Silton Surgery, a rural dispensing GP practice, needs a Practice Nurse for 19 hours a week, starting in January. The work centres on managing long-term conditions such as hypertension, asthma and COPD, alongside full treatment room duties. The shifts are set to dovetail with the other practice nurse and include cover for colleagues' annual leave. Candidates need current NMC registration and previous experience in primary care.
What the job involves
- Manage chronic diseases such as hypertension, asthma and COPD within the primary care team
- Carry out immunisation clinics, including travel immunisations, and the associated admin
- Provide the cervical smear service and family planning information and advice
- Undertake treatment room duties such as dressings, suture removal, ECGs and blood pressure checks
- Undertake wound management, including leg ulcers, and provide nursing care for minor injuries
- Carry out anti-coagulation monitoring and establish diagnoses against set protocols
- Deliver health promotion, including NHS health checks and smoking cessation support
- Perform ear syringing at the practice
- Maintain clinical areas and equipment, including sterilisation, stock control and drugs
- Keep accurate written and electronic clinical records and record call and recall results
- Undertake clinical audits and assist with administering recalls
- Work to practice and national guidelines, seek GP direction where needed, and support the clinical team's care programmes
What’s required
Registration & licences
- NMC registration
Experience
- Previous experience in a primary care environment
- Experience as a practice nurse or community nurse
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of infection prevention and control measures and CQC standards
Skills & knowledge
- Wound care and removal of sutures and staples
- ECGs and venepuncture
- New patient medicals and chaperoning
- Travel medicine and immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
- Clinical knowledge of diabetes, COPD, hypertension, asthma and CHD
- Women's health, including cervical cytology and contraception
Checks & eligibility
- Disclosure and Barring Service check
Other
- Evidence-based practice
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Accurate clinical note-keeping
- Working within own scope of practice and knowing when to refer to a GP
Nice to have
- Postgraduate diploma or degree in primary care
- Spirometry
- Experience of travel immunisations and family planning
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
What’s offered
- NHS Pension
- Support for education and personal development
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
