Practice Nurse

Fairview Medical Centre; City Of London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A medical practice in London is seeking an experienced Practice Nurse to provide healthcare services under the guidance of Doctors. The role involves performing cervical smears, immunisations, spirometry, and various health checks. Candidates must be NMC qualified. Competitive salary negotiable based on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a GP practice is required.
• Knowledge of Emis system an advantage.
• Ability to work well with other members of staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide healthcare services to patients under the guidance of the Doctors.
• Assist team members to project a positive and friendly image to patients.
• Ensure adherence to confidentiality and health & safety protocols.

Skills

Cervical smears

Child immunisations

Spirometry

Complex wound dressings

Medication Review

Flu Vaccination

Education

NMC qualified or equivalent

Tools

Emis

Docman

Accurx

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Practice Nurse for full time or part time for our practice. We are located in Norbury SW16 5PX.

Main duties of the job

The following are the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse Cervical smears, Child immunisations, Spirometry, Diabetic and Asthma checks, ear irrigation, Complex wound dressings, Suture/clip removal, NHS health checks, Flu vaccination orders and clinics, and Infection Control Audits.

Having a nurse prescriber qualification would be a valuable advantage.

About us

We are a welcoming and supportive team comprising a Senior Practitioner, Associate Doctors, Healthcare Assistant, a Social Worker, a Counsellor, a Dietitian, and dedicated Reception and Administrative staff.

Job responsibilities

JOB TITLE: PracticeNurse

HOURS: 10 sessionsper week

Job summary:

Provide healthcare services to patients underthe guidance of the Doctors.

Provide general assistance to the practice teamand project a positive and friendly image to patients and other visitors. Mustbe able to work well with other members of staff.

Job responsibilities:

The idealcandidate would be able to provide the following services:

• Diabetic Check
• Medication Review
• Child Immunisation & Travel immunisation
• Cervical Smear
• COPD review
• Ear syringing
• Flu/Pnuemo/B12/Covid injections, Zoladex/Prostap
• Complex Dressings

Computer

• Knowledge of Emis system anadvantage

Confidentiality:

• In the course ofseeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather,sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have theright to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performanceof the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may haveaccess to confidential information relating to patients and their carers,practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to informationrelating to the practice as a business organisation. All suchinformation from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Informationrelating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or thebusiness of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons inaccordance with the practice policies and procedures relating toconfidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Health & safety:

Thepost-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and othershealth, safety and security as defined in the practice health & safetypolicy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infectioncontrol policy and published procedures. This will include:

• Using personalsecurity systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
• Identifying therisks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a waythat manages those risks
• Making effectiveuse of training to update knowledge and skills
• Using appropriateinfection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safeway and free from hazards
• Actively reportingof health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately whenrecognised
• Keeping own workareas and general/patient areas generally clean, assisting in themaintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scopeof the job holders role
• Undertakingperiodic infection control training (minimum annually)
• Demonstratedue regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Equality and diversity:

Thepost-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carersand colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a waythat recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in away that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and currentlegislation
• Respecting theprivacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in amanner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental andrespects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Thepost-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by thepractice as part of this employment, with such training to include:

• Participation inan annual individual performance review, including taking responsibilityfor maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
• Takingresponsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstratingskills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Quality:

Thepost-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• Alert other teammembers to issues of quality and risk
• Assess ownperformance and take accountability for own actions, either directly orunder supervision
• Contribute to theeffectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities andmaking suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
• Work effectivelywith individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
• Effectively manageown time, workload and resources

Communication:

The post-holdershould recognize the importance of effective communication within the team andwill strive to:

• Communicateeffectively with other team members
• Communicateeffectively with patients and carers
• Recognize peoplesneeds for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the implementation of services:

Thepost-holder will:

• Apply practicepolicies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with othermembers of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affectown work
• Participate inaudit where appropriate

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC qualified or equivalent

Experience

• Experience of previous working in a GP practice is required
• Experience of software systems such as Emis, Docman, Accurx,

CV

• Please send a CV

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.

Practice Finance and Administration Manager

Depending on experiencewill be negotitiated