This is an exciting opportunity for a Practice Nurse to join our team at The Prince of Wales Surgery working in both our Dorchester & Portesham sites.
The practice is currently looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Practice Nurse, ideally with primary care experience to join our friendly and professional team on a part time basis 20 - 25 hours per week.
We are looking for someone who will share our commitment to providing excellent healthcare to our patients.
By joining our team you will benefit from:
* 6 weeks annual leave pro rata + Bank Holidays
* Full paid for indemnity cover
* In-house induction and good training opportunities
* Continuous learning and development programmes
Closing date 2/1/25 with interviews planned for 10/1/25.
Main duties of the job
Provide assessment, treatment, screening, health education services and advice to patients.
Job Responsibilities:
* Cytology
* Wound and ulcer care including removal of sutures and staples
* Day to day management of chronic diseases clinics such as Diabetes including maintaining disease registers, management of condition, referrals to other members of the primary care team, audit outcomes of care against standards and initiate changes as necessary
* Routine immunisations and vaccinations schedule
* Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs, bloods
* Contraception advice including Depo and pill checks
* Administration of injections including b12
* Infection control monitoring
* Day to day use of recall systems/processes
* Venepuncture
About us
The Prince of Wales Surgery is a 6 GP Partner and 2 salaried GP training Practice and we have recently merged with Portesham Surgery.
We have a well established, supportive and friendly Nursing Team comprising of 5 Practice Nurses and 3 Healthcare Assistants here and 1 Phlebotomist.
Required Qualifications and Experience:
* Registered Nurse currently registered with the NMC
* Preference of experience of Primary Care including childhood and travel vaccinations, cytology, woundcare.
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* IT Literate
* Implementation of confidentiality and GDPR
* Ability to work as a team
* Demonstrate enthusiasm to developing nursing and health care skills
* Ability to work under pressure
* Able to work in a changing environment
* Able to use own initiative
* Flexibility of working hours
* Experience of SystmOne Clinical System
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Nursing degree or equivalent experience
* Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)
* NMCs 'Academic Assessors', 'Practice Supervisors', and 'Practice Assessors' accreditations
Personal Qualities
* Polite and confident
* Flexible and co-operative
* Motivated, forward thinker
* High levels of integrity and loyalty
* Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
* Ability to work under pressure
* Able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
* Commitment to ongoing professional development
* Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
Clinical Knowledge & Skills
* Immunisations (flu, routine, childhood, B12, travel)
* Wound Care / Treatment of small injuries / Removal of sutures & staples
* Dressings
* Ability to record accurate clinical notes
* Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
* Understanding of Extended brief interventions (NICE guidelines)
* Diabetes Trained
* Mental Health
* ECGs
* Venepuncture
* Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
* Asthma
* Understands the importance of evidence-based practice
* Broad knowledge of clinical governance
* Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
Experience
* 6 months relevant experience working in a primary care environment in the last 2 years
* Experience of chronic disease management
General Skills
* Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
* Clear, polite telephone manner
* Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
* Competent in the use of patient record management systems: EMIS / SystmOne
* Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
* Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
* Good interpersonal skills
* Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
* Competent in other portals: Open Exeter, Coordinate my Care
* Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
* Experience with clinical risk management
* Evidence, research and development - has an enquiring approach to practice to ensure best quality care is offered within any constraints of the service
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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