Practice Nurse/ Prescribing practice Nurse
We are looking for an experienced Practice Nurse to join our award-winning practice. The candidate will undertake all General practice chronic disease management as well as general practice nursing duties, including child/adult vaccinations, wound care, and cytology (These 3 accreditations and experience are Mandatory). Should be competent in all QuoF chronic disease reviews and immunisation.
We offer a highly competitive rate of pay.
Ideally, we are looking for a candidate to work approximately 25-30 hours over 5 days Fairly FLEXIBLE - ideally PM sessions across main and branch sites. Ample overtime to cover colleagues' holidays is available.
We would also welcome practice nurses with a Non-Medical prescribing certificate & minor ailments certificate to apply.
The practice has provided practice nurse VTS training in the past.
If you are an overseas candidate, please only apply if you hold NMC registration & a visa to work in the UK.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate would have experience and skills in the following areas:
* QuoF related Chronic Disease Management
* Cytology
* Removal of Sutures
* ECGs
* Venepuncture
* Ear syringing
* Routine immunisations / Childhood immunisation
* Contraception
Knowledge of national and local guidelines with the ability to apply these to individual patients and set targets is essential. We ask for experience in dealing with the above; holding a diploma as a minimum in each chronic disease is not expected but core knowledge and ability to assess follow up of stable patients based on QuoF requirement is a must.
About us
We are a national award-winning practice, including twice winners of NHS Leadership Awards. We have a total complement of over 30 staff including GPs, Nurse Practitioners, HCAs, Practice Nurses, associate practitioners, 4 pharmacists, podiatrist, MSK practitioner, 2 mental health practitioners, and frontline administrative staff.
We are an expanding organisation and proactive locally, regionally, and nationally. We are graded Good / Outstanding on CQC.
Job responsibilities
We are looking to recruit an NMC UK registered nurse with the skills as stated in the advert, with mandatory qualifications & Experience with Baby-children Immunisation and Cervical Smear taking.
Hours of work can be from a minimum of 4 hours to a maximum of 37.5 hours (WTE).
We welcome practice nurses who wish to train to be Advanced Nurse practitioners and/or to obtain a prescribing certificate. We have supported such nurses since 2009.
We offer a salary rise after 6 months, plus a discretionary bonus after the 1st QuoF year completion.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered first level nurse
* Clinical supervision
Experience
* Minimum 2 years post-registration experience
* Management of long-term conditions
* Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines
* One year recent primary and community nursing experience
* Participation in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
* Experience of audit
Knowledge
* Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions
* Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service
* Knowledge of health promotion strategies
* Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care
* Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy
* Ability to identify determinants on health in the local area
* Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
* Awareness of local and national health policy
* Awareness of issues within the wider health economy
Skills
* Clinical Skills: cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, ear care, minor surgery, and wound care
* Experience of teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
* Chronic Disease Experience
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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