Practice NurseNHS
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has come up at West End Clinic for a Practice Nurse. The practice list size is approximately 4,500 patients. Our team consists of 1 partners, 2 salaried GPs, 2 practice nurses, and 1 healthcare assistant.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a proactive, reliable and forward-thinking practice nurse to join our team.
The successful candidate will form part of the nursing team in providing nursing and health promotion services to the Practice population. The candidate will provide holistic care to patients with or without direct referral from a doctor or senior nurse, within clinical guidelines.
The Practice Nurse will be responsible for several clinical areas such as COPD and Diabetes as well as supporting the practice management team in the reviewing and delivery of clinical policy and procedure.
Main duties of the job
Chronic Disease Management
Wound Care
Vacc and Imms
Family Planning
Cytology
Travel vaccs
working a a team and independently
Job description
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
To be involved in immunisation, including campaigns as required by the public health needs of the Practice population
To exercise knowledge and skills in chronic disease preferably trained in Diabetes Management, wound assessment and management, contraception, and other clinical skills as appropriate to the role
To participate in infection control
To participate in the screening and health promotion activities of the Practice
To develop skills in sexual health, including cervical cytology and sexual health screening
To participate in chronic disease management within Practice guidelines
To make referrals to, and receive referrals from other health care professionals
To demonstrate a level of knowledge clinical skill appropriate to the needs of the role
To be involved in the management of change within the Practice and the implementation of systems to improve patient care
To participate in, and contribute to, the clinical governance agenda of the Practice
To assist the Practice in achieving the Quality and Outcome Framework (GMS contract)
To evaluate and audit care
To participate in multidisciplinary protocol development
To be responsible for the maintenance of supplies and equipment
About us
About us
We are a small busy practice servicing a patient population of approximately 4,500 patients.
We are friendly and welcoming and dedicated to staff wellbeing.
Uniform is provided
Car parking is available on site.