About the Role
Central Surgery has a fantastic opportunity for a practice nurse to join us. We re happy to consider an experienced or newly qualified practice nurse or a nurse practitioner (non-prescriber) to join our team on a part-time basis, for 8 to 12 hours per week across 1 or 2 days. We can be flexible on days and hours. You will be required to work across 2 sites - Central Surgery and Thorpe Surgery.
Main Responsibilities
* Undertaking health assessments, administering medication and treatments, and performing diagnostic tests.
* Providing and evaluating a range of health interventions to ensure that patients’ health and social care needs are met.
* General health and well-being promotion as well as creating individual, person-centred plans for patients with, or at risk of, a long-term condition.
* Managing and treating long-term conditions, in line with national and local policies and the practice needs.
* Reviewing medication for therapeutic effectiveness, in accordance with evidence-based practice as well as national and practice protocols; working with patients to support their adherence to prescribed treatments.
* Prioritising health problems and intervening appropriately, to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
* Supporting and managing the health needs of women presenting for sexual health and contraception, and cervical cytology consultations.
* Implementing, and participating in, vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children, including patients travelling abroad.
* Meeting the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care.
* Hypertension review and management.
* Running asthma, COPD and diabetes clinics and reviews.
* New patient and health checks.
About the Candidate
* A relevant nursing degree.
* Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
* Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course (General Practice Nurse Foundation Programme) or equivalent experience or qualifications.
* Competence to undertake asthma, COPD and diabetic clinics and reviews, holding relevant certificates.
* Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care, and recording spirometry.
* Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work.
* Knowledge, and experience of its application, in supporting long-term conditions.
* Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.
About Us
* Central Surgery, 1st Floor, North Road Primary Care Centre, 183-195 North Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7AF
* Thorpe Surgery, 38 Acacia Drive, Thorpe Bay, Essex, SS1 3JX
Our website: https://www.centralandthorpesurgery.co.uk/
Why Work With Us?
* Positive atmosphere: Our team culture is warm, inclusive, and encouraging.
* Supportive environment: We believe in helping each other grow, both personally and professionally.
* Patient-centred care: Every role is essential in achieving the best outcomes for our patients.
* Professional development: Opportunities for training, learning, and career advancement.
Key Benefits
* The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefits scheme which includes ill health benefits and 20% employer contribution.
* Paid holiday entitlement of 5.6 weeks per year inclusive of the public/bank holidays. Entitlements are pro-rata for part-time employees.
* Christmas bonuses.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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