Work in a state of the art new building, "Gorton Hub" close to excellent transport links.
We are a friendly practice that is excited to welcome a new Practice Nurse into our team.
We are looking for a candidate who is enthusiastic, dedicated and can demonstrate the ability to give a friendly, caring and professional nursing service to our patients.
This role will include cytology, asthma and COPD management, diabetes management, childhood/adult immunisations, requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs, and chronic disease management and evaluation of care. They will work collaboratively with the General Practice Team to meet the needs of our patients.
Main duties of the job
* Dietary advice
* Urinalysis
* Health screening
* Contraception
* Immunisations and vaccinations
* General health advice
* General and specific health screenings
* Chronic disease clinics (Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, etc.)
* Cervical screening
About us
We feel that Gorton Medical Centre provides an environment for staff in which everyone respects and likes one another where everyone is treated as equal. We also feel that we are a relaxed bunch of people with a good sense of humour. Although it can be stressful here at times, we keep each other going. We work together collaboratively to help each other out without having to be asked. Most importantly, we feel we have a good positive team spirit, which we hope you will be part of too.
Job responsibilities
Provide Primary Care Nursing Services as follows:
* Follow up of patient test results and communication with patients where appropriate.
* Phlebotomy services as required.
* Home visits where required.
Provide timely clinical and culturally appropriate health services through:
* Ongoing health education and advice, including counselling to improve health and prevent disease.
* Use of recall and reminder systems and, as appropriate, referral to National Screening Programmes.
* Education to assist patients to reduce or change risky and harmful lifestyle behaviour.
* Delivery of immunisation programmes for both adults, children and babies.
* Travel services, including vaccinations and advice.
* Working with public health providers in the prevention and control of communicable diseases for individuals and families and reporting to relevant public health providers.
* Ongoing care and support for people with chronic and terminal conditions.
* Health promotion to the practices registered population, linking to public health programmes at a local, regional and national level, and where appropriate, using such programmes to target specific populations.
* The supervision and assessment of student nurses and junior colleagues (when fully trained to do so).
* Assist with the provision of information for practice reporting requirements as requested.
* Ensure that the emergency trolleys are checked regularly and appropriately equipped with up to date drugs.
* Ensure that all information entered on to the EMIS is accurate, proportionate, appropriate and in accordance with practice policy.
* Attend practice meetings and play an active part, including the dissemination of information to the wider nursing team.
* Undertake responsibility for own professional nursing development and attend for regular clinical supervision.
* Understand and agree that the confidentiality of both patients and other team members is maintained.
* Comply with health and safety and infection control policy and guidelines.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered General Nurse
* Full NMC registration
* Qualifications/certificates in cervical screening, immunisation administration, relevant to chronic disease management, and other areas relevant to post
* Recognised qualification to diploma level or above
* A demonstrable commitment to professional development
Experience
* Experience of working in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and The Scope of Professional Practice
* Experience of EMIS clinical system
* Experience of dealing with the public/patients
* Experience of working in a GP practice/primary care
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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