Nurse

NHS; Diss; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider located in Diss is seeking a professional practice nurse to cover a 12-month maternity contract. This part-time role requires providing various nursing treatments, supporting long-term health conditions, and performing health screenings. The perfect candidate will have current NMC registration, clinical skills in treatment room consultations, and a compassionate approach. This role presents an opportunity to be part of a dedicated clinical team in a rural setting.

Qualifications

• Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation.
• Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach.
• Knowledge in supporting long-term conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, screening treatment, services and health education advice.
• Assist with the organization of nursing services for the practice.
• Provide nursing treatment to patients alongside general practitioners.

Skills

Phlebotomy

ECG Recording

Compassionate approach

Management of long-term conditions

Cervical cytology sampling

Vaccinations

Immunisation

Dressing and wound care

Education

Current NMC registration with active PIN

Job description

Botesdale Health Centre located in Diss are looking for a professional, conscientious and highly effective practice nurse to cover a 12 month maternity contract. This is offered on a part-time basis for 19 hours/2 days per week.

Main duties of the job

• Provide assessment, screening treatment, services and health education advice.
• Assist with the organisation and co-ordination of the provision of nursing services for the practice.
• Provide nursing treatment to patients in participation with general practitioners, using agreed protocols, including the taking of cervical smears and care of leg ulcers.
• Provide general and specific health screening to the practice patients (within the agreed protocols) with referral to general practitioners as necessary.
• Be competent in administration of childhood immunisation and travel vaccination.
• Be competent and confident in managing people with long-term health conditions.
• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis.
• Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate).
• Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug-and non drug-based treatment methods into a management plan.

About us

We are a rural GMS 10,100 patient surgery with 4 partners, 5 salaried GPs and a fantastic clinical and practice team with an on-site dispensary. We are located in a modern, recently extended surgery with community nurses located on site as well as an X-ray suite and glorious surrounding countryside.

Job responsibilities

Ifyou would like to find out more information about this role, please see theattached job specification.

Person Specification

Experience

• Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care, and recording spirometry.
• Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work.
• Knowledge, and experience of its application, in supporting long-term conditions.
• Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration with an active PIN.

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.