Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen as Green Meadows Surgery is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Practice Nurse to work alongside our current GP and Nursing Team.
Main duties of the job
Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by nurse manager and GPs, Cytology, Wound care, Travel, ECGs, Asthma, Venepuncture, Hypertension management, Routine and childhood immunisations, requesting pathology tests, maintaining GP and Nurse room, stocking and rotating items as required, Chaperoning, ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels, attend and participate in Practice Meetings when required and any other delegated duties appropriate to the post.
About us
Green Meadows is a Practice of around 10 000 patients situated in a new building on the Heatherwood Hospital site in Ascot.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Responsibilities:
Wound Management
Venepuncture
Hypertension Management
Routine and Childhood immunisations
Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who arebeing examined by another clinician.
Assist GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings asrequired.
Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture,swabs
Interest in: Diabetes / Coronary Heart Disease / Asthma /COPD / Contraception
Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to leadnurses or GPs as appropriate
Maintaining GP and Nurse rooms, stocking, and rotatingitems as required.
Ordering of Health Promotion Literature
Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels
Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
At all times there will be a need to maintain accuraterecords
A duty to advise the Practice Manager of potential problemsor errors within a range of assigned tasks
Attend and participate in Practice Meetings when required
On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake homevisits
Any other delegated duties appropriate to the Post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Relevant Nursing Qualifications
2. Previous Primary Care experience