistants
- Completing accurate record of patients consultations during the clinical session.
- Assisting GPs with minor procedures if required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registered
- Degree level
- Currently practicing in a Primary Care setting
- Full UK Driving Licence
Desirable
- Cytology trained
- Diagnostic testing trained - ie phlebotomy
- LTC review trained
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registered
- Degree level
- Currently practicing in a Primary Care setting
- Full UK Driving Licence
Desirable
- Cytology trained
- Diagnostic testing trained - ie phlebotomy
- LTC review trained
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
