Practice Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; South Derbyshire; Presencial; GBP 30 000 - 42 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

NHS Pension

Birthday leave

Free uniform

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible working patterns

Scope for CPD support

Supported induction period

Overtime available through the PCN

Resumo da oferta

Friarsgate Practice is seeking an experienced Practice Nurse to join the nursing team. The role focuses on travel immunisations, routine injectables, acute and chronic wound care, and health screening, including cervical cytology and ECG, serving a patient base of around 25,000.

Registration with the NMC as a general nurse is required. The successful candidate will work within a supportive team, maintain infection control standards, and contribute to ongoing quality improvement and patient care

Qualificações

• Experience of working in General Practice.
• Experience in wound and ulcer care.

Responsabilidades

• Administer and advise on adult, child and NHS travel immunisations.
• Administer routine injectables and undertake wound care assessments.
• Provide health promotion and targeted screening, including ECG where applicable.
• Deliver nursing treatment and assessments to a varying caseload and respond to emergencies.
• Follow safeguarding and professional conduct guidelines and maintain revalidation.

Conhecimentos

General Practice experience

Wound and ulcer care

Formação académica

NMC registration as a General Nurse

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Practice Nurse post in the nursing team at Friarsgate Practice, which has five practice nurses and two healthcare assistants alongside a dedicated PA. The work centres on travel immunisations, routine injectables, acute and chronic wound care and health screening, including cervical cytology and ECG. The practice serves almost 25,000 patients and protects set-up, admin and catch-up time for its nurses. Applicants need General Practice experience and registration as a general nurse.

What the job involves

• Administer and advise on adult, child and NHS travel immunisations
• Administer routine injectables such as Zoladex, Prostap, Decapeptyl, Denosumab and vitamin B12
• Assess, plan and treat acute and chronic wounds, including suture removal
• Provide health promotion and targeted screening, including cervical cytology, urinalysis and ECG
• Deliver nursing treatment, assessments and screening to a varying caseload, responding to practice emergencies
• Advise patients on general health, health education and minor ailments, referring to other primary care team members
• Deliver care to recognised quality standards such as NICE guidance
• Follow child protection procedures and the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
• Maintain own professional development in line with revalidation
• Undertake research and assist in audit of own work
• Chaperone patients during examinations by other clinicians
• Clean equipment, keep treatment rooms clean and stocked, and assist with vaccine ordering

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as a general nurse
• Membership of a professional body

Experience

• Experience of working in General Practice
• Experience in wound and ulcer care

Nice to have

• Doppler assessment of legs as part of holistic leg assessment, with compression treatment where appropriate
• Routine women's health reviews, including contraception and HRT
• Monitoring and review of patients with known chronic disease, in line with practice protocols

What’s offered

• NHS Pension
• Birthday leave
• Free uniform
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working patterns
• Scope for CPD support
• Supported induction period
• Overtime available through the PCN