General Practice Nurse - Maternity cover

Grange Park Surgery; Burley-in-Wharfedale; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Grange Park Surgery in Burley-in-Wharfedale is seeking a General Practice Nurse to cover a 12-month maternity leave with potential for extension. The role is 30 hours per week over four flexible days in a semi-rural, patient-centered family practice with about 7,200 patients.

Responsibilities include chronic disease care, supporting patients with long-term conditions, delivering vaccinations, wound care, and performing ECGs, NHS Health checks, and other duties within infection control guidelines.

Qualifications

• Must be Registered Nurse (NMC)
• Chronic disease management
• Immunisations (routine, childhoods and travel)
• Cervical smear taker
• Wound care / removal or sutures and staples
• ECG's

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage care for patients with long-term conditions
• Deliver vaccinations and immunisations
• Provide wound care and PCA in practice
• Conduct NHS Health checks and ECGs
• Support nursing team in best practice and infection control

Skills

Chronic disease management

Immunisations

Wound care

ECGs

Cervical smear taker

System1 knowledge

Tools

System1

Job description

General Practice Nurse - Maternity cover

We are looking for a general practice nurse to cover 12 months maternity leave with the potential to expand in to a permanent role for the right person. We are a semi rural, patient centred family practice with a steadily growing population, currently 7200 patients.

We are looking for 30 hours per week over 4 days - we are flexible on which 4 days.

Main duties of the job

• To work within our nursing team delivering patient care for chronic disease illnesses.
• Supporting patients with long term conditions
• To delivery vaccinations and immunisations
• Pateint wound care
• ECGs

Job summary

We are looking for a general practice nurse to cover 12 months maternity leave with the potential to expand in to a permanent role for the right person. We are a semi rural, patient centred family practice with a steadily growing population, currently 7200 patients.

We are looking for 30 hours per week over 4 days - we are flexible on which 4 days.

Main duties of the job

• To work within our nursing team delivering patient care for chronic disease illnesses.
• Supporting patients with long term conditions
• To delivery vaccinations and immunisations
• Pateint wound care
• NHS Health checks
• ECGs

This list is not exhaustive and duties may involve other areas within the nursing remit. All whilst working within best practice and infection control boundries. System1 knowledge preferable.

About us

We are a four partner general practice, serving a stable village community of 7,100 patients. We pride ourselves on providing a traditional family practice. We work closely as a team to provide continuity of care and are committed to training future General Practitioners.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be responsible for the implementation and processes for the effective management of patients with long term conditions using evidence based practice including care for the elderly and the housebound.

Working as a member of the nursing team, ensuring nursing services are delivered effectivley to the entitled population and providing support and advice to other members of the practice when needed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Must be Registered Nurse (NMC)
• Chronic disease management
• Immunisations (routine, childhoods and travel)
• Cervical smear taker
• Wound care / removal or sutures and staples
• ECG's

Experience

Essential

• Must have worked within a General Practice previously

Desirable

• System1 knowledge preferable
• An understandng of QOF and DQT templates and recording

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Grange Park Surgery

Address

Grange Park Surgery

Grange Road

Burley in Wharfedale

West Yorkshire

LS29 7HG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.grangeparksurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Depending on experience£18.00 to £21.00 per hour