Registered General NurseNHS

Job summary

We are looking to recruit cheerful, enthusiastic experienced Registered General Nurse to join our dynamic, experienced team.

We would like you to provide general nursing services including treatment, screening and advice according to policy and protocols and within the professional competence of the post holder.

The post holder will always work within the Code of Conduct as set out by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Main duties of the job

• Maintain patient confidentiality and work within guidelines and protocols at all times
• Initiate and arrange a methodical assessment of patient and service need
• To be aware of health and safety issues affecting staff, patients and visitors and keep up to date with health and safety training
• Maintain accurate records of the care given, ensuring accurate data input into computerised systems
• Assist and chaperone, when necessary, with the examination and treatment of patients

Job description

Main duties and key responsibilities

• Maintain patient confidentiality and work within guidelines and protocols at all time
• Initiate and arrange a methodical assessment of patient and service need
• To be aware of health and safety issues affecting staff, patients and visitors and keep up to date with health and safety training
• Maintain accurate records of the care given, ensuring accurate data input into computerised systems.
• Assist and chaperone, when necessary, with the examination and treatment of patients.
• Key requirements of the role
• Minor injuries
• Industrial injuries
• Removal of sutures/clips
• Wound management including gluing and compression therapy
• Point of Care blood testing
• Health promotion
• Health screening
• Undertaking planned and opportunistic tests and investigations at the request of other members of the clinical team
• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed
• Peak flow readings.
• Hypertension management.
• Weight monitoring and support.
• First aid and management of emergencies e.g. cardiac arrest, shock, haemorrhage.
• New patient medicals
• ECGs
• Flu Vaccines / Tetanus

This Job Description is not exhaustive and may change as the post develops. There may be a need to travel at times therefore ability to drive and uses own care is an advantage.

• WHEN APPLYING FOR THIS ROLE, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR MOBILE NUMBER ON YOUR APPLICATION SO WE CAN CONTACT YOU IF NEEDED.

About us

Morecambe Bay Primary Care Collaborative are a successful Health Care provider in Secondary Care and Primary Care settings. We deliver services to our patients in treatment, diagnostics and specialist services. We are very excited to have an opportunity to expand our services across the South Cumbria footprint including new services being developed.