Harcourt Medical Centre is a well-established practice in Salisbury Wiltshire, with an excellent reputation for patient care. We offer a full range of NHS and enhanced services. Harcourt Medical Centre is looking for a dynamic Practice Nurse to join our team. The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of Practice Nurse services, including chronic disease management and treatment room care.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the nursing and multidisciplinary team providing high standards of care to our patients.
* Chronic disease management (COPD, asthma, or diabetes)
* Administration of routine childhood, adult, and travel immunisations
* Cervical screening
About us
We are a GP Practice in Salisbury always looking to provide the best care to our patients. We are a friendly team of 5 GP partners, 8 salaried GPs, 3 Practice nurses, and 2 HCAs. The total list size of our practice is 13,000 (and rising) patients, with mixed demographics. There is excellent support from a multi-disciplinary team of Social Prescribers, Pharmacy team, and administrators. The computer system is SystmOne.
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:
* Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior staff and GPs
* Chronic disease management (COPD, asthma, or diabetes)
* Cytology
* Removal of sutures and clips
* ECGs
* Venepuncture
* Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations and managing recall systems
* Requesting pathology tests, for example, urine culture, swabs
* Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to GPs as appropriate
* Administer injections like B12, Depo, Nebido, Clexane, Zoladex, Pneumonia, Shingles, RSV & Flu
* Check GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
* Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
* Ordering of health promotion literature
* Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels
* Checking emergency equipment and fridge temperature
* Responsible for Drug Box, First Aid box, and oxygen
* Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
* At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
* A duty to advise senior staff of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
* Attend any training as required and participate in Nurse Meetings, clinical meetings, and Practice Meeting
Person Specification
Experience
* Min 1 year experience working in a nursing team
* Experience working in a GP surgery
Qualifications
* NMC registered
* Chronic disease management
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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