Practice Nurse

Wellside Surgery; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Wellside Surgery is recruiting a part-time practice nurse to join our friendly clinical team. The position is approximately 20 hours per week and involves a wide range of treatment room consultations and chronic disease management for our patient population of around 9,000.

The post offers varied responsibilities, including immunisations, cervical cytology, and potential involvement in minor illness services depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Good standard of general education
• Registered Nurse
• Membership of professional body

Responsibilities

• General treatment room duties and procedures
• Chronic disease management
• Collection of pathological specimens
• Immunisations including travel vaccines
• Cervical cytology
• Assisting GPs with clinical procedures
• Care of equipment and stock levels
• Home visits or emergency care as required
• Attend practice meetings and participate in training and audits

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Flexible

Reliable

Enthusiastic

Self-motivated

Team worker

Education

Registered Nurse

Membership of professional body

Tools

EMIS clinical system

Job description

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a part time practice nurse to join our team. Hours approximately 20 per week

This is a great opportunity to join our friendly clinical team in looking after our practice population of approx. 9000 patients.

This is a varied and challenging role and will include a wide range of treatment room consultations and chronic disease management.

Competitive rates of pay commensurate with experience.

Main duties of the job

You will be providing a full range of treatment room services to our patients.

In addition, there is potential to be involved in the delivery of chronic disease management and / or minor illness services depending on experience and/or interest in these areas.

About us

We are a dedicated team providing high quality general medical services to our growing patient population. Our clinical team, which is lead by our GP partners, is supported by our reception/dispensary/administrative and management teams.

Job responsibilities

Wellside Surgery - Practice Nurse

RESPONSIBLE TO:

The Practice Nurse Team Leader

Practice Manager

Partners

HOURS OF WORK:

Approximately 20 hours per week

LEAVE ENTITLEMENT:

As per contract

RATES OF PAY:

As per contract

ROLE

The practice nurse will be accountable professionally for her individual actions.

The practice nurse will communicate with any other members of staff concerned with patient care, and will give appropriate regard to patient confidentiality. It must be remembered that care of patients ultimately rests with the general practitioner with whom they are registered and that patient care can only be undertaken with the certain knowledge that the GP concerned has requested this either directly or as part of practice policy.

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES

Key clinical duties of the post-holder will include:

• General treatment room duties and procedures
• Chronic disease management
• Collection of pathological specimens
• Investigatory procedures at the request of the GP
• Preventative procedures including immunisations (this will incorporate both child immunisations and travel vaccines) and cervical cytology
• Assisting GPs with clinical procedures when required (including chaperone duties)
• Care of equipment and maintenance of stock levels
• To attend patients in their home at the request of the GP, or in an emergency situation.

Key administrative duties will include :

• To maintain clear and accurate notes of consultations within the computerised patient record
• To co-operate in practice research projects as required
• To participate in clinical audit activities
• To attend practice meetings as appropriate
• To participate in further education as deemed useful or necessary and to share this learning with other team members
• To participate in in-house training as required
• To participate in stock control and ordering of supplies

Postscript

This is a summary of key tasks, and is not intended as a comprehensive description of duties of the post. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties which are not specifically mentioned above. Any significant changes to this job description will be made in consultation with the post holder.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good standard of general education
• Registered Nurse
• Membership of professional body

Desirable

• Diabetes/Asthma/COPD Diploma
• Minor Illness Course

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working in General Practice

Desirable

• Chronic Disease Management
• Minor Illness

Skills and Personal Attributes

Essential

• Good Communication Skills
• Good Interpersonal Skills
• Time Management Skills
• Flexible
• Reliable
• Enthusiastic
• Self-motivated
• Good team worker

Desirable

• EMIS clinical system

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. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).