Practice Nurse

We are looking for a friendly and vibrant General Practice Nurse to join our well-established nursing team. The advert is for part time job of 20 hours but can be flexible.

You will be NMC registered and will share in the usual distribution of work across our nurse team.

• Chronic Disease Management/Long Term Conditions within the clinic setting
• Health Promotion
• Cervical cytology & teaching breast awareness
• Wound care
• LES/DES/QOF related clinical and administrative work
• Routine immunisations / Childhood immunisations
• Flu, Pneumococcal, Shingles and Pertussis in Pregnancy vaccinations
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

We are a team of 2 GPs, 2 ANPs, 1 Practice Nurse, 1 HCA, and 10 administrative staff. The surgery strives to maintain an environment which is welcoming, caring and accessible to all our patients. We aim to treat all our patients fairly and equally, with dignity and respect. We aim to deliver effective and efficient healthcare in line with the CQC and by embracing new technologies.

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.

Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs. Such tasks may include:

• Basic wound care / ulcer care
• Removal of sutures
• New patient medicals
• Urinalysis
• ECGs
• Peak flow readings
• Venepuncture
• Blood pressure measurements
• Ear syringing
• Routine immunisations
• 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 senior nurses orPs as appropriate
• Clean and sterilise equipment using autoclave
• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
• Maintaining GP and nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
• Undertake housekeeping duties including general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
• Maintain stock of waiting room leaflets as instructed by partners and practice manager
• Ordering of Health Promotion Literature
• Ordering of stock from the local hospital
• Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels
• Participation in administrative systems in the practice
• At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
• A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
• Attend and participate in any practice meetings when required
• On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits

Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post.

• Registered with RCN
• General Practice experience as Practice Nurse
• Prescriber

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.