Position Title – Practice Nurse
Duration – Permanent
Salary – Dependant on experience
Working hours – 24 hours per week, Thursdays and Fridays essential, Full time may be considered.
We are looking for an experienced, friendly, hardworking and enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join our Nursing team. We have a well-established practice team including 4 GPS, 4 UCPs, one of which specialises in home visiting, 4 Nurse Practitioners, 4 Practice Nurses, 2 HCAs, 3 physios, 2 Mental Health practitioners, 2 clinical pharmacists, a Care Coordinator and a Social Prescriber, along with a fantastic administrative team. The practice is committed to innovation, development and providing excellent patient care. We are looking for a dedicated professional who shares the same values to join us.
Job Summary
To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care, in conjunction with nursing team colleagues, to the practice population. To focus both on the delivery of evidence-based practice for patients presenting with long-term conditions and the provision of preventative health care to the practice population. To provide nursing care to practice patients to include primary care treatment, preventative care, screening and education. The post holder will be required to take an active role to support efficient and effective service delivery to the practice population of approximately 10,500 patients.
Main duties/key tasks:
1. To provide assessment, screening treatment services and health education advice.
2. To provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment of any specific clinical specialism/pathway advertised for the post (e.g. asthma, diabetes etc.)
3. Provide nursing treatments to patients.
4. Provide general health screenings and health promotion to the practice patients.
5. Advise patients on minor ailments with referral to GPs as necessary.
6. Provide general wound care (no compression), post operative, wound packing, lower leg.
7. Participate in national screening work such as cervical cytology and delivery of national immunisation and vaccination schedules.
8. Provision of effective chronic disease management programmes to the practice population according to agreed protocols.
9. Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including venepuncture, swabs, smears etc. Perform investigative procedures e.g. ECG and spirometry.
10. Provide family planning and sexual health screening and advice.
11. To take an active role in supporting the practice to maximise achievement against local and national targets in respect of the PMS contract, QOF and Enhanced Services.
Please apply in writing with a C.V to Mrs Julia Last, Deputy Practice Manager by emailing cutlers.docman@nhs.net. Please submit a covering letter with your C.V. to explain why you would be suited to this role, including examples.
Job Type: Part-time
Expected hours: No less than 24 per week
Benefits:
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee discount
* On-site parking
Experience:
* Nursing: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
* NMC (preferred)
* Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 16/02/2025
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