Practice Nurse in Birmingham

A part-time practice nurse post at Fenny Compton Surgery, a rural practice working across its Fenny Compton and Shenington sites, has opened up because the current nurse's personal circumstances have changed. The role covers routine patient care carried out on GP direction, organising nursing services and delegating work to other nursing staff, and running clinics including cytology, travel and childhood immunisations, and chronic disease management. Candidates are expected to already hold the full range of basic practice nursing skills, particularly baby and travel immunisations, cytology and diabetes management.

What the job involves

• Routine patient care tasks as directed by GPs
• Organising nursing services, including delegating duties to other nursing staff
• Chronic disease management, particularly diabetes and coronary heart disease
• Cytology
• Routine and childhood immunisations
• Travel clinic
• Wound and ulcer care, Doppler and removal of sutures
• Hypertension management
• Asthma and peak flow readings, and ECGs
• Venepuncture
• Family planning
• Requesting pathology tests and following agreed clinical protocols, referring to GPs as appropriate

What’s required

Registration & licences

• NMC registration

Experience

• Already holds all basic practice nursing skills

Skills & knowledge

• Baby immunisations
• Travel immunisations
• Cytology
• Chronic disease management, including diabetes

What’s offered

• Access to the NHS pension scheme
• Health Shield plan for healthcare costs such as dentist and optician, with family upgrade option
• Fully funded employee assistance programme with face-to-face counselling and no wait
• Staff discount scheme
• Additional holiday and a gift for long service
• Free onsite parking

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