Primary Care Careers

Treatment Room Nurse

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Job summary

Vida Healthcare is currently looking for a reliable and hardworking nurse to provide a first-class treatment room service across their busy sites on a part or full-time basis working 4 days a week (Mon, Tues, Weds & Fri). The main base for this role will be at Gayton Road Health Centre and St Augustine's Surgery but visits to other sites may be required. Our patients demand the highest standards of care and if you are conscientious with a strong team-working ethic, then this could be the ideal role for you.

Main duties of the job

  • Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being.
  • Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition.
  • Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition.
  • Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily and apply principles of self-care.
  • Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side effects and interactions.
  • Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds.
  • Support and advise women requesting information relating to family planning needs.
  • Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations.

About us

Vida Healthcare is one of Norfolks largest and most successful general practices, working with colleagues in the NHS to provide the best possible patient care. Our practice has experienced impressive growth over recent years, by creating a work environment that encourages talented individuals to thrive and make a difference. We pride ourselves on our impeccable standards of patient care and to maintain this it is essential that we employ reliable team players with strong caring qualities, dedication, and excellent attention to detail and commitment to quality-of-service delivery.

Details

Date posted

16 December 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£15.30 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

8620

Job locations

Gayton Road

King's Lynn

Norfolk

PE30 4DY


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
  • RGN qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to work in an unsupervised treatment room
  • Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy.
  • Experience of needs of patients with long-term conditions.
  • Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse led service.
  • Knowledge of health promotion strategies.
  • Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
  • RGN qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to work in an unsupervised treatment room
  • Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy.
  • Experience of needs of patients with long-term conditions.
  • Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse led service.
  • Knowledge of health promotion strategies.
  • Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Gayton Road

King's Lynn

Norfolk

PE30 4DY


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Gayton Road

King's Lynn

Norfolk

PE30 4DY


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Vida Healthcare, Gayton Road Health Centre

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

16 December 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£15.30 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

8620

Job locations

Gayton Road

King's Lynn

Norfolk

PE30 4DY


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