Job summary
We are looking for an experienced Practice Nurse to join our excellent
and well-established nursing team at Park Practice. We are a friendly and
busy training practice delivering care at our modern, purpose-built premises in
Eastbourne. Part-time and full-time applications will be considered.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be required to have
experience of working as a Practice Nurse in a GP practice. Practice Nurse
duties include: cervical smears, vaccinations & immunisations, wound care
and chronic disease management.
Salary dependent on experience.
All applicants must have a valid UK NMC PIN
number and be eligible to work in the UK.
About us
We are a GMS Practice
with a list size of 13,500. We have 7 Partners, 4 salaried GPs, 1 Nurse
Practitioner, 1 Nurse Prescriber, 2 Paramedic Practitioners, 5 Practice
Nurses, 1 Assistant Practitioner, 2 HCAs and a Phlebotomist who are supported
by helpful and professional management and administration teams. The whole
Practice team is committed to providing quality patient care and received a
rating of "GOOD" at the CQC inspection in 2016.
Applications with CV please and we respectfully request
that no recruitment agencies contact us regarding this position.
Please
note for all vacancies:
We do not employ
staff who are registered at the practice as patients. If employment is offered,
it is on the condition of registration with another GP practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Cervical smears,
vaccinations & immunisations, wound care and chronic disease
management. Please see job description attached to this advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Cervical smears,
vaccinations & immunisations, wound care and chronic disease
management. Please see job description attached to this advert.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Primary care nursing experience
- Management of long-term conditions
- Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines
- Experience of audit
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered first level nurse
- Clinical supervision training and experience
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Clinical skills cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, Wound care
- Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle
- Communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families
- Negotiation and conflict management skills
- IT skills
- Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service
- Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care
- Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy
Desirable
- Diabetic management
- Family planning
- Respiratory care
- Sexual health
- Travel immunisations
- Ear care
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Primary care nursing experience
- Management of long-term conditions
- Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines
- Experience of audit
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered first level nurse
- Clinical supervision training and experience
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Clinical skills cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, Wound care
- Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle
- Communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families
- Negotiation and conflict management skills
- IT skills
- Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service
- Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care
- Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy
Desirable
- Diabetic management
- Family planning
- Respiratory care
- Sexual health
- Travel immunisations
- Ear care
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
