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    GP Practice Nurse - New Romney, United Kingdom - Oak Hall Surgery

    Oak Hall Surgery
    Oak Hall Surgery New Romney, United Kingdom

    3 weeks ago

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    Permanent
    Description

    Job summary

    We are looking for a Practice Nurse to join our friendly team to support each other and care for our patients. Our patient-centred services are varied.

    Main duties of the job

    The successful post holder will be responsible for undertaking a full range of treatment room duties. Duties will include but are not limited to, Adult and child immunisations, wound care, dressings, removal of sutures, cervical smear taking, anti-coagulation, managing long term conditions such as, Hypertension, COPD, Diabetes, Asthma etc. Experience in additional areas including travel immunisations is desirable.

    Training will be provided for in-house specific procedures, however previous experience of working as a Practice Nurse in a primary care setting is required. The post holder must work as part of a team, have the ability to organise and prioritise their own workload on a day to day basis, have the ability to adapt and embrace positively to change and observe strict rules about confidentiality at all times.

    Main duties of the job

    The successful post holder will be responsible for undertaking a full range of treatment room duties. Duties will include but are not limited to, Adult and child immunisations, wound care, dressings, removal of sutures, cervical smear taking, anti-coagulation, managing long term conditions such as, Hypertension, COPD, Diabetes, Asthma, ECG, BP, etc. Experience in additional areas including travel immunisations is desirable

    Please speak to us about your abilities and possible training in some areas.

    About us

    An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Practice Nurse to our friendly team at Oakhall Surgery.

    We are a happy established workforce. We prioritise high quality patient care and team work, whilst ensuring manageable workloads and offering, personal development and education.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Main Duties and Responsibilities

    The following are the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

  • Provide efficient, professional nursing care to patients
  • Be proficient in managing long term chronic diseases Diabetes, COPD, Hypertension, Asthma, Thyroid disease, etc. Developing an integrated approach to chronic diseases within the Primary Health Care Team and being actively involved in their clinical management
  • Undertake preventative and treatment clinics for the general nursing care of patients including dressings, removal of sutures, ECGs, blood pressures
  • Carry out immunisation clinics and associated admin
  • Undertake wound management ( leg ulcers)
  • Provide a comprehensive vaccination service
  • Provide nursing care in minor injuries
  • Provide a cervical smear service, family planning information and advice
  • Carry out travel immunisation clinics and associated admin
  • Maintain clinical areas and equipment, sterilisation of instruments and stock control and drugs and sundry items
  • Assist with providing a triage service, including telephone advice and assessing patients in the surgery, and liaising with nurses, doctors and outside agencies as appropriate
  • Keep accurate, contemporaneous records, EMIS electronic records.
  • Establish diagnoses to set protocols ( BP, blood tests, ECG recordings etc)
  • Participate in clinical call and recall systems and record results
  • Undertake clinical audits and assist with administration of recalls
  • Assist in teaching and assessing Health Care Assistants and other members of staff
  • Perform other clinical tasks as trained and agreed to meet the needs of the practice
  • Be involved in identifying practice clinical needs
  • Perform any other tasks within the skills of the post holder.
    • Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • Person Specification
  • Qualifications
  • Essential
  • Registered nurse
  • NMC registration
  • Desirable
  • Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)
  • Experience
  • Essential
  • Experience of working in a primary care environment
  • Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
  • Experience of chronic disease management, especially Diabetes and COPD
  • Experience of infection prevention and control measures
  • Other Skills
  • Essential
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Strong IT skills
  • Clear, polite telephone manner
  • Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
  • EMIS & Docman user skills
  • Effective time management (planning and organising)
  • Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Problem solving and analytical skills
  • Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure

    • Desirable

  • Person Specification
  • Qualifications
  • Essential
  • Registered nurse
  • NMC registration
  • Desirable
  • Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)
  • Experience
  • Essential
  • Experience of working in a primary care environment
  • Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
  • Experience of chronic disease management, especially Diabetes and COPD
  • Experience of infection prevention and control measures
  • Other Skills
  • Essential
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Strong IT skills
  • Clear, polite telephone manner
  • Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
  • EMIS & Docman user skills
  • Effective time management (planning and organising)
  • Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Problem solving and analytical skills
  • Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
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