About the Role
The Knares Medical Practice has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced practice nurse from a primary care GP practice to join our team on a part-time basis, 15-20 hours per week, working on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
The main responsibilities of the role include:
* Undertaking health assessments, administering medication and treatments, and performing diagnostic tests.
* Providing and evaluating a range of health interventions to ensure that patients’ health and social care needs are met.
* General health and well-being promotion, as well as creating individual, person-centred plans for patients with, or at risk of, long-term conditions.
* Managing and treating long-term conditions in line with national and local policies and practice needs.
* Reviewing medication for therapeutic effectiveness, in accordance with evidence-based practice, national, and practice protocols; supporting patient adherence to treatments.
* Prioritising health problems and intervening appropriately, including emergency care when necessary.
* Supporting women's sexual health, contraception, and cervical cytology consultations.
* Implementing vaccination and immunisation programmes for adults and children, including travel vaccinations.
* Providing opportunistic wound care.
* Hypertension management and reviews.
* Running clinics for asthma, COPD, and diabetes.
* Conducting new patient and health checks.
About the Candidate
All applicants should have the following qualifications, skills, and experience:
* A relevant nursing degree.
* Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
* Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course (General Practice Nurse Foundation Programme) or equivalent experience or qualifications.
* Previous GP practice experience is essential.
* Competence in using SystmOne clinical system.
* Certificates for asthma, COPD, and diabetic clinics and reviews.
* Experience in treatment room procedures like phlebotomy, ECG, cervical cytology, vaccinations, minor surgery, dressing, and spirometry.
* Compassionate and empathetic approach, valuing patient dignity and colleagues.
* Knowledge and experience supporting long-term conditions.
* Understanding of current NHS nursing issues.
About Us
The Knares Medical Practice serves over 8,000 patients in Basildon. We value teamwork, great patient care, and have staff retention with some members over 20 years. Our team includes GPs, nurses, HCAs, pharmacists, and administrative staff. We offer a range of services, including minor surgery and vasectomy. We are part of West Basildon PCN, comprising five GP practices.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to a DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, requiring disclosure of any criminal convictions.
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