Practice Nurse

Woodlands Surgery; Redhill; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare practice in Redhill is looking to hire an enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join their team. The role involves assisting in patient care for chronic diseases, carrying out screenings, and ensuring accurate data entry into medical records. Ideal candidates should have experience in relevant areas, but training will be provided. This opportunity is perfect for those looking to grow in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in chronic disease management and cervical cytology.
• Familiarity with travel and childhood vaccinations.
• Ability to perform wound care and ear syringing.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the care of patients with chronic diseases.
• Conduct screening, immunization, and health promotion activities.
• Ensure accurate input of data into medical records.

Skills

Chronic disease management

Cervical cytology

Travel and childhood vaccinations

Wound care

Ear syringing

Family planning

Education

Previous Primary Care experience

Job description

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Practice Nurse to join our friendly team. Hours and days per week to be negotiated.

Overview

Experience in relevant areas such as chronic disease management, cervical cytology, travel and childhood vaccinations, wound care, ear syringing, and family planning would be advantageous, but training will be offered to the right candidate.

About Us

We are a high-achieving practice based on one site with approximately 10,500 patients, operating personal patient lists.

Our clinical team includes practice nurses, HCA, phlebotomist, clinical pharmacist, pharmacy technicians, first contact practitioners, and mental health workers.

We are part of the Redhill Phoenix PCN and use Emis Web, Docman 10, AccuRx, Lexacom, amongst other packages, and we are on Windows 10.

Job Responsibilities

Main responsibilities include assisting in the care of patients with chronic diseases, offering and carrying out screening, immunization, and health promotion in accordance with Practice Protocols and best practice, and ensuring accurate input of data into patients' computerized medical records.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Previous Primary Care experience

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.