Rosemary Medical Centre, a family practice of around 9,500 patients, is recruiting a practice nurse for 30 hours a week with flexible hours. The post covers general practice nursing for the whole list, including long-term condition reviews, preventative care, immunisations and women's health. The nurse works autonomously within a team that includes two GP trainers. A current NMC registration, DBS check and occupational health clearance are required.
What the job involves
- Deliver general practice nursing to the whole practice population, covering long-term conditions and preventative care
- Work autonomously, making clinical decisions and taking responsibility for the care delivered
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment plans for long-term conditions, particularly diabetes, asthma and COPD, and review medication
- Manage cervical cytology consultations and advise on family planning
- Provide travel advice and vaccinations, deliver adult and childhood immunisation programmes and order vaccine stock
- Carry out clinical procedures including venepuncture, ECGs, spirometry, dopplers, suture removal, wound care, injections and new patient health checks
- Assist GPs with minor surgery and gynaecological procedures, and chaperone patients
- Recognise risk and refer on issues such as drug use, domestic violence, child protection and vulnerable adults
- Support QOF and Enhanced Services, audit related activity and research as required
- Promote health and self-care, including opportunistic health promotion
- Communicate sensitively, secure informed consent, and support patients who have received bad news or been bereaved
- Restock clinical areas and check the emergency trolley, defibrillator and oxygen cylinder when the HCA is absent
Registration & licences
- Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Experience
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of working autonomously
- Experience of infection prevention and control measures
Skills & knowledge
- Wound care, suture and staple removal, ECGs, venepuncture and spirometry
- Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel) and travel medicine
- Women's health, including cervical cytology and contraception
- Chronic disease management for diabetes, hypertension, CHD and asthma
- Requesting pathology tests and advising patients on the results
- Excellent written and oral communication, strong IT skills and clinical IT system use
Checks & eligibility
- Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Occupational health clearance
Other
- Flexibility to work outside core office hours
- Evidence of CPD and nurse revalidation
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure in stressful situations
Nice to have
- Mentor or teaching qualification
- Postgraduate diploma or degree in chronic disease management
- Family planning qualification
- Experience as a practice nurse or community nurse
- Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
- Experience of quality initiatives, such as benchmarking
- Experience of audit and of leading audit programmes
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
What’s offered
- Warm, friendly and collaborative team culture
- Opportunities for professional development and training
- Modern, well-equipped purpose-built surgery
- Flexible working around your schedule
- Involvement in learning and education, with two partners who are GP trainers
- Focus on holistic care and continuity for patients
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
