An exciting opportunity has arisen as Green Meadows Surgery is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Practice Nurse to work alongside our current GP and Nursing Team.
Main duties of the job
Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by the nurse manager and GPs, including:
1. Cytology
2. Wound care
3. Travel advice
4. ECGs
5. Asthma management
6. Venepuncture
7. Hypertension management
8. Routine and childhood immunisations
9. Requesting pathology tests
10. Maintaining GP and Nurse rooms
11. Stocking and rotating items as required
12. Chaperoning
13. Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels
14. Attend and participate in Practice Meetings when required
15. Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post
About us
Green Meadows is a Practice of around 10,000 patients situated in a new building on the Heatherwood Hospital site in Ascot.
Job responsibilities
Job Responsibilities include:
1. Venepuncture
2. Routine and Childhood immunisations
3. Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
4. Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings as required
5. Requesting pathology tests, for example, urine culture and swabs
6. Interest in Diabetes, Coronary Heart Disease, Asthma, COPD, and Contraception
7. Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to lead nurses or GPs as appropriate
8. Maintaining GP and Nurse rooms, stocking, and rotating items as required
9. Ordering of Health Promotion Literature
10. Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels
11. Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
12. Maintaining accurate records at all times
13. Advising the Practice Manager of potential problems or errors within a range of assigned tasks
14. Attending and participating in Practice Meetings when required
15. Occasionally undertaking home visits
16. Any other delegated duties appropriate to the Post
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Previous Primary Care experience
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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