Thank you for your interest in joining us at Rydings Hall surgery based in the lovely town of Brighouse, part of the lower valley PCN.
We are delighted to announce that we have a position to join our team as Practice Nurse/ Nurse Associate. We are seeking a skilled and enthusiastic nurse with chronic disease experience to join our team. The position is available for immediate start. If you have the required Nurse experience we would be happy to receive your application.
Main duties of the job
We look forward to welcoming a proactive, reliable and caring nurse to our team. The successful candidate will form part of our team in providing nursing skills and health promotion to our patients.
We are looking for someone who is able to exercise knowledge and skills in chronic disease management, ideally someone who has Respiratory and diabetes qualifications/ experience.
About us
Rydings Hall Surgery is a medium-sized practice with around 8,000 patients across a wide area.
Our clinical team includes 5 GP Partners, GP registrars, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Pharmacists, Lead Nurse, Health care assistants, Phlebotomist, Podiatrist and allied health professionals working closely together to provide excellent primary care.
We also have a new senior management team who are here to drive the success of Rydings Hall Surgery and provide support to the wider team.
We are committed to the well-being of our patients and staff and are happy to welcome new ideas to improve the overall patient experience and service we provide.
Job responsibilities
* To assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
* To work with the wider nursing team in developing and integrated service for patients
* To manage chronic disease such as diabetes, coronary heart disease, respiratory conditions
* Carry out cytology screening
* To promote health and participate in seasonal campaigns
* Engage in Nurse/ Practice meetings
* To participate and support the lead nurse with management of infection control within the practice
* To maintain own professional development and nursing revalidation
* To attend study days, courses and other educational events as required by the practice
* Work collaboratively with the wider clinical team to achieve QOF and enhanced service targets.
* Child/adult immunisations
* Cytology
* Wound care assessment and management
* Contraception
* Venepuncture
Person Specification
Experience
* Empathetic approach to nursing care
* Motivated team player
* Able to use own initiative
* Experience working in primary care
* Experience working in a GP setting
* IT Skills
* Ability to prioritise and manage own workload
* UK driving license
* EMIS Web clinical system
* Docman
* Medlink
* Use of Microsoft packages
* TeamNet (Clarity)
Qualifications
* Chronic disease management such as Respiratory, Diabetes, CHD
* NMC registration or Foundation nurse associate degree
* Cytology
* Vaccinations and Immunisation
* Ear Syringing
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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