General Practice Nurse

NHS; Bromley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider seeks an enthusiastic Registered Nurse to join their team in Bromley. The role includes managing chronic disease care, conducting health screenings, and ensuring infection control measures. Ideal candidates should be NMC Registered Nurses with experience in community care and have postgrad qualifications in relevant disciplines. This opportunity offers a supportive environment backed by a team of healthcare professionals, committed to development and high-quality patient service.

Benefits

Supportive work environment

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with relevant qualifications.
• Experience in primary or community care is necessary.
• Strong understanding of chronic disease management practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality general practice nursing services.
• Manage patient care according to clinical protocols.
• Participate in ordering and stock control of medication.

Skills

Chronic disease management

Infection prevention and control

Working autonomously

Health screening and promotion

Education

NMC Registered Nurse - Adult

Postgraduate degree or diploma in relevant discipline

Nurse Prescriber

Job description

Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner for approx. 30 hours per week.

Registered nurses (Adult) new to General Practice are encouraged to apply as our PCN Lead Nurse Facilitator can provide a 6 month preceptorship.

Dysart Surgery is looking for an enthusiastic Registered Nurse to join our practice nursing team.

Main duties of the job

Capable of and committed to providing high quality general practice nursing services, care and advice:

• Chronic disease management
• Cervical screening
• Well woman and well man clinics
• Health screening & promotion
• Child health/child protection
• ECGs, spirometry, requesting blood tests, venepuncture
• Infection control
• Chaperoning
• Attend and participate in clinical and practice meetings when required
• Provide patient care in accordance with current PGDs and clinical protocols
• Refer as appropriate
• Check and maintain emergency drugs and equipment
• Manage cold chain and daily fridge checks
• Participate in ordering and stock control of medication, vaccines and drug supplies

About us

A friendly 5 partner training practice, situated in central Bromley with a list size of approximately 13,500.

We are part of the Bromley Connect PCN who share our commitment to staff development. PCN staff currently based at our surgery include a clinical pharmacist, first contact physiotherapist, mental health nurse and social prescriber.

Job responsibilities

Provision ofgeneral practice nursing services, care and advice in accordance with clinicalbased evidence, NICE and local guidelines including, but not limited to:

• Chronic diseasemanagement including diabetes and asthma
• Cervicalscreening
• Child and adultimmunisations
• Well woman and well manclinics
• Health screening andhealth promotion
• Child health/childprotection
• ECGs, spirometry,requesting blood tests, venepuncture
• Infection control
• Chaperoning and assistingpatients and tidiness of nurses rooms
• Attend and participate inclinical and practice meetings when required
• Proactive in identifyingown needs for personal and professional development
• Ensure all duties arecarried out to the highest possible standard and in accordance with anycurrent legislation or policies
• Support practicemanagement team in the review and delivery of clinical policies andprocedures
• Provide patient care inaccordance with current PGDs and clinical protocols
• Refer as appropriate toGP, clinical pharmacist, social prescriber link worker and othercolleagues
• Check and maintainemergency drugs and equipment
• Manage cold chain anddaily fridge checks
• Participate in orderingand stock control of medication, vaccines and drug supplies

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working autonomously
• Experience of chronic disease management
• Experience of infection prevention and control measures
• Experience of working in primary or community care

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse - Adult
• Postgraduate degree or diploma in relevant discipline, for example Chronic Disease Management
• Nurse Prescriber
• Family Planning qualification
• Mentor or teaching qualification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.