Arbury Road GP surgery are looking for a Practice Nurse to work 28.5 hours per week over 3 days Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Our Practice Nurses are supported by our Lead Nurse and deliver nursing services within the boundaries of their scope of practice to the practice population.
The Practice Nurses are responsible for several clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, national screening programmes, wound assessments and dressings, venepuncture, ordering, stock control, maintenance and cleaning of equipment, stocking clinical rooms.
We are looking for a motivated team player who is organised, enthusiastic and patient-focused with a can-do attitude and friendly personality.
We would be particularly interested in a Nurse who has previous Diabetes experience or training, or would be willing to undertake training/qualification in this area.
We can offer you ongoing training and support, friendly working environment and a real collective ambition of providing the best and safe care to our patients and their families.
If you would like to discuss this position further before applying please contact the surgery and ask for Leanne Ivanko.
Main duties of the job
* Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by GPs
* Cytology
* Removal of Sutures / clips
* ECGs
* Asthma / Peak Flow Readings / Spirometry
* Venepuncture
* Ear syringing
* Assessing problems presented opportunistically by patients.
* Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures in relation to the safeguarding of children and adults. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse.
* Routine immunisations / Childhood immunisations
* Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
* Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
* Managing programmes of care for patients with chronic disease by planning, providing and evaluating care under agreed guidelines, protocols and patient group directions.
* Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
* Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
* Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels
* LTMC. Identifying and inviting patients with LTMC in to the surgery for reviews.
About us
Arbury Road Doctors Surgery is a busy practice which has approx 13000 patients.
Arbury Road GP surgery are looking for a Practice Nurse to work 28.5 hours per week over 3 days Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Our Practice Nurses are supported by our Lead Nurse and deliver nursing services within the boundaries of their scope of practice to the practice population.
Job responsibilities
JOB TITLE: PRACTICE NURSE PAY: DEPENDENT ON EXPERIENCE
REPORTS TO: LEAD NURSE
PRACTICE MANAGER
Job summary:
The Practice Nurse will work as part of the Practice Nursing team to provide a high standard of care to the patients of the practice.
Job responsibilities:
* Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by GPs
* Cytology
* Removal of Sutures / clips
* ECGs
* Asthma / Peak Flow Readings / Spirometry
* Venepuncture
* Ear syringing
* Assessing problems presented opportunistically by patients.
* Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures in relation to the safeguarding of children and adults. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse.
* Routine immunisations / Childhood immunisations
* Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
* Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
* Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
* Managing programmes of care for patients with chronic disease by planning, providing and evaluating care under agreed guidelines, protocols and patient group directions.
* Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
* Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
* Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
* Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
* Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels
* Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
* At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records using SystmOne.
* A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
* LTMC. Identifying and inviting patients with LTMC in to the surgery for reviews.
* Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
* Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post
Confidentiality:
* In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
* In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
* Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NMC registered
* We would be particularly interested in a Nurse who has previous Diabetes experience or training, or would be willing to undertake training in this area.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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