Job Summary
Grove Medical Centre in Felixstowe are looking for an experienced practice nurse to join their busy team on a full-time basis. As a key member of our practice, you will be able to treat patients along with the support of our team of GPs, nurse practitioners, practice nurses, health care assistants, and dispensary and administration teams.
Responsibilities
* 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, a long term condition.
* Managing and treating long-term conditions, in line with national and local policies and the practice needs.
* Reviewing medication and working with patients to support their adherence to prescribed treatments.
* Implementing, and participating in, vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children, including patients travelling abroad.
* Meeting the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care.
* New patient and health checks.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* A relevant nursing degree.
* Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
Experience
* Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
* Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care, and recording spirometry.
* Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work.
* Knowledge, and experience of its application, in supporting long-term conditions.
* Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.
Disclosures
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.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name: Primary Care Careers
Address: Grove Rd, Felixstowe, Essex, IP11 9GA
Employer's website: https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/
Job Location
Grove Rd, Felixstowe, Essex, IP11 9GA
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