Overview
We are looking to recruit a caring and motivated Practice Nurse who is committed to patient care and willing to further develop our dedicated nursing team. We are ideally looking for a Nurse with a very strong background in Diabetes care and General Practice Nursing. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with our other Practice Nurses and HCA to treat our patients, maintain systems including infection control to meet CQC requirements and influence and implement policy and change in the Practice. As part of our nursing team you will be required to adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice.
Responsibilities
* Provide nursing advice and be a resource of best practice for the team.
* Assess, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate clinical work carried out to ensure effective care delivery in partnership with patients/carers. Promote and advise on healthy lifestyles.
* Treatment room duties in line with competency e.g. Suture/clip removal, Basic & complex wound care, ECG, Phlebotomy, Urinalysis.
* Vaccination under patient group directions and ordering of vaccines, ensuring correct storage.
* Monitoring and support of the management of patients with long-term conditions/chronic diseases, with a holistic patient centred approach.
* Assist with cervical screening programme.
* Administer prescribed drug therapy, ensure safe custody of drugs.
* Assist with Warfarin monitoring.
* Assist in provision of minor surgery, coil and implant fittings.
* Assist with co-ordination of Infection Control policy and audit.
* Chaperone patients.
* Training and supervision of junior nursing staff.
* Continue education/development to benefit service delivery and meet educational requirements.
* Ensure confidentiality at all times.
* Work with nursing team to ensure clinical areas meet a satisfactory infection control level and remain adequately stocked with consumables.
* Other duties as reasonably required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibility, training and scale of the post.
About the Practice
Greystone House Surgery is a modern friendly Practice in Redhill, representing one of the three sites which make up The House Partnership between Greystone House Surgery in Redhill, The Moat House Surgery in Merstham, and Caterham Valley Medical Practice in Caterham. We are a forward thinking, well organized training practice with a high reputation for quality and standards. We encourage and support the personal development of all our staff and are keen to ensure the right person joins our friendly team.
* Fourteen Partners across the whole Partnership (5 based at Redhill)
* Purpose built practice
* GMS, 16,000 patients (39,000 across the two site Partnership)
* Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Pharmacists
* Training Practice for Registrars, Foundation Yr 2 GPs, Physician Associates, Medical students & Nurses
* EMIS Web
* Consistently high QOF achievement
* Involvement with East Surrey Federation
Details
This is a part-time position, ideally for 3 days per week. Salary is competitive, depending on experience, with access to NHS pension scheme.
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