We are looking to recruit an experienced Practice Nurse with Chronic Disease Management Qualifications to join our nursing team. The hours on offer are 30 hours per week between 08.30-18.30 Monday to Friday. The specific hours are to be confirmed. Bedworth Health Centre is a large training practice in the heart of Bedworth Town Centre.
Main duties of the job
The candidate will hold the necessary qualifications to undertake chronic disease management, childhood immunisations and cervical smears as a minimum:
* Cytology
* Routine immunisations / Childhood immunisations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions.
* Travel Clinic
* Perform Ear Irrigation.
* Perform ECG recordings and present results to the requester.
* To undertake chronic disease management (ie asthma, diabetes, coronary heart disease, hypertension) within Practice protocols, including monitoring progress and response to treatment.
* Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings.
* Administer Depo injections and carry out pill checks.
* Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs.
About us
Bedworth Health Centre is the largest GP practice in North Warwickshire with a patient list size of 21,000 patients. You would be joining a very supportive team of 14 G.Ps, 5 practice nurses, 1 practice paramedic, 2 Assistant Practitioners and a Health Care Assistant.
Job responsibilities
The practice nurse will work as part of the primary healthcare team providing Personal Medical Services to the patients of the practice. Job responsibilities include:
* Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs.
* Removal of Sutures.
* Urinalysis.
* Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician.
* Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate.
* Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs.
* Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required.
* Maintain stock of waiting room leaflets as instructed by partners and Practice Manager.
* Ordering of Health Promotion Literature.
* Able to recognise and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.
* Participation in administrative systems in the Practice.
* At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records.
* A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks.
* Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
* On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits.
* Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered General Nurse. Professional registration with RCN & NMC.
* Cytology.
* Childhood Immunisations.
* Diplomas in main chronic disease areas, Respiratory and Diabetes.
Experience
* Experience of working in General Practice and to be able to undertake Cervical smears, childhood immunisations.
* Diploma in Chronic Disease Management.
* Working in out of hours, extended access etc.
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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