Job summary

To the assist medical personnel in the care of Practice patients to include treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education.

In keeping with new management and serviceimprovements made across the last year, Woodstock Bower Surgery is looking torecruit a capable, enthusiastic, caring and committed Practice Nurse.

This is a varied role and will include typicalpractice nursing duties Long Term Condition management, wound care, immunisations,cervical screening (cytology) and travel advice.

Experience of practice nursing is preferable butis not essential as training and updates will be facilitated within the role.

Pleasereview the full job description for more details. CVs, with covering letter, can be e-mailed toT, R, or can beposted to the surgery as alternatives to NHS jobs.

Main duties of the job

• Maintain skills and an interest in Diabetes, Asthma, COPD or Coronary Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke / TIA and Contraception.
• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nurse and GPs
• Wound care
• Removal of Sutures
• New Patient Medicals / Urinalysis
• ECGs
• Ear syringing
• Travel Clinic, to include vaccinations, medications and advice
• Childhood immunisations according to British schedule, other routine immunisations shingles
• Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, cervical smears etc and ensure cleanliness of any equipment used.

About us

We are a GP surgery with 3 GP Partners, 1 ANP, 3 practice nurses, 1 pharmacist, 3 healthcare assistants, PCN staff and regular locums, managing a patient list of over 11,515.

We offer a great working environment within our purpose-built surgery. Last rated by CQC as good and recent Healthwatch feedback describing us as having made ''huge improvements over the last few years'', with staff being ''very friendly and welcoming''.

We have no doubt that you will be welcomed by our hard-working reception, admin and clinical teams.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide nursing treatments to patients in participation with general practitioners or independently to agreed protocols.

Provide general and specific health screenings to the Practice patients, including those with long term conditions (within agreed protocols) with referral to senior Nurse / general practitioners as necessary.

Other tasks will include :

Student / staff education and training :

Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the induction of all members of Practice staff.

Research projects :

Co-operate and participate as required in any research projects within the Practice.

Confidentiality :

Child Protection :

To be aware of Child Protection Procedures, understand the importance of recognition, observation, documentation and communication of child abuse and understand the basic legal issues around child abuse.

Health & Safety :

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include :

Equality and Diversity :

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include :

Personal / Professional Development :

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include :

Quality :

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will :

Communication :

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to :

Contribution to the Implementation of Services :

The post-holder will :

Special Requirements of the Post

Administrative and professional responsibilities

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable