We are an award winning general practice in Barnet, London and we have a practice team that care about patients and each other. We strive to deliver compassionate, excellent medical care for our patients.
We are looking for a practice nurse to join our great team who loves general practice, understands the crucial role we can play in our patient's lives and wants to join a team who equips and empowers each other to deliver the best care we can.
Main duties of the job
The main General Practice Nurse duties we are looking for include childhood and adult immunisations, cervical cytology and long term condition reviews.
You will work closely with our clinical multi-professional team which includes an advanced nurse practitioner, a nurse associate, a pharmacist and the GPs.
We are also a training practice who host GP trainees and student nurse associates.
About us
Brunswick Park Medical Practice - Where we empower each other to deliver personalised medical care with compassion and excellence.
We have won North Central London awards for Education and Service delivery and were highly commended in the Leadership category. We are proud of our values and our ethos of providing an environment where every member of the team can thrive and be enabled to deliver excellent care for our patients.
We look after each other and our patients.
Job responsibilities
REPORTS TO: Partners & Management team
HOURS: 15-16 hours per week
Job Summary:
The Practice Nurse will work as part of the practice team providing general medical services to our patient population. Also assist medical personnel in the care of Practice patients to include treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education.
Job Responsibilities:
1. Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
2. Cytology
3. Travel vaccinations and advice
4. Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Spirometry
5. Venepuncture
6. Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations
7. Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
8. Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
9. Interest in Long term conditions reviews including Hypertension, Asthma, COPD and Diabetes among others.
10. Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to GPs as appropriate
Other tasks will include:
1. Ordering of stock for the emergency trolley
2. Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels
3. Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
4. Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
5. On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
6. Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Revalidation every 3 years
Experience
* Experience of general practice
* Familiar with Emis Web
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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