Practice Nurse

Meltham Road Surgery; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare practice in Huddersfield is seeking a Practice Nurse to provide essential clinical services including immunizations, wound management, and diabetes care. Candidates should have a Registered General Nurse qualification and experience in a GP environment is desirable. Training will be provided in all aspects of this role. The position is approximately 31 hours per week, offering competitive salary based on experience.

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse with evidence of continued professional development.
• Desirable to have GP practice nurse experience.
• Interest in diabetes care and cytology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in routine tasks related to patient care.
• Perform routine immunizations and childhood immunizations.
• Chaperoning patients during examinations.
• Participate in administrative systems in the Practice.

Skills

Diabetes care experience

Cytology experience

SystmOne knowledge

Education

Registered General Nurse

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a PracticeNurse to join our hard working, caring and friendly practice.Dutiesmay include: childhood immunisations, long term condition management, smokingcessation, travel vaccinations, wound management and general nursing duties.

Salary: Depending on experience.

Approx. 31 hours / week.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate will be up to date and competent in delivering a wide range of essential clinical services.

An interest or experience in diabetes care & cytology is desirable.

About us

Training practice with 5 GP Partners, 3 part-time practice nurses, 1 Advanced clinical practitioner (trainee), 1 HCA as well as a full team of administrative staff.

Ideally candidates should be familiar/ or have knowledge ofthe Systm-one computer system. Fulltraining, mentoring and support will be given for all aspects of this post.

Job responsibilities

• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
• Removal of sutures
• Asthma/PeakFlow readings/Spirometry
• Routine immunizations/Childhood immunisations
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
• Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
• Interest in Diabetes or Coronary Heart Disease and Contraception.
• Following an agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate.

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
• Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician.
• Maintaining general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
• Ordering of stock
• Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels
• Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
• At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
• Aduty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within a range of assigned tasks
• Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
• On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Person Specification

Qualifications

• You will need to be a Registered General Nurse, have evidence of continued professional development.
• GP practice nurse experience is desirable.
• Knowledge of the SystmOne clinical system an advantage.
• An interest or experience in diabetes care & cytology is desirable.

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.