Practice Nurse: Patient-Focused Care & Diagnostics

NHS Jobs; Bexleyheath; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in the United Kingdom seeks a Practice Nurse to provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, and to support doctors and the wider primary healthcare team.

The role includes routine patient care tasks, wound care, immunisations, chronic disease management, health promotion, and accurate record-keeping in line with NHS policies.

Flexibility and confidentiality are essential, with adherence to safety and professional guidelines throughout the practice setting.

Responsibilities

• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by GPs
• Basic wound care / ulcer care
• Removal of Sutures
• Contraception
• New Patient Medicals
• Urinalysis
• Peak Flow Readings
• Blood pressure measurements
• Routine immunisations/ child immunisation/travel immunisation
• Cervical smears
• Requesting basic pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
• Offering chronic disease management such as diabetes, copd, chd etc
• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
• Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
• Undertake housekeeping duties including general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses rooms
• Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
• At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
• A duty to advise Partners or Practice Manager of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
• Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Skills

Nursing care

Clinical procedures

Job description

NHS Jobs in the United Kingdom seeks a Practice Nurse to provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, and to support doctors and the wider primary healthcare team.

The role includes routine patient care tasks, wound care, immunisations, chronic disease management, health promotion, and accurate record-keeping in line with NHS policies.

Flexibility and confidentiality are essential, with adherence to safety and professional guidelines throughout the practice setting.