Practice Nurse

Job summary
We are looking to recruit a registered Nurse to join our team at the Surgery. Suggested hours will be full time 37.5 hours worked over 4 or 5 days but we are open to discussions on that for the right candidate.

We are a 4 partner, training practice on the outskirts of Gloucester within close reach of the M5 and Cheltenham.

We have a diverse practice team and are fully engaged within the North and South Gloucestershire Primary Care Network.

Main duties of the job
Chronic disease management, Cervical cytology, immunisation - adult and children - for more detailed please see job description section.

About us
Our four GP Partners are supported by three Salaried Doctors, and a full nursing and Health Care Assistants led team. We have a number of Additional roles staff also working alongside us such as Pharmacist, Nurse Associate, Pharmacy Technician, Social Prescriber, Frailty nurses, mental health nurse and physiotherapists and care coordinator.

The Admin team includes an experienced Managing Partner Practice Manager, Operations Manager and a full team of Admin and Care Navigators.

Job responsibilities

• Wound care
• Removal of sutures
• New patient medicals
• Urinalysis
• ECGs
• Peak flow readings
• Chronic disease management (Asthma, Hypertension, Diabetes reviews)
• Cervical cytology
• Venepuncture
• Blood pressure measurements
• Ear syringing
• Routine immunisations including babies, children and travel
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
• Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
• Requesting basic pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to GPs as appropriate
• Other Nursing aspects of the role will vary.

Qualifications
Essential

• Full nursing qualification is essential

Desirable

• Phlebotomy
• Chronic disease management qualifications in diabetes, respiratory, contraception desirable but training for the right candidate can is available.

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).

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.