Job summary
The Ridings Medical Group is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Practice Nurse (Fixed term for one year - maternity cover) to join our well established and supportive Integrated Clinical Team. Our team includes Advanced Care Practitioners, Practice Nurses and Healthcare Assistants who work collaboratively to deliver high quality patient care across our five practices. This position is 28-32 hours per week, worked across all The Ridings Medical Group sites. The exact working pattern will be agreed with the successful candidate, offering a degree of flexibility where possible. This role would suit a qualified Practice Nurse with experience in areas such as childhood immunisations, travel vaccinations, cervical cytology and chronic disease management. Excellent communication skills, flexibility and a patient focused approach are essential for this role.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be responsible for a wide range of treatment duties, such as:
- Wound care and dressings
- Suture removal
- Blood pressure monitoring
- ECGs
- Peak flow readings
- Injections
- Childhood immunisations
- Travel vaccinations
- Coil fitting and contraceptive implant procedures
A key part of the role is the day to day management of chronic disease clinics, including asthma, diabetes, vascular disease and COPD. For full details of responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the complete job description attached to the advert.
About us
We are a large, forward-thinking Practice with over 48,000 patients across five main practice sites - Brough, South Cave, Hessle, Holme Upon Spalding Moor and Bubwith. Each of these sites has its own personal characteristics and a varied patient mix as we cover commuting areas for Hull, Leeds, and York, due to easy access to A63/M62, and rural East Yorkshire.
More information about us can be found on our website: www.theridingsmedicalgroup.nhs.uk
Job responsibilities
To assist General Practitioners in the care of their patients. This includes treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education. This may be on an NHS basis or private basis. The role is 28-32 hours per week, worked across all The Ridings Medical Group sites. The exact working pattern will be agreed with the successful candidate, offering a degree of flexibility where possible. This role would suit a qualified Practice Nurse with experience in areas such as childhood immunisations, travel vaccinations, cervical cytology and chronic disease management. The successful candidate will be a strong team player, able to work collaboratively and confidently within a multidisciplinary team across multiple sites. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, flexibility and a patient-focused approach are essential for this role. The ideal candidate will demonstrate professional standards, supporting health promotion and disease prevention initiatives and contributing to the ongoing development of practice services to ensure excellent patient outcomes.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral).
- Strong organisational and interpersonal skills.
- Solid understanding of confidentiality.
- Ability to manage change in an inclusive manner.
- Ability to work with other teams, providing support.
AI and Right to work
Essential
- Please advise if AI contributed to any part of your application, indicating the extent of its use.
- Confirm you meet the visa requirements detailed in the attached 'Additional information for applicants' document.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered first level nurse.
- Experience of working as a Practice Nurse within General Practice.
- Good standard of general education.
Experience
Essential
- Involvement in implementing and using protocols, PGDs, P
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