Practice Nurse

Primary Care Careers; Diss; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Diss is seeking a part-time practice nurse to join their team for 28.5 hours a week. The role involves providing patient assessments, administering vaccinations, and managing health conditions. Candidates must have active NMC registration and clinical skills in relevant medical procedures. This position offers the opportunity to work in a supportive environment within a modern surgery, as part of a dedicated healthcare team serving a large community.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration with an active PIN is mandatory.
• Demonstrable clinical skills in various medical procedures.
• Compassionate manner and empathetic approach to patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and health education advice to patients.
• Assist in coordinating nursing services at the practice.
• Administer childhood and travel vaccinations competently.
• Manage treatment plans for patients with long-term health conditions.

Skills

Clinical skills in treatment room consultation

Phlebotomy

ECG recording

Management of long-term conditions

Cervical cytology sampling

Vaccinations and immunisations

Assisting with minor surgery

Dressing and wound care

Recording spirometry

Education

Current NMC registration with an active PIN

Job description

Botesdale Health Centre located in Diss arelooking for a professional, conscientious and highly effective practice nurse. This is offered on a permanent, part-time basis for 28.5 hours/3 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 nondrug-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

If you would like to find out more information about thisrole, please see the attached job specification.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration with an active PIN.

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.

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.