Practice Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Stoke-on-Trent; Presencial; GBP 34 000 - 46 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

EMIS Web experience

Resumo da oferta

Greenmoss Medical Centre in Scholar Green is seeking a practice nurse to join its primary care team. You will manage a caseload of patients, cover chronic disease reviews, cervical screening, immunisations and wound care, working under the supervision of GPs.

Requirements: current NMC registration, at least two years in primary care, and ability to work with an integrated multi-disciplinary team. EMIS Web experience is a nice-to-have.

Qualificações

• Qualified nurse with current NMC registration.
• Minimum two years in a primary care environment.
• Experience in prescribing and immunisations.
• Experience in cervical screening, travel advice and health promotion.
• Experience with learning disability and SMI reviews.

Responsabilidades

• Routine patient care tasks as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs.
• Managing patient caseloads and keeping accurate records.
• Chronic disease management for hypertension, IHD, diabetes, asthma and COPD.
• Cervical screening (cytology) and immunisations.
• Travel clinic assessments and vaccinations.
• Wound care, suture and clip removal.
• Urinalysis, ECGs and pathology tests.
• Chaperoning patients during examinations by other clinicians.
• Checking and reordering emergency drugs and leading infection control.

Conhecimentos

Computer literacy

Confident communicator

Work without direct supervision

Prioritise workloads

Team player

Confidentiality

Formação académica

Nursing qualification

Ferramentas

EMIS Web

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Greenmoss Medical Centre, a GP practice in Scholar Green, is recruiting a practice nurse to join its primary healthcare team. The post centres on managing a caseload of patients, covering chronic disease reviews, cytology, wound care and routine and childhood immunisations. The practice is part of the SMASH PCN and has a small team of 21 staff, including three GP partners and an advanced nurse practitioner. Applicants need current NMC registration and at least two years in primary care.

What the job involves

• Routine patient care tasks as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
• Managing patient caseloads and keeping accurate records
• Chronic disease management for hypertension, IHD, diabetes, asthma and COPD
• Learning disability and SMI reviews, and home visits for CDM checks
• Cervical screening (cytology)
• Routine and childhood immunisations
• Travel clinic assessments and vaccinations
• Wound care, suture and clip removal
• Urinalysis, ECGs and requesting pathology tests
• Chaperoning patients during examinations by other clinicians
• Checking and reordering emergency drugs at both sites
• Lead nurse for infection control

Qualifications

• Qualified nurse

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration

Experience

• Minimum two years in a primary care environment
• Experience working within a nursing team
• Experience dealing with patients
• Experience of prescribing
• Experience of cervical screening, childhood immunisations and health promotion
• Experience of learning disability and SMI reviews, travel advice and immunisations, and chronic disease management

Skills & knowledge

• Computer literacy
• Confident communicator who is flexible and co-operative
• Able to work without direct supervision, prioritise own workload and work under pressure
• Able to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team
• Flexible enough to cover for colleague absence
• Strict adherence to confidentiality

Other

• Motivated, forward-thinking problem solver willing to develop nursing skills
• High integrity, loyalty, sensitivity and empathy

Nice to have

• Experience of using EMIS Web