Practice Nurse

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced practice nurse to join our friendly team of General Practice Staff. This position is a fixed term contract of 12 months with a view to extend.

We are looking for a motivated team player who is highly organised, enthusiastic and patient-focused with a can-do attitude and friendly personality. Diabetes and/or Asthma training would be an advantage.

We can consider candidates seeking 16 hours per week with a working pattern to be agreed and with a view to increase hours in the future. The role allows part time working and has some flexibility in the hours worked and will allow the candidate to maintain an effective work life balance.

Main duties of the job
To work as part of our nursing team to provide a diverse and comprehensive range of nursing services and care to our patients.

Duties to include:

• Wound Care
• Long Term Condition Management
• Cervical Cytology
• Childhood and Adult Immunisations
• Travel Health

About us
We are a close-knit team of 2 GP partners, 3 salaried GPs, a Nursing team of 3 Registered Nurses, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner and 2 HCAs along with 13 admin and reception staff. This allows a supportive friendly, team based atmosphere and an opportunity for the right candidate to combine an interesting professional career while maintaining a good work life balance. Continuing professional development will be supported.

Job responsibilities

• To work within clinical boundaries, demonstrating safe clinical decision-making, delivering high quality clinical care.
• To provide essential treatment duties such as BP checks, Long Term Condition Reviews, NHS Healthchecks, prescribed injections (e.g. B12, Depo-Provera and Denosumab) BMI and lifestyle advice
• Provide holistic assessment of wounds and implement wound care including complex wound management in line with current evidence-based guidelines
• Offer advice about childhood and adult immunisations and ensure vaccines/injections are administered under patient group directives (PGDs) or individual prescriptions (PSDs)
• Participate in national screening work such as cervical cytology and deliver the national immunisation and vaccination schedule
• Actively participate in seasonal and special projects as requested e.g. flu campaign
• Act as chaperone when required
• Vaccine / cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
• Undertake health promotion to help educate patients
• To maintain accurate patient records and enter onto the computer using agreed Read Codes
• To collect data and participate in regular Practice audit and research projects
• To contribute to the preparation of any Practice development plans
• To maintain own annual registration with the NMC and adhere to Code of Professional Conduct
• To maintain own continuous professional development with the support of the practice as required
• Attend and participate in staff and Practice meetings and clinical training sessions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN Qualification with current NMC Registration
• Experience in Primary Care
• Experience in chronic disease management

Desirable

• Health promotion experience
• Up to date experience in childhood immunisations
• Knowledge of System1
• Cervical Screening
• Travel health
• Compression bandaging
• Diabetes
• Asthma

Experience

Essential

• Self motivated
• Adaptability planning and organising
• Performing under pressure
• Using initiative
• Flexible
• Confidentiality

Desirable

• Knowledge of using SystmOne
• Knowledge of clinical governance
• Knowledge of clinical audits
• Understanding of QOF

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.