About the Role
The Knares Medical Practice, situated in Basildon, has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced practice nurse to join our team on a part-time basis, working between 8-16 hours per week. Ideally, these hours would be on a Tuesday and/or Wednesday. If you're interested in the role, please get in touch — we would love to hear what you can offer.
The main responsibilities of the role include:
1. Undertaking health assessments, administering medication and treatments, and performing diagnostic tests.
2. Providing and evaluating a range of health interventions to meet patients’ health and social care needs.
3. Promoting general health and well-being, and creating individual, person-centred plans for patients with, or at risk of, long-term conditions.
4. Managing and treating long-term conditions in line with national and local policies and practice needs.
5. Reviewing medication for therapeutic effectiveness, working with patients to support adherence to treatments, in accordance with evidence-based practice and protocols.
6. Prioritising health problems and intervening appropriately, including in complex, urgent, or emergency situations, with initiation of emergency care when necessary.
7. Supporting women with sexual health, contraception, and cervical cytology consultations.
8. Implementing and participating in vaccination and immunisation programmes for adults and children, including travel vaccinations.
9. Providing opportunistic wound care for patients.
10. Managing hypertension reviews and treatment.
11. Running clinics and reviews for asthma, COPD, and diabetes.
12. Conducting new patient and health checks.
About the Candidate
Applicants should have:
* A relevant nursing degree.
* Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
* Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course (or equivalent experience/qualifications).
* Certificates and competence to undertake asthma, COPD, and diabetic clinics and reviews.
* Experience in treatment room consultations, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care, and spirometry recording.
* A compassionate, empathetic approach, valuing patient dignity and demonstrating kindness in all aspects of work.
* Knowledge and experience supporting long-term conditions.
* An understanding of current issues in nursing and the NHS.
About Us
The Knares Medical Practice in Basildon is part of the West Basildon Primary Care Network (PCN). Our team is committed to providing high-quality, patient-centred healthcare, including clinics for chronic disease management, antenatal and postnatal care, minor surgery, childhood vaccinations, and well-person check-ups.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This position is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A criminal background check via the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required.
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