Overview
Exciting opportunity for an experienced Practice Nurse to join our team in a large diverse General Practice. We have a progressive team of GPs and ANPs, clinical pharmacists, mental health practitioners and we are seeking to expand our team of general practice nurses. If you are currently an experienced practice nurse in child immunisations, chronic disease management, family planning, cervical smear taking please contact us. Post is for 24 hours per week.
We are a well-established GMS Training Practice.
Main duties of the job
* Chronic disease management
* Child immunisations
* Travel vaccinations
About us
GMS Training Practice
* 6 partners
* 2 Advanced Nurse Practitioners
* 2 Practice Nurses
* Social Prescribers
* EMIS WEB
* Business Manager
* IT Manager
* Full supporting administration team
* High QOF Achievement
* CQC rating GOOD
* We are a training practice with GP registrars and medical students
* Opportunities for career progression available
* Opportunities for professional development/very supportive team
* Professional/ Administration time
* 6 weeks annual leave entitlement
* 30 minutes appointments for chronic disease management
* Monthly Multi-disciplinary team meeting
* Monthly Nurse meeting
* Purpose built premises with onsite parking
Job responsibilities
Providing assessment, screening and treatment services and health education advice.
Organise and co-ordinate the provision of nursing services for the practice to include the delegation of duties to other practice nursing staff as appropriate.
Provide nursing treatments to patients in participation with general practitioners or independently to agreed protocols.
Provide general and specific health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to general practitioners as necessary.
Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as necessary.
Supplies and equipment, treatment room and other areas
In participation with the practice manager, ensure the maintenance of equipment and stock levels relating to patient care.
Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures
Following appropriate training, undertake the collection, storage and despatch of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears etc and ensure the cleanliness of any equipment so used. Perform any investigatory procedures requested by the GPs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Only registered experienced Practice Nurses to apply please; Membership of a professional body
* Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions
* Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service
* Knowledge of health promotion strategies
* Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care
* Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy
* Clinical skills: cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination
* Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle
* Communication skills, both written and verbal
* Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families
* Negotiation and conflict management skills, IT skills
* Ability to identify determinants on health in the local area
* Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
* Awareness of local and national health policy
* Awareness of issues within the wider health economy
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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