We have an opportunity for an additional Practice Nurse to join our team at Martlesham Heath Surgery.
A great opportunity to work with an innovative and expanding surgery alongside current members of staff.
We are looking to employ a Practice Nurse, ideally with Primary Care / GP Experience to join our small friendly clinical team. For our team the successful candidate would have a wealth of knowledge and ideally bring a minimum of 2-3 years experience with them.
Our Clinical team is built on Health Care Assistants, Practice Nurses, Advanced Care Practitioners, Paramedics and GPs who are assisted by our Reception and Administration staff. This role will be enhancing the current Nursing Team, ensuring the delivery of safe and effective services to the whole practice population. As a member of the clinical nursing team the post holder is responsible for their own practice, whilst being accountable to the senior trained nurse on duty.
We currently utilise Anima, a clinical system to allow online contact with our patients. Some, but not all, requests for Clinical care are received via this system.
With additional overtime, sickness and annual leave cover also available. Full discussion of availability / working hours will be had at interview.
Main duties of the job
You will delivering care within the boundaries of your role and experience, focusing upon supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and screening activities.
Regular Practice Nurse duties will be undertaken while working closely with the established Clinical Team.
As a surgery we strive to provide all patient care in a manner that reflects respect for patient rights, dignity, values, culture preferences, and expressed needs. All staff are to act in a professional manner.
About us
We are a small but passionate and close knit surgery located in Martlesham, surrounded by affluent and prosperous areas on the outskirts of Ipswich. Our staff and patients are held with the upmost importance and we strive daily to look after them to the highest possible standard. All staff from clinical to non-clinical are offered a well-balanced workload and have full access to a supportive team both in and out of their specialist area.
Martlesham Heath Surgery uses SystmOne clinical system. We are pleased to announce our connection with the new Wolsey PCN, this new collaboration is between a select number of GP practices within the local area.
Job responsibilities
You will be working with our clinical teams to deliver the best primary care healthcare service to our patients.
Both associated Nurse duties and clinical administrative work will be part of your normal day.
Clinical responsibilities include:
* Completion of annual reviews; such as hypertension, CHD, Stroke and Peripheral Arterial Disease, AF and a variety of other Primary Care / QOF required reviews
* Cervical Screening, Family Planning and Contraception Advice
* New patient health checks and other health screening
* Urinalysis and preparation of specimen
* Routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
* Blood tests and phlebotomy
* Vaccinations and Injections
* Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as and when required.
* Patient education and promotion of health and well-being, promoting NHS campaigns if needed
* Gathering lifestyle data from patients to ensure accurate record keeping along with educating or signposting to external sources to promote health and well-being
* Infection control and equipment management
* Vaccination management and clinical stock control may be required
Administrative responsibilities include
* Attend and participate in practice meetings as required
* Assist with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being
* Assist with seasonal and other specific projects as requested
* Other ad hoc tasks as required
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience of working within a nursing or HCA team
* Clinical Experience:
* ECG
* Diabetic Foot checks
* Height/weight monitoring
* New patient health checks in accordance with the practice procedure
* Vaccinations (under instruction of Medical Practitioner).
* Wound Care Management.
* Experience of working in Primary Care and using SystmOne
* Experience of working in a GP practice
Qualifications
* Qualified in Phlebotomy
* Health Care Assistance Certificates / Qualifications
* HCA skills and competency in ECG, NHS Health Check and working with patients with long term condition such as diabetes, although training will be offered to the right candidate
* Qualified to NVQ level 3
* GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
* Qualified to NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care
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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