Practice Nurse

Rosemary Medical Centre, a family practice of around 9,500 patients, is recruiting a practice nurse for 30 hours a week with flexible hours. The post covers general practice nursing for the whole list, including long-term condition reviews, preventative care, immunisations and women's health. The nurse works autonomously within a team that includes two GP trainers. A current NMC registration, DBS check and occupational health clearance are required.

• Deliver general practice nursing to the whole practice population, covering long-term conditions and preventative care
• Work autonomously, making clinical decisions and taking responsibility for the care delivered
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment plans for long-term conditions, particularly diabetes, asthma and COPD, and review medication
• Manage cervical cytology consultations and advise on family planning
• Provide travel advice and vaccinations, deliver adult and childhood immunisation programmes and order vaccine stock
• Carry out clinical procedures including venepuncture, ECGs, spirometry, dopplers, suture removal, wound care, injections and new patient health checks
• Assist GPs with minor surgery and gynaecological procedures, and chaperone patients
• Recognise risk and refer on issues such as drug use, domestic violence, child protection and vulnerable adults
• Support QOF and Enhanced Services, audit related activity and research as required
• Promote health and self-care, including opportunistic health promotion
• Communicate sensitively, secure informed consent, and support patients who have received bad news or been bereaved
• Restock clinical areas and check the emergency trolley, defibrillator and oxygen cylinder when the HCA is absent

• Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of working autonomously
• Experience of infection prevention and control measures

• Wound care, suture and staple removal, ECGs, venepuncture and spirometry
• Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel) and travel medicine
• Women's health, including cervical cytology and contraception
• Chronic disease management for diabetes, hypertension, CHD and asthma
• Requesting pathology tests and advising patients on the results
• Excellent written and oral communication, strong IT skills and clinical IT system use

• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Occupational health clearance

• Flexibility to work outside core office hours
• Evidence of CPD and nurse revalidation
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure in stressful situations

• Mentor or teaching qualification
• Postgraduate diploma or degree in chronic disease management
• Family planning qualification
• Experience as a practice nurse or community nurse
• Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
• Experience of quality initiatives, such as benchmarking
• Experience of audit and of leading audit programmes
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance

• Warm, friendly and collaborative team culture
• Opportunities for professional development and training
• Modern, well-equipped purpose-built surgery
• Flexible working around your schedule
• Involvement in learning and education, with two partners who are GP trainers
• Focus on holistic care and continuity for patients