Practice Nurse

Denham Medical Centre; Iver Heath; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare practice in South Buckinghamshire is looking for a practice nurse to join their team. The ideal candidate will have experience in chronic disease management and various nursing duties such as immunisations and health promotion. This role offers a supportive environment among a dedicated team. Applicants must be a registered general nurse with at least two years of experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience as a nurse.
• Qualifications in Phlebotomy, Diabetes, Asthma/COPD required.
• Ability to work within a nursing team and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality care service based on practice needs.
• Conduct treatment, screening, preventative care and patient education.

Skills

Chronic Disease Management

Child Immunisation

Cervical Cytology

Wound Care

Health Promotion

Patient Education

Experience in General Practice

Education

Registered General Nurse with minimum 2 years in post

Qualified in Phlebotomy

Qualified in Diabetes

Qualified in Asthma/COPD

Tools

Computer experience using EMIS

Job description

We are looking for a practice nurse preferably with experience in Chronic Disease Management to join our friendly nursing team.

Main duties of the job

The role would include Child Immunisation, Cervical Cytology, Travel Health, Wound Care, Health Promotion, Patient Education and Chronic Disease Management if applicable.

About us

We are a 10,500 patient practice situated in the leafy suburbs of South Buckinghamshire. We have a great friendly team of 2 GP Partners, 1 Salaried GP, 2 long term Locums, 3 Physicians Associates, 4 Nurses 1 HCA, 3 Pharmacists, 1 Social prescriber, 1 First Contact Practitioner and 14 very supportive Admin Staff.

Job responsibilities

To provide a high quality care service based on the needs of the practice population including treatment, screening, preventative care and patient education.

See attached document for full job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse minimum 2 years in post.
• Qualified in Phlebotomy
• Qualified in Diabetes
• Qualified in Asthma/COPD

Experience

• Experience of working within a nursing team.
• Evidence of appropriate knowledge base.
• Willingness to learn.
• Experience of working in General Practice.
• Computer experience using EMIS.

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.