Practice Nurse

Rowlands Castle Surgery; East Meon; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Rowlands Castle Surgery is seeking an experienced Practice Nurse to join our small, friendly GP team. You will deliver routine nursing care and lead care for long-term conditions, including hypertension, diabetes, COPD and asthma, in a patient-centred environment.

Hours: 22 hours per week. We value compassionate teamwork, professional standards and patient-focused care within our supportive practice.

Qualifications

• Experience as a practice nurse in a GP practice.
• Experience managing chronic conditions in primary care.
• Experience using protocols and clinical guidelines.
• Experience in wound management, immunisations and vaccinations.
• Experience using clinical systems and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Assist in and perform routine general nursing services and administrative tasks to deliver excellent patient care.
• Coordinate and deliver Chronic Disease Management - Hypertension, Diabetes, COPD/Asthma.
• Cervical Cytology and immunisations; perform ECGs and venepuncture.
• Appear in and support travel clinics and new patient medicals.
• Chaperone patients and manage pathology tests.
• Maintain equipment, rooms and participate in meetings; may include home visits.
• Infection control champion and ensure confidentiality and governance.

Skills

Chronic disease management

Wound care

Immunisations

Cervical cytology

ECGs

Venepuncture

Education

Registered Nurse

Diabetes care qualification

Asthma/COPD qualification

Commitment to professional development

Tools

Clinical systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job summary

We are a friendly and supportive, patient-focused GP practice dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to our community. Our small multidisciplinary team works collaboratively to improve health outcomes, and we are seeking an experienced Practice Nurse to join our team.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will not only perform routine nursing and clinical tasks related to patient care, but you will also lead and coordinate care for patients with long-term conditions (e.g., diabetes, COPD, asthma, hypertension).

About us

Rowlands Castle Surgery is a small, friendly village surgery with just over 4,600 patients.We can offer a positive, caring and team orientated working environment, with a shared passion for patient care.

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Practice Nurse
Hours of work: 22hrs per week
Assist in and perform routine general nursing services and administrative tasks to deliver excellent patient care, including:

• Coordinating and delivering Chronic Disease Management - Hypertension Management, Diabetes, COPD / Asthma
• Cervical Cytology
• Wound care / ulcer care / Doppler
• Removal of Sutures
• New Patient Medicals/Urinalysis
• Travel Clinics
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• Peak Flow Readings / Spirometry
• Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
• Health promotion.

Other tasks will include:

• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
• Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
• Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
• Participation in administrative systems in the practice
• Attend and participate in any meetings when required.
• On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post
• Infection Control Champion

Professional responsibilities

• Work in accordance with NMC The Code Professional Standards of Behaviour and Practice for Nurses and Midwives
• To demonstrate safe and effective practice by meeting the standards set out in the NMC Code and evidence of complying with the necessary revalidation requirements for registration three yearly.
• To ensure that professional and clinical practice is delivered safely, effectively, and with quality and compassion in accordance with the Care Quality Commissions regulations for General Practice
• To work in a manner that is always respectful of the confidentiality issues relating to patients both directly and indirectly.
• You will be expected to produce work to the highest standard to provide quality at all times in a professional manner in line with clinical governance arrangements.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as a practice nurse in a GP practice.
• Experience of managing chronic conditions in a primary care setting
• Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines
• Experience in wound management, leg ulcers, cervical cytology, and immunisations and vaccinations.
• Experience of using clinical systems and Microsoft office

Desirable

• Experience of working with stakeholders to demonstrate collaborative working

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Accredited qualification in Diabetes care
• Accredited qualification in Asthma/COPD
• A demonstrable commitment to professional development

Desirable

• Perform Spirometry

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.