Practice Nurse post in the nursing team at Friarsgate Practice, which has five practice nurses and two healthcare assistants alongside a dedicated PA. The work centres on travel immunisations, routine injectables, acute and chronic wound care and health screening, including cervical cytology and ECG. The practice serves almost 25,000 patients and protects set-up, admin and catch-up time for its nurses. Applicants need General Practice experience and registration as a general nurse.
What the job involves
- Administer and advise on adult, child and NHS travel immunisations
- Administer routine injectables such as Zoladex, Prostap, Decapeptyl, Denosumab and vitamin B12
- Assess, plan and treat acute and chronic wounds, including suture removal
- Provide health promotion and targeted screening, including cervical cytology, urinalysis and ECG
- Deliver nursing treatment, assessments and screening to a varying caseload, responding to practice emergencies
- Advise patients on general health, health education and minor ailments, referring to other primary care team members
- Deliver care to recognised quality standards such as NICE guidance
- Follow child protection procedures and the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
- Maintain own professional development in line with revalidation
- Undertake research and assist in audit of own work
- Chaperone patients during examinations by other clinicians
- Clean equipment, keep treatment rooms clean and stocked, and assist with vaccine ordering
Registration & licences
- NMC registration as a general nurse
- Membership of a professional body
Experience
- Experience of working in General Practice
- Experience in wound and ulcer care
Nice to have
- Doppler assessment of legs as part of holistic leg assessment, with compression treatment where appropriate
- Routine women's health reviews, including contraception and HRT
- Monitoring and review of patients with known chronic disease, in line with practice protocols
What’s offered
- NHS Pension
- Birthday leave
- Free uniform
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Flexible working patterns
- Scope for CPD support
- Supported induction period
- Overtime available through the PCN
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