Practice Nurse​/Nurse Prescriber

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic nurse to join our practice team to undertake all aspects of Practice Nursing, including Long Term Condition Reviews, Baby Clinic, Dressing, Cytology, Travel Vaccine etc.

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

• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
• Cytology
• Removal of sutures
• Travel immunisations
• ECGs
• Asthma / Peak Flow readings / Spirometry
• Chronic disease management
• Venepuncture
• Ear syringing
• Routine immunisations / Childhood immunisations
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
• Contraception
• Follow agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
• Other tasks will include:
• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
• Maintaining GP and nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
• Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician
• Maintaining general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
• Ordering of health promotion literature
• Ordering of stock from the district hospital
• Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels
• Participation in administrative systems in the practice
• At all times maintain accurate records
• 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
• Monthly audits for infection control etc
• On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

• Nursing & Midwifery NMC Registered
• Diploma in COPD, Asthma, Diabetes, Spirometry – long term conditions
• Qualified to undertake Cytology

• Experience of working as a Practice Nurse
• Previously worked in a General Practice setting undertaking long term conditions e.g. Diabetes, COPD, Asthma etc.

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 the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.