Practice Nurse

About the Role

We are currently looking to recruit an experienced Practice Nurse to work at Putnoe Medical Centre. Your weekly hours will be approximately 37.5 hours. Job Share will be considered. Main duties of the job:
To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients as well as providing nursing assistance to doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. The role will include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced nurse and in addition any roles agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training.

Monitor and assist with the management of long term conditions, health promotion, prevention and screening to be supported by the PN Team leader and to work within scope of own competencies.
To work collaboratively with the practice team and in accordance with the NMC's Code of Conduct.
Experience of Asthma and Diabetes management desirable but not essential. Key Tasks:

1. General Nursing Services To carry out general treatment room duties, and to provide nursing care/treatment to patients, to include:

• Wound Care
• ECG
• BP and urine checks
• Removal of sutures/clips
• Ear syringing
• Height/weight checks and dietary advice
• Chaperoning
• New Patient Medicals as required
• Contraceptive pill checks and depo provera

2. Acute and Chronic Disease Management

• To assist in the provision of care to patients with chronic disease in accordance with QOF and agreed practice protocols: screening of high risk groups and follow up care of known sufferers, including call/recall of patients. To provide advice and refer on when necessary.
• Special interests in Diabetes/COPD/Asthma.

3. Health Promotion

• To provide health education and advice to patients.
• To undertake screening of new patients in accordance with Practice protocol and give advice when necessary.
• To provide smoking cessation advice level 2

4. Injections and Immunisations

• Routine and preventative injections, in accordance with the National Childhood Immunisation Programme, national campaigns eg flu and travel vaccinations according to practice protocols.
• Administration of injections and implants eg Zoladex.

5. First Aid

• Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments or accidents.

6. Minor Surgery

• Setting up of instruments for and assisting GPs with minor surgery and contraceptive techniques such as IUCDs and implants (Implanon).
  
• To ensure that procedures to ensure infection control are carried out.

7. Cervical Screening

• To take cervical smears in connection with the routine screening programme.

8. Treatment Room

• To maintain supplies and equipment in the treatment rooms and clinic nurse room and to ensure that these areas comply with Health & Safety requirements, and to maintain general tidiness clinical areas.

9. Clinical Waste

• To ensure clinical waste is safely and appropriately disposed in accordance with Regulations.

10. To maintain accurate and up to date patient records, both manual and computerised.

11. To advise where appropriate with summarising of patient medical records.

12. To maintain professional development by attending courses and study days as agreed with the employer to maintain professional registration and a high standard of skills and to take part in the programme of clinical meetings held within the practice.

13. To maintain NMC standards of accountability and confidentiality at all times.

14. To support the Team Leaders to ensure coverage of rotas and all nursing duties during absences for sickness and annual leave.

15. To attend and participate in any practice/nursing meetings when required.

16. Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post.

About the Candidate

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse Qualifications/Certificates
• Recognised qualification to diploma level or above
• A demonstrable commitment to professional development
• Competent in basic nursing duties required for the post
  
• Specific nursing skills / qualifications in Diabetes/Asthma
  
• Excellent communication skills

Knowledge & Skills

• Experience of working in accordance with the UKCC Code of Professional Conduct and The Scope of Professional Practice
• Competent in basic nursing duties required for the post
• Specific nursing skills / qualifications in Diabetes/Asthma
• Excellent communication skills

About Us

We are a large busy GP Practice and Walk in Centre with 16,500 patients. We are looking to recruit a enthusiastic and flexible nurse to join our large friendly team.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.