Practice Nurse Job Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced and skilled Practice Nurse to join our team.
* This is a part-time position that involves providing primary care nursing services to patients.
Main Responsibilities
* To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, including all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced RGN.
* Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered in accordance with Patient Group Direction (PGD).
* Support patients in making lifestyle modifications to improve their health outcomes and prevent disease progression. Provide health education and health promotion.
* Assess problems presented opportunistically by patients, dealing with minor illness.
* Maintain accurate documentation in conjunction with guidelines.
* Ensure awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognize signs and symptoms of child abuse.
* Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology smear tests.
* Perform venepuncture according to local guidelines and request and manage pathology services as required.
* Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence, based on national and local guidelines.
* Suture removal.
* Take ECGs.
* Support the team in dealing with acute clinical requests and clinical emergencies.
* Assist in the provision of minor surgery.
* To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate, including vaccinations, NHS Health Checks, and Cervical Screening.
* Support in the provision of Travel Health according to national guidelines and practice protocols. To include administration of NHS vaccines.
* Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for ear irrigation.
* Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written).
* Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment, including refrigeration and emergency equipment.
* Confidentiality of information gained in the workplace must be preserved at all times.
* Contribute to the assessment of service needs.
* Assist patients to identify their health needs.
* Contribute a nursing perspective to the practice development plan.
* Manage and organize individual patient consultations.
* Aware of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards.
* To attend staff meetings.
* Support the practice clinical governance agenda.
* Provide support to the IPC Lead and work to the IPC requirements by providing audits, training, support, and evidence of compliance.
* Actively support the practice management team in reviewing and delivering clinical policy and procedures.
Required Skills and Qualifications
* Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration.
Benefits
This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic and supportive environment, contributing to the delivery of high-quality patient care.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge, working collaboratively with a dedicated team of healthcare professionals.
Others
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.