Medical Centre Redford Barracks Colinton Road Edinburgh EH13 0PP
Do you have excellent communication and organisational skills? Are you a team worker with the ability to use your own initiative? If the answer is yes, then we are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Practice Nurse Primary Healthcare to join our encouraging and welcoming team of dedicated military and civilian healthcare professionals and administrative staff working within Redford Medical Centre.
The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary primary healthcare team (MDT) delivering primary healthcare nursing including elements of occupational health. The post holder will work with the Senior Nursing Officer (SNO) or Band 6 Nurse within the Medical Facility (MF) and will be a focal point for Primary Healthcare nursing issues within area of practice. The post holder will be able to work unsupervised and provide nursing care to the MF population at risk (PAR).
Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:
Correctly maintaining documentation by documenting all evidence and clear rationale for decisions in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery (NMC) guidelines for record keeping.
Ensuring that nursing care is evidence-based and in line with best current clinical practice by attending updated study days forthe extended roles you are competent to undertake and challenging any unfit or unsafe practice witnessed / provided.
Issue and supply of medications is through actioned through agreed and Patient Group Directives (PGD), once the PGD training package has been undertaken and approved by Regional Pharmacist.
Chaperoning as required by current regulations to provide protection for medical professionals and patients against unfounded allegations of improper behaviour.
Informing the Practice Complaints Manager immediately if a patient makes a complaint regarding their treatment or any aspect of medical administration
Potential candidates should note that only applications submitted on the Civil Service Jobs website will be considered.Full details of the post can be found on the Civil Service Jobs website at:using reference 413454.
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