Practice Nurse

We are a large forward thinking, innovative, training practice based in Middlesbrough and are looking for an experienced Practice Nurse to join our primary health care team.

Our clinical team consists of GP Partners, Salaried GPs, Trainee GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Practice Nurses, Health Care Assistants and Phlebotomists.

If you are looking for a new opportunity and would like to join our fantastic team please please get in touch, we would love to hear from you.

The ideal candidate would be a fully qualified Registered General Nurse with the following skills:

Essential:
Vaccinations & Immunisations;
Cervical Screening;
Wound Care

We are a large GP practice in Middlesbrough with 9 GP partners, 5 salaried GPs, 1 Nurse Practitioner, 4 Practice Nurses, 2 HCAs, 2 phlebotomists. We have a superb group of highly committed and enthusiasticadministrative and reception staff.

Our practice is part of Holgate Primary Care Network who support our practice, with roles including physiotherapy, pharmacists, mental health practitioners and our centralised urgent care hub team.

We're situated close to the town centrewith a list size of over 20,000 patients and operate from purpose built premises in Linthorpe and a branch surgery situated in the North Ormesby Health Village.

Job summary:

The practice nurse will work as part of the primary healthcare team providing Personal Medical Services to the patients of the practice.

Job responsibilities:

• Assist in and perform routinetasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
• Provision of chronic disease management clinics
• Cytology
• Removal of Sutures
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• Provision of general nursingduties, e.g. dressings, ear syringing, etc.
• Routine immunisations / Childhoodimmunisations
• Assisting GPs with minor surgery
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
• Contraception
• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to nurse manager or GPs as appropriate
• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses
• Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician.
• Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of room
• Ordering of Health Promotion Literature
• Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
• At all times there will be a needto maintain accurate records
• A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
• Attend and participate in anymeetings when required.

Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

• Practical experience of working in a team
• Experience of using own initiative
• Experience of working within a General Practice

• Time management and the ability to work to deadlines
• Interpersonal skills

• Registered Nurse
• Member of a professional body
• Qualified and experienced in Vaccinations & Immunisations, Cervical Screening and Wound Care
• Qualified and experienced in Diabetes and COPD

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.