Linkwood MedicalThe Glassgreen CentreThornhill DriveElgin IV30 6GQ
We have a vacancy for a Practice Nurse (Band 6 equivalent) to join our team in Elgin, at the heart of stunning Morayshire. Your responsibilities would include General Practice Nursing and Chronic Disease management. We would welcome particularly, applications from nurses with a Womens Health or Diabetes management background and who are prescribers. Your duties will include Treatment Room services, through Smears, Contraception counselling, Coils, Contraceptive Implants and manage patients with multiple chronic conditions.
Applicants must be a Registered Nurse on the NMC register, in current practice and practicing without current or pending sanctions. The successful applicant will need to provide acceptable professional references and not be barred from working with vulnerable groups under the PVG scheme.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and effective nursing care for the whole practice population. Clinically, the focus of the role is:
Providing safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, and individualised patient care.
Working collaboratively with the whole general practice team to meet the needs of the patients
Delivering preventative health programmes.
Managing the care of patients with chronic illnesses e.g., Asthma, Diabetes, Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and hypertension ensuring continued maintenance of the Chronic Disease Register.
Undertaking men and women health screening and education along with provision of family planning services and sexual health.
Supervision/training of Band 5 and Band 3 nursing staff.
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