Lakenham Surgery is currently seeking an experienced Treatment Room Nurse to join our friendly and supportive practice and nursing team. Our practice nurses are responsible for providing a full range of treatment room and chronic disease management nursing, working closely with the wider practice team.
Previous nursing experience in a GP Practice is essential, together with familiarity with all treatment room activities, including cervical cytology, immunizations and health promotion. Qualifications and experience in the management of Asthma and COPD would be advantageous.
The successful applicant will need excellent interpersonal and communication skills and should be willing to upskill further as required. Would suit a good team player who is able to provide support and help to colleagues to ensure that we provide the best possible care to our patients.
Ideally 2 days/Up to 18 Hours Per Week
Main Duties of the Job
Patient Care providing a wide range of nursing services to include the following areas. Training will be given where required:
* Dressings, wound care and referring to relevant services such as leg ulcer clinic if needed
* Immunizations, including childhood immunizations, seasonal flu, pertussis, pneumococcal, shingles and RSV
* Contraceptive, family planning and sexual health advice including pill and coil checks and administering Depo Provera injections
* Cytology smear tests
* Health promotion at reviews for both men and women's health and on an opportunistic basis with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary
* Chronic Disease monitoring and reviews in accordance with training and experience, as required for patient care and QoF
* Minor injury patients
* Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
* Diet and nutrition advice
* ECGs
* Safeguarding: recognize and report on Safeguarding concerns for both adults and children
* Swabs
* Venepuncture
* INR monitoring and the use of INR star
* Undertaking urinalysis
This list is not exhaustive.
About Us
We are a long established surgery based just outside the centre of Norwich with approximately 9,000 patients. We aim to provide positive access to services and high standards of clinical care to our diverse patient population and are expanding our nursing team to further support these objectives. We have an incredibly friendly and supportive team ethic and encourage a team approach in everything we do. We use SystmOne and FootFall.
Job Responsibilities
As a qualified nurse, the post holder will be a key team member contributing towards high quality patient care and the development of the Practice.
The nurse is responsible for delivering a wide range of nursing services to the practice population. You will work autonomously within your own areas of competence as outlined and collaboratively with the general practice team in the care of practice patients.
Patient Care providing a wide range of nursing services to include the following areas. Training will be given where required:
* Dressings, wound care and referring to relevant services such as leg ulcer clinic if needed
* Immunizations, including childhood immunizations, seasonal flu, pertussis, pneumococcal, shingles and RSV
* Contraceptive, family planning and sexual health advice including pill and coil checks and administering Depo Provera injections
* Cytology smear tests
* Health promotion at reviews for both men and women's health and on an opportunistic basis with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary
* Chronic Disease monitoring and reviews in accordance with training and experience, as required for patient care and QoF
* Minor injury patients
* Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
* Diet and nutrition advice
* ECGs
* Safeguarding: recognize and report on Safeguarding concerns for both adults and children
* Swabs
* Venepuncture
* INR monitoring and the use of INR star
* Undertaking urinalysis
This list is not exhaustive.
Other responsibilities may also include:
* Participating in infection control checks and audit
* Helping maintain and clean equipment used by the nurses and GPs
* Helping maintain GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
* Undertaking housekeeping duties including general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
* Helping maintain stocks of waiting room leaflets
* Ordering of Health Promotion Literature
* Ordering of stock from the local hospital
* Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels
* Obligation at all times to maintain accurate records
* Duty to advise line manager of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
* Attendance at and participation in any practice meetings when required.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience of working in a Primary Care nursing team
* Ability to work within competencies
* Experience of working independently
Qualifications
* Registered General Nurse
* Current NMC registration
* Membership of a professional body
* An understanding of nursing within a Primary Care setting
* An understanding of the requirements of the Care Quality Commission
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Word
* Knowledge of SystmOne Clinical System
* An understanding of the GP Contract and QoF
* Chronic Disease Management Training
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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