Locum Nurse (long term)

Job summary

Are you looking for a practice nurse position that prioritises work-life balance, well-being, and professional development in a friendly, well-run, and innovative environment? If so, wed love to hear from you!

Mendlesham Medical Grouphas a fantastic opportunity foran experienced or a newly qualified practice nurse to join our team on apart-time basis,for 18 hours per week on Thursdays and Fridays. The requirement is for approximately 6-12 months.Whether youre looking for full-time or part-time work, wed love to discuss how you can fit into our thriving practice.

Main duties of the job

• 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.
• Managing and treating long-term conditions, in line with national and local policies and the practice needs.
• Reviewing medication for therapeutic effectiveness, in accordance with evidence-based practice as well as national and practice protocols; working with patients to support their adherence to prescribed treatments.
• Prioritising health problems and intervening appropriately, to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
• Supporting and managing the health needs of women presenting for sexual health and contraception, and cervical cytology consultations.
• Undertaking health assessments, administering medication and treatments, and performing diagnostic tests.
• Implementing, and participating in, vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children, including patients travelling abroad.
• Meeting the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care.
• Hypertension review and management.
• Running asthma, COPD and diabetes clinics and reviews.

About us

We are a two site dispensing rural practice with a stable patient population that offers the perfect blend of professional satisfaction and a great quality of life.

Why Join Us?

• Work-life balance and supportive culture
• Well-structured clinical sessions to ensure fair patient contact.
• Team well-being is a priority, with a culture of support, and collaboration.
• Training Practicewe support GP registrars and medical students and provide mentorship opportunities.
• Regular clinical and educational meetings fostering continuous learning and development.
• Embracing Digital Innovationstreamlined document workflow management and digital tools to reduce administrative burden.
• High QOF achievement and dispensing practice benefits.
• Rural settingwith a good balance of deprivation and affluence, providing a rewarding and varied clinical caseload.
• Work alongside GPs, nurse practitioners, paramedics, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and a paramedic home visiting service.
• A well-run and supportive practice management team ensuring smooth operations.
• A collaborative, friendly, and professional team environment that values everyones contributions.