Role: Practice Nurse
Town: Brighton / Burgess Hill - Client Site
Part-time: 18.75 hours per week (2.5 days)
Shift times: 1/2 Day in Burgess Hill and the rest in Brighton
Permanent: Salaried Role
Salary: £38,000 to £45,000 FTE
We’re looking for a Practice Nurse to join our supportive Primary Care Team based on a corporate client site across Brighton and Burgess Hill. Under the leadership of the Senior Practice Nurse and Deputy Nurse Manager you'll work on this prestigious client site and be given the time you need to care. This is a fabulous opportunity to take your experience in a different direction.
Do you have a keen interest in lifestyle medicine? If so, this could be the role for you!
As a Practice Nurse you'll manage your own clinical case load, dealing with presenting patients’ needs in a primary care setting. These will be the clients employees.
At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.
What you'll do:
1. Be responsible for planning and organising own workload on a day to day basis.
2. Work closely with GPs and nursing colleagues and members of the client’s healthcare team and refer to GP when necessary
3. Provide a treatment service for client employees with minor injuries and illnesses including onwards referral to own GP, in-house GP or hospital emergency services as appropriate
4. Manage own clinical case load, dealing with presenting patients’ needs in a primary care setting.
5. Identify and develop a plan of care and treat specific conditions in accordance with agreed professional protocols and guidelines ( PGDs) e.g. travel health, family planning
6. Assist with primary care audits, staff training and development.
7. Support the Deputy Nursing Manager with the IPC compliance throughout the service and the corporate client sites .
8. Play an effective part of the Infection Control team for the primary care- ensuring support for patients & colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures.
What you’ll bring:
9. Excellent customer care skills
10. Good Team player
11. Flexible attitude to respond to the needs of the department and business
12. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing
13. A "can do" attitude
14. A friendly and approachable persona
15. Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
16. An understanding of the requirements of private patients working in pressurised business environment
17. Understanding of clinical governance and safeguarding
18. RGN and current NMC Registration
19. Completion of STIP course or equivalent
20. Experience of working with PGD's
Why HCA UK?
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.
We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Practice Nurse in Primary Care you’ll be eligible for:
21. 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
22. Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
23. Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
24. Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
25. Group Life Assurance from day one
26. Critical illness cover
27. Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
28. Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
29. Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
30. Discounts with over 800 major retailers
Culture and values
At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.
Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:
31. Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
32. Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
33. Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
34. Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity
Reasonable adjustments
We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.