Practice Nurse

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has come up at West End Clinic for a Practice Nurse. The practice list size is approximately 4,500 patients. Our team consists of 1 partners, 2 salaried GPs, 2 practice nurses, and 1 healthcare assistant.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a proactive, reliable and forward-thinking practice nurse to join our team.

The successful candidate will form part of the nursing team in providing nursing and health promotion services to the Practice population. The candidate will provide holistic care to patients with or without direct referral from a doctor or senior nurse, within clinical guidelines.

The Practice Nurse will be responsible for several clinical areas such as COPD and Diabetes as well as supporting the practice management team in the reviewing and delivery of clinical policy and procedure.

Main duties of the job

Chronic Disease Management

Wound Care

Vacc and Imms

Family Planning

Cytology

Travel vaccs

working a a team and independently

About us

About us

We are a small busy practice servicing a patient population of approximately 4,500 patients.

We are friendly and welcoming and dedicated to staff wellbeing.

Uniform is provided

Car parking is available on site.

Job responsibilities

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care

To be involved in immunisation, including campaigns as required by the public health needs of the Practice population

To exercise knowledge and skills in chronic disease preferably trained in Diabetes Management, wound assessment and management, contraception, and other clinical skills as appropriate to the role

To participate in infection control

To participate in the screening and health promotion activities of the Practice

To develop skills in sexual health, including cervical cytology and sexual health screening

To participate in chronic disease management within Practice guidelines

To make referrals to, and receive referrals from other health care professionals

To demonstrate a level of knowledge clinical skill appropriate to the needs of the role

To be involved in the management of change within the Practice and the implementation of systems to improve patient care

To participate in, and contribute to, the clinical governance agenda of the Practice

To assist the Practice in achieving the Quality and Outcome Framework (GMS contract)

To evaluate and audit care

To participate in multidisciplinary protocol development

To be responsible for the maintenance of supplies and equipment

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Driving License to travel to carry out home visit if required.
• Experience in Primary Care
• Experience working as a team
• NMC registered
• Commitment to professional personal development
• Disclosure Barring Service check

Desirable

• Cytology Trained
• Baby Vaccinations
• Travel health
• Wound Care
• Previous Experience in primary care
• Experience in Systmone although training will be given
• This is the desired criteria, training can be provided for the right candidate
• Smear Trained
• COPD Spirometry trained
• Previous systmone experience
• Diabetes Management