Practice Nurse

Woodland Medical Practice is currently seeking to recruit an experienced Practice Nurse with strong clinical and communication skills to join our forward-thinking GMS practice based in Lincoln.

Required skills and knowledge of Immunisations and Vaccinations, including travel vaccines. Would care, Cytology, Phlebotomy & general Treatment room duties, and some chronic disease management, to include home visits.

Woodland Medical Practice has 6 GPs, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 4 practice nurses and two Health Care Assistants with almost 8000 patients. High QoF achievement and CQC rated as good.

The clinical system is Systm One

Minimum of 30 hours per week, days to be agreed There would be one late evening each week. 5 Weeks annual leave plus 1 week study plus bank holidays pro rate.

Salary to be agreed dependent upon experience. Free onsite parking.

Option to join the NHS Pension Scheme.

To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. The duties will include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced Practice Nurse with some chronic disease input, and any additional roles agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training.

Woodland Medical Practice is a GP practice located in Lincoln (LN60QQ
). We have 6 GPs, and ANP, and an experienced nursing team, supported by an excellent administration team.

JOB DESCRIPTION Part Time Practice Nurse

JOB TITLE:

PRACTICE NURSE

JOB DESCRIPTION Part Time Practice Nurse

JOB TITLE:

PRACTICE NURSE

The Practice Manager (Administratively)

HOURS:
Up to 30 per week

To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. The duties will include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and any additional roles agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training.

• Travel health by providing comprehensive advice to patients prior to travel including; vaccinations and medicines, safe sex, food hygiene, sun protection
• Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions
• Running NHS Health-Checks and health promotion programmes, facilitating change by providing assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise
• Able to document Consultations according to NMC guidelines
• Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse.
• Provision of ear irrigation.
• Cervical cytology smear tests.
• Perform venepuncture according to local guidelines
• Wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based guidelines
• Suture removal
• Provide INR Clinics using the INR Star software.
• Take ECGs
• Able to recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines
• Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines
• Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written)
• Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained
• Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration, sterilizer and emergency equipment
• Confidentially of information gained at work must be preserved at all times

• Experience in managing chronic disease in primary care.

• Contribute to the assessment of service needs
• Assist patients to identify their health needs
• Contribute a nursing perspective to the practice development plan
• Manage and organise individual patient consultations
• Aware of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards
• To attend staff meetings
• Ensure effective relationships and communications with the PHCT and other agencies
• Support the Practice clinical governance agenda
• Identify changes to clinical…