Practice Nurse

Lancaster Gate Medical Centre; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare center in London is seeking an enthusiastic Practice Nurse to support the team in delivering primary care services. The successful candidate will manage chronic diseases, conduct child immunizations, and provide various patient care services. Applicants should be qualified nurses with experience in practice nursing. This role offers an excellent opportunity to work with a diverse patient population in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in core competencies of practice nursing including chronic disease management.
• Qualifications in diabetes management are preferred.
• Ability to work with a varied patient demographic.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver specialist nurse-led services.
• Provide patient care including assessments and health education.
• Maintain clean and stocked treatment rooms.

Skills

Wound care

Child immunisation

Chronic disease management

Cervical cytology

Team collaboration

Education

Qualified Nurse

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and reliable Practice Nurse to support our practice team in delivering primary care service to ourdiverse patient population.

You will be working with a varied patient demographic and an experiencedMulti-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate will have experience in the core competencies of practice nursing including wound care, child immunisation, independent and proactive chronic disease management (in particular diabeties) and cervical cytology. In addition, experience of management responsibilities would be beneficial, as there will be scope for the successful applicant to take on additional individual organisational and management responsibilities.

About us

This is a unique chance to join a successful and forward thinking surgery of 7000 patients close to Hyde park with several stations within close proximity. The surgery is an easy walk from Queensway,Paddington and Lancaster Gate Tube stations.

Job responsibilities

Job summary:

• Helping the practice develop and deliver specialist primarynurse led services including chronic disease management. Make professionallyautonomous decisions and provide safe, evidence based, cost effective,individualised patient care
• Providing assessment, screening and treatment services andhealth education advice
• Cytology
• Wound care
• Travel Clinic
• Asthma/Peak Flow Readings
• Routine immunizations/Childhood immunisations
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
• Diabetic reviews
• Other tasks will include:
• Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses andtreatment rooms
• Maintain stock of waiting room leaflets as instructed bypartners and Practice Manager
• Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels
• Attend and participate in any Practice meetings whenrequired.
• Following appropriate training, undertake the collection,storage and despatch of pathological specimens including intravenous bloodsamples, swabs, smears etc. and ensure the cleanliness of any equipment soused. Perform any investigatory procedures requested by the GPs.
• Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatmentsare recorded in the patients notes on the clinical computer system asappropriate
• Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentationassociated with patient health care and registration with the practice
• Attend and participate in practice meetings as required
• Maintain a notice board in the waiting areadesignated for patient health care education

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualified Nurse
• Qualified in management of diabetes

Experience

• Experience working within a nursing team with clinical and non-clinical colleagues providing an optimum level of care delivery to patients.
• Experience of taking and maintaining responsibility for the nursing components of care.

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.