Practice Nurse

The Muswell Hill Practice; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable GP practice in Greater London seeks a Practice Nurse to cover maternity leave for one year. In this pivotal role, you'll work closely with GPs and staff to provide essential nursing services, including immunisations, chronic disease management, and patient education. You'll collaborate within a large team at an outstanding-rated practice known for excellent patient care. Ideal candidates will have experience in primary care, immunisations, and infection control. Supportive working environment guaranteed.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within Primary Care.
• Understanding requirement of PGDs and associated policies.
• Experience in infection prevention and control.

Responsibilities

• Administer child and adult immunisations according to guidance.
• Provide health promotion and chronic disease monitoring.
• Maintain accurate patient records and participate in audits.

Skills

Immunisations

Chronic disease management

Wound care

Venepuncture

Infection control

Education

Membership of professional body

Job description

We are a CQC rated 'outstanding' GP practice. We are a large practice with a 17,500 list size and a large staff team, working in a purpose-built building in Muswell Hill, N10. We are looking for a Practice Nurse to cover maternity leave for 1 year. As a GP Practice Nurse, you will be an integral part of our primary care team, providing essential nursing services to our patients. You will work closely with GPs, healthcare assistants, and other practice staff to ensure the highest standard of patient care.

Main duties of the job

• Child and adult immunisations
• Cervical Screening
• Long term condition checks, including phlebotomy
• Wound care and dressings
• Travel

About us

We are a large and friendly GP practice that is well established in the local community. We achieved 'Outstanding' in our CQC inspection. We are in a purpose-built building and offer a comfortable place to work. We are a training practice and are supportive to all who work here.

Job responsibilities

Vaccination and Immunisation

• Understand the implications of vaccination and immunisation and of the contraindications. Advise patients accordingly
• Administer to children and adults immunisations following latest guidance/PGDs such as baby/child immunisations, Seasonal Flu, Pneumonia, Pertussis, Shingles, RSV, B12, Vitamin D, Zoladex, Depo-Provera Contraceptive and Antipsychotic Depot Injections.
• Provide appropriate travel health advice and immunisation for travellers
• To order the appropriate amount of vaccineweekly on immform on AAH.

Diagnostic Testing, Screening and Health Promotion

• Cervical Screening
• Advise patients about reducing the risk of sexually transmitted diseases
• Diagnostic swabs as appropriate
• Chronic disease monitoring e.g. Diabetes, Asthma and COPD
• Agree management plans with patients and their carers as appropriate
• Height, weight and blood pressure checks or venesection as part of consultations
• Contraceptive Pill Checks
• Health promotion - dietary advice, smoking advice, alcohol advice and wellbeing advice
• Urinalysis

Treatment Room

• Minor Injuries
• Wound care and dressings
• Removal of stitches/clips
• AdministrationMaintain accurate patient records, ensure details of all consultations and treatments are recorded onto the patients notes using templates and standard codes as appropriate
• Attend and participate in practice team meetings as required
• Assist with development and updating of clinical protocols
• Participate in clinical audit e.g. cervical smear monitoring
• Comply with Infection Control Guidelines and Cold Chain Policy
• Liaison with community and secondary care as appropriate
• Assist with QOF and enhanced services achievement
• Provide telephone advise to patients where appropriate
• Monitoring and maintenance of emergency resuscitation equipment e.g. defibrillator/oxygen cylinder
• Monitoring and maintenance of in date emergency drugs supply
• Maintain adequate stocks of dressings, drugs, vaccinations, instruments, specimen bottles, diagnostic agents etc

Other

• To be the infection control lead for the practice
• To ensure the cold chain is maintained in the fridges and conduct checking of the data loggers on a monthly basis
• To work with the Health Care Assistants to ensure checks are made at determined intervals of stock, the drug cupboard and the emergency bag.
• Maintain own up to date registration with the NMC
• To be conversant with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and understand the importance of professional accountability
• Ensure Professional Indemnity Maintained (MDU/Practice Group Scheme)
• To act at all times in the best interests of the surgery, staff and patients
• Be flexible in approach to work to meet the changes and challenges of the NHS

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working within Primary Care
• Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
• Women's health (cytology, contraception, etc.)
• Experience of chronic disease management
• Wound care and dressings
• Venepuncture
• Understanding requirement of PGDs and associated policies
• Chronic disease management (Diabetes, Asthma, COPD, etc.)
• Experience in infection prevention and control

Qualifications

• Membership of professional body

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.