Practice Nurse

Whitemoor Medical Centre; Belper CP; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare facility in Belper is seeking a Practice Nurse for an 18-hour per week role, offering a chance to up-skill and join a supportive NHS team caring for over 12,000 patients. Applicants should have general nursing skills and be adaptable and enthusiastic. The role involves patient assessments, screenings, and collaborating with GPs. Full training provided for candidates moving from other sectors. NHS Pension is available.

Benefits

NHS Pension

Qualifications

• Must be flexible and willing to adapt in a fast-moving health service.
• Conscious learner, keen to learn new skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, screening, and treatment services.
• Organise and coordinate nursing services as part of the team.
• Participate in Chronic Disease management.

Skills

Good IT skills

General nursing skills

Experience in minor illness advice

Education

RGN or equivalent

Good standard of education

Job description

We are seeking an additional Practice Nurse to join our existing team. The role is for 18 hours a week.

A great chance to up-skill.

We are a forward thinking training practice based in Belper. We look after over 12,000 patients and offer a full range of primary care services, based in a modern surgery. Our dynamic team compromises of three nurses, three ANPs and three HCAs. We have room for another Practice Nurse, whether experienced or moving from another sector (in which case training would be arranged).

You will provide the full range of nursing tasks (subject to training) in what is always a varied and interesting job. You will be flexible and willing to adapt in the fast moving health service. You will be a conscious learner, keen to learn new skills. You will be a good team player, supportive of your colleagues(who will be supportive of you). You will have good IT skills

NHS Pension available.

Main duties of the job

Providing assessment, screening and treatmentservices and health education advice

Help organise and co-ordinate the provision ofnursing services for the practice as part of the nursing team

Provide nursing treatments and procedures topatients in participation with the GPs or independently to agree protocols

Participate in Chronic Disease management topractice protocols, referring to or liaising with the patients usual GP asneeded

Provide general and specific health screenings andassessments to the practice patients within agreed protocols liaising with theGPs as necessary concerning risk factors or other items identified

Advise and educate patients on general health carewith referral to or liaison with GPs as necessary

Maintain a collaborative, supportive and holisticapproach to patient care at all time

Arrange for and perform appropriate tests asindicated such as blood, swabs etc.

Make referrals as necessary to other health andsocial care professionals

Please see attachments for full job description

About us

Join our great NHS General Practice team in ourdelightful modern surgery in Belper. We are seeking a cheerful, enthusiasticand flexible individual to join our team providing NHS care for over 12,000patients.

Please visit our website for further information

Job responsibilities

To be an autonomous professional working to thehighest standards and an integral member for the practice team caring forpatients registered with the practice, carrying out duties within the role ofPractice Nurse to include diagnosis, examination and treatment of patients,preventative care, screening and patient education.

All work to be carried our within your areas ofcompetence and within the practice policies and procedures.

Where your skills do not meet the needs of thepractice as outlined below, appropriate training will be given

See attached for further details

Person Specification

Qualifications

• - Good standard of education
• - RGN or equivalent
• - Experience in offering health promotion advice
• - Practice Nurse experience and training
• Please see attached for Full Person Specification

Experience

• -Record of ongoing professional development
• -A good range of general nursing skills
• -Knowledge of NHS, Government initiatives
• -Experienced in minor illness advice and management

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.