Practice Nurse required for small GP surgery.
Key Skills
* Excellent people skills, including listening and verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to use initiative and solve problems
* Ability to deal with emotionally charged and pressured situations
Main Duties of the Job
* Immunizations
* Smears
* Diabetic checks
* COPD and Asthma reviews
* Chronic Disease reviews
* Dressings
* And any other nursing care as required
About Us
Greenlands Surgery is a progressive GP Surgery, offering excellent professional services to all. We commit to continuous professional development by attending meetings and courses to remain up to date with the day-to-day management and challenges of good practice.
We aim to deliver equitable, patient-driven, high-quality, and caring primary health care services without prejudice to our patients. We are reactive to change and capable of innovation and creativity.
We offer truly reflective patient services, positioning the practice as local leaders in the healthcare field while maintaining traditional primary care virtues.
Job Responsibilities
Greenlands Surgery is looking for a Practice Nurse to help care for our patients and facilitate their speedy recovery. The ideal candidate will be a responsible and well-trained professional able to provide the best nursing care with little supervision.
You should be able to follow health and safety guidelines faithfully and consistently. The goal is to promote patients' well-being by providing high-quality nursing care.
Your responsibilities will include monitoring patients' conditions, assessing their needs, and providing the best possible care and advice. You will observe and interpret patients' symptoms and communicate them to the GPs, collaborating with them to devise individualized care plans.
Perform routine procedures such as immunizations, smears, diabetic checks, COPD and asthma reviews, etc.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Qualified and Registered Nurse in the UK with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
* Experience in specific areas, such as:
o Chronic disease management
o Child immunizations
o Cervical screenings
o Taking blood samples
o Health promotion
o Working with patients with long-term conditions
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and 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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