Experienced Practice Nurse​/Nurse Team Coordinator

Lakenham Surgery is currently seeking one or more experienced Practice Nurses (up to one FTE) to join our friendly and supportive practice and nursing team.

Our practice nurses are responsible for providing a full range of treatment room and chronic disease management nursing, working closely with the wider practice team.

Previous Nursing experience in a GP Practice is essential, together with familiarity with all treatment room activities, including cervical cytology, immunisation sand health promotion. Qualifications and experience in the management of Long Term Conditions such as Diabetes, Asthma and COPD are also essential.

The successful applicant(s) will need excellent interpersona land communication skills and should be willing to upskill further as required. The role(s) wouldsuit good team player(s) able to provide support and help to colleagues to ensure that we provide the best possible care to our patients.

We are looking to cover Full-Time hours but open to recruiting either one Full-Time or two Part-Time candidates.

There is also opportunity for the right candidate to assume additional responsibilities within the nursing team, as Nurse Team Coordinator, supporting nursing related administrative activities and contributing to the management of the team.

Patient Care providing a wide range of nursing services to include the following areas. Training will be given where required

• Chronic Disease monitoring, reviews and management
• Administration of immunisations
• Assessing and treating minor injuries
• Contraceptive, family planning and sexual health advice
• Cytology smear tests
• Reactive and proactive health promotion with referral onwards as necessary
• ECGs and other regular nursing procedures and health assessment checks
• Wound care, dressings and referring to relevant services such as leg ulcer clinic if needed
• INR monitoring and the use of INR star
• Recognising and reporting on Safeguarding concerns

This list is not exhaustive.

Weare a long established surgery based just outside the centre of Norwich with approximately8,800 patients. We aim to provide positive access to services and high standards of clinical care to our diverse patient population and our nursing team is pivotal to the achievement of these objectives. We have an incredibly friendly and supportive team ethic and encourage a team approach in everything we do.

We use Systm One and Foot Fall.

As a qualified nurse, the post holder will be a key team member contributing towards high quality patient care and the development of the Practice. Our nurses are responsible for delivering a wide range of nursing services to the practice population.

You will work autonomously within your own areas of competence as outlined and collaboratively with the general practice team in the care of practice patients.

Patient Care providing a wide range of nursing services to include the following areas. Training will be given where required

• Chronic Disease monitoring and reviews with patients which may include Asthma, CHD, COPD, Diabetes (depending on qualifications & experience) as required for patient care and QoF
• Immunisations, including childhood immunisations, seasonal flu, pertussis, pneumococcal and shingles
• Minor injury patients
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
• Contraceptive, family planning and sexual health advice including pill and coil checks and administering Depo Provera injections
• Cytology smear tests
• Health promotion at reviews for both men and women's health and on an opportunistic basis with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary
• Diet and nutrition advice
• ECGs
• Safeguarding recognise and report on Safeguarding concerns for both adults and children
• Swabs
• Venepuncture
• Wound care and referring to relevant services such as leg ulcer clinic if needed
• INR monitoring and the use of INR star
• Undertaking urinalysis

This list is not exhaustive.

Other responsibilities may also include

• Participating in and leading on infection control checks and audit
• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
• Maint…