Temporary Practice Nurse

Gibson Lane Practice; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare practice in Leeds is seeking a committed and enthusiastic practice nurse to deliver basic nursing services and support patient health. You will work with senior nurses and the clinical nurse manager, focusing on health screening and monitoring long-term conditions. Qualifications required include primary care experience and phlebotomy skills. This position offers a collaborative environment to contribute to high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of primary care.
• Qualified in phlebotomy.
• Experience in wound management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver basic practice nursing services within the practice.
• Support patients in monitoring long-term conditions.
• Participate in health risk assessments.

Skills

Primary care experience

Phlebotomy

Wound management

Independent working

Education

5 GCSEs A-C

Job description

The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of basic practice nursing services within the practice. They will work with support from senior practice nurses and the clinical nurse manager to deliver highquality care. They will work within all aspects of practice nursing after completion of training and competencies. Supporting patients to be healthy and participating in the monitoring of patients with longterm conditions and health screening. The post holder will work under local and practice policies to ensure patients health needs are met and providing support to junior nurses, healthcare assistants, phlebotomists and student nurses as required.

Main duties of the job

1. Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being of patients attending the practice
2. Participate and undertake opportunistic and routine cardiovascular risk assessments, providing health advice and making appropriate referrals into exercise, alcohol, smoking, weightmanagement and mental health services where applicable
3. Work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments
4. Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self care
5. Support and manage health needs of women presenting for family planning, cervical screening and sexual health consultations (cervical screening after completion of course)
6. Assess, identify and refer patients presenting with mental health needs. Participate in annual mental health reviews
7. Undertake ECGs as per practice policies from the Nurse or GP and venepuncture
8. Administer medications or injections as per prescription, patient group directions or patientspecific directions
9. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment for patients presenting with acute and chronic wounds. Including removal of clips and sutures
10. Undertake the collection, storage and despatch of pathological specimens to a high standard (blood samples, urines, stool, sputum, swabs, smears etc) ensuring universal precautions are followed and manage the results of these samples, referring to GP as necessary

About us

We are a PMS practice lookingfor a committed and enthusiastic person to join our friendly, innovative, well organised team.

• List size approximately 11500
• Large leasedmodern purpose built premises and two branch sites
• Enhancedservices including extended hours
• Research
• High QOFachievers
• TPP SystmOne
• Teaching andtraining practice

Job responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of basic practice nursing services within the practice. They will work with support from senior practice nurses and the clinical nurse manager to deliver highquality care. They will work within all aspects of practice nursing after completion of training and competencies. Supporting patients to be healthy and participating in the monitoring of patients with longterm conditions and health screening. The post holder will work under local and practice policies to ensure patients health needs are met and providing support to junior nurses, healthcare assistants, phlebotomists and student nurses as required.

Please see attached Job Description

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Previous experience of primary care
• 5 GCSE A-C
• Qualified in phlebotomy
• Experience in wound management

Experience

• Worked as a practice nurse in a primary care setting
• Experience of working within a nursing team
• Be able to work independently on your own imitative

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.