A full-time Practice Nurse post at Boundary House Medical Centre, a training practice with a list of around 11,400 patients. The work centres on assessment, screening, treatment and health education, alongside co-ordinating the practice nursing service and delegating tasks to other nursing and healthcare assistant staff. The post carries a lead role in diabetes care, with scope for nurse prescribing, asthma and hypertension work, and immunisations, cytology and specimen handling. Applicants need NMC registration, at least one year of primary care experience and diabetes management experience.
What the job involves
- Provide assessment, screening and treatment services with health education advice
- Organise and co-ordinate the practice nursing service, delegating duties to nursing and HCA staff as appropriate
- Provide nursing treatments in participation with GPs or independently, within agreed protocols
- Provide general and specific health screenings, referring to GPs as necessary
- Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments
- Lead on diabetes, including review, management and patient education
- Carry out clinical areas where appropriately trained: chronic disease management, nurse prescribing, asthma and hypertension care, annual reviews, cytology, immunisations, contraception and HRT, and NHS-covered travel
- Request pathology tests, collect, store and despatch specimens, and perform investigatory procedures requested by GPs
- Get involved in infection control, with administrative support
- Maintain treatment room supplies, equipment and stock levels
- Record consultations accurately on the clinical system, complete documentation and collect statistical information
- Take part in practice meetings, research projects and the development of protocols and policy
Qualifications
- Nurse Prescriber
Registration & licences
- Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse
Experience
- At least one year of primary care experience
- Diabetic management experience
- Experience working in a GP practice
- Experience working within a nursing team
Nice to have
- Experience of asthma, peak flow readings, spirometry or FeNO, where appropriate
What’s offered
- Training and personal development, including external courses relevant to the role
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
