Job summary
Western Road Surgery is a well-established and friendly practice looking for an experienced practice nurse to join us due to the retirement of others within our nursing team. This position is offered on a part-time basis, working 25.5 hours per week on a Wednesday, Thursday and a Friday.
For this busy role, we need a nurse who will provide a high quality of services to our patients and be able to support our partners in the day to day management of the needs of our patient population.
Main duties of the job
You will provide an extensive range of services to our patients, carrying out the following treatment room procedures;
- Undertaking health assessments, administering medication and treatments.
- Undertaking childhood immunisations.
- Managing and treating long-term conditions, including, chronic disease management of our asthma, COPD and diabetic patients
- Supporting and managing the health needs of women presenting for sexual health and contraception, and cervical cytology consultations.
- Wound management.
- Providing and evaluating a range of health interventions to ensure that patients health and social care needs are met.
- General health and well-being promotion as well as creating individual, person-centred plans for patients with, or at risk of, a long term condition.
About us
Western Road Surgery has a practice list size of 12,600 with six GPs, three practice nurses and a full and supporting primary healthcare team. We are an extremely busy practice and the workload is demanding. Our clinical system is SystmOne (TPP).
For further information about this exciting role, please contact Ruth McMahon, practice manager on 01277 624599 or ruth.mcmahon@nhs.net.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this advertisement at any time.
Job description
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you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not
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Job description
Job responsibilities
If
you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not
hesitate to get in contact with us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A relevant nursing degree.
- Current NMC registration.
- We will accept applications from nurses with 2 years post graduate experience in a hospital setting.
- Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course (General Practice Nurse Foundation Programme) or equivalent experience or qualifications.
- Competence to undertake asthma, COPD and diabetic clinics and reviews, holding relevant certificates.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation.
- Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work.
- Knowledge, and experience of its application, in supporting long-term conditions.
- Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A relevant nursing degree.
- Current NMC registration.
- We will accept applications from nurses with 2 years post graduate experience in a hospital setting.
- Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course (General Practice Nurse Foundation Programme) or equivalent experience or qualifications.
- Competence to undertake asthma, COPD and diabetic clinics and reviews, holding relevant certificates.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation.
- Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work.
- Knowledge, and experience of its application, in supporting long-term conditions.
- Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.
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).
