Practice Nurse

Kingthorne Group Practice; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Doncaster is seeking a Practice Nurse to deliver high quality patient care across various services. The ideal candidate should have excellent communication skills, experience in primary care, and a commitment to continuous professional development. Responsibilities include supporting nursing care, performing medical procedures, and ensuring infection control measures are maintained. Both full time and part time applicants are considered.

Qualifications

• Commitment to high standards of patient care.
• Previous Primary Care Experience.
• Training and Experience in Chronic Disease Management.

Responsibilities

• Support senior practitioners to deliver nursing care according to protocols.
• Perform wound care using aseptic technique.
• Assist in health promotion and disease management.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Clinical skills

Ability to work independently

Commitment to patient care

Knowledge of Primary Care

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Practice Nurse to join Team KT at Kingthorne Group Practice. We are a well-established, forward thinking practice serving over 15,500 patients across two sites. We are an enthusiastic training practice and take pride in delivering excellent patient care.

We are looking for a compassionate and proactive Practice Nurse who can deliver high quality patient care across a range of services. We are happy to consider both full time and part time applicants.

Job responsibilities

Support the senior practitioners to deliver nursing care to meet the needs of the practice population in accordance with agreed practice protocols. Through use of evidence-based practice, perform wound care using aseptic technique. Undertake health screening, and venepuncture. Assist in addressing health promotion and public health strategy, with the maintenance of disease registers and provision of support and advice to patients within health promotion. Support patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures.

To assist in delivering care for specific diseases and health promotion, following completion of accredited training courses, or supervised experience to demonstrate competencies relating to the following,

• Administer injections under Patient Group Direction or Patient Specific Direction.
• Immunisation of children.
• Be competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation.
• Ear syringing following appropriate training.
• Men''s health.
• Chronic disease management.
• Women''s health screening, i.e. cervical smears.
• Travel health
• Home visits to vaccinate patients

Other duties

Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines.

Ensure the decontamination of instruments and clinical equipment according to local and national guidelines.

To be aware of current evidence-based approaches to patient care and demonstrate this through continuous improvement of patient care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and clinical skills.
• Commitment to high standards of patient care.
• Excellent clinical and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Organised, flexible and patient-focused.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.
• Knowledge of Primary Care.
• Previous Primary Care Experience
• Experience working in a GP Surgery or Primary Care setting.
• Training and Experience in Chronic Disease Management.
• Experience with SystmOne.

Experience

• Knowledge of Primary Care.
• Excellent clinical and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Organised, flexible and patient focused.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.
• Experience working in a GP Surgery or Primary Care setting.
• Training and Experience in Chronic Disease Management.
• Experience with SystmOne.

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.