Job summary
An exciting
opportunity has arisen for a Practice Nurse to join our friendly, rural
practice. The role includes the usual Practice Nurse
duties such as smear taking, wound care, vaccinations, pill checks and
long-term condition reviews. The
position is for 25 hours per week working Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Main duties of the job
Your duties will include but are not limited to the following
- Undertake cytology and action results appropriately
- Routine acute wound care
- Care of chronic wounds, pressure and leg ulcers
- Removal of Sutures/Staples
- Urinalysis for both acute and chronic conditions
- Travel planning
- Family planning Contraception
- Hormone Replacement Treatment monitoring
- ECGs both acute and routine as required
- Peak Flow Readings
- Phlebotomy
- Chronic Disease Management (Diabetes)
- Hypertension Management 24hr Blood Pressure Monitoring and blood pressure checks in clinic
- Ear syringing
- Adult immunisations
- Childhood immunisations
- Prepare and send samples for lab testing
- Chaperoning or assisting another clinician as requested
- Assisting clinicians with minor procedures if required.
- Additional Role Practice Infection Control Lead.
About us
We are under New Management.
A friendly supportive patient focussed practice of approximately 6,000 patients. We are currently working to improve and streamline our processes to ensure we provide excellent healthcare, whilst meeting the needs of each individual patient.
We are an active member of the South Lincoln
Healthcare PCN and benefit from shared access to a large multidisciplinary team
within the locality including pharmacists, physios, and home health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your duties will include but are not limited to the
following
Clinical
- Undertake cytology and action results
appropriately
- Routine acute wound care
- Care of chronic wounds, pressure and leg
ulcers
- Removal of Sutures/Staples
- Urinalysis for both acute and chronic
conditions
- Travel planning
- Family planning Contraception
- Hormone Replacement Treatment monitoring
- ECGs both acute and routine as required
- Peak Flow Readings
- Phlebotomy
- Chronic Disease Management (Diabetes)
- Hypertension Management 24hr Blood Pressure
Monitoring and blood pressure checks in clinic
- Ear syringing
- Adult immunisations
- Childhood immunisations
- Prepare and send samples for lab testing
- Chaperoning or assisting another clinician as
requested
- Assisting clinicians with minor procedures if
required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your duties will include but are not limited to the
following
Clinical
- Undertake cytology and action results
appropriately
- Routine acute wound care
- Care of chronic wounds, pressure and leg
ulcers
- Removal of Sutures/Staples
- Urinalysis for both acute and chronic
conditions
- Travel planning
- Family planning Contraception
- Hormone Replacement Treatment monitoring
- ECGs both acute and routine as required
- Peak Flow Readings
- Phlebotomy
- Chronic Disease Management (Diabetes)
- Hypertension Management 24hr Blood Pressure
Monitoring and blood pressure checks in clinic
- Ear syringing
- Adult immunisations
- Childhood immunisations
- Prepare and send samples for lab testing
- Chaperoning or assisting another clinician as
requested
- Assisting clinicians with minor procedures if
required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN
- A demonstrable commitment to professional development
- Experience of working in Primary Care
- Computer Literate
- Able to use own initiative and work unsupervised
- Leadership skills including team development
- Ability to deal with difficult situations and cope under pressure
- Possess good verbal and written communication skills
- Positive interpersonal skills
- Able to work additional hours, occasionally at short notice
- Able to work on own without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities
- Demonstrates tact and diplomacy
- Treats people with dignity and respect at all times
- Enthusiastic and motivated
- Team worker
Desirable
- Experience and or qualification in Chronic Disease Management
- Leadership and or management experience
- Experience of working in General Practice
- Understanding of QOF & CQC
- Ability to run CDM clinics
Experience
Essential
- - Diabetes or Asthma trained
- - Wound Care
- - All ages Vaccinations & Immunisations
- - Doppler
- - General Practice Experience
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN
- A demonstrable commitment to professional development
- Experience of working in Primary Care
- Computer Literate
- Able to use own initiative and work unsupervised
- Leadership skills including team development
- Ability to deal with difficult situations and cope under pressure
- Possess good verbal and written communication skills
- Positive interpersonal skills
- Able to work additional hours, occasionally at short notice
- Able to work on own without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities
- Demonstrates tact and diplomacy
- Treats people with dignity and respect at all times
- Enthusiastic and motivated
- Team worker
Desirable
- Experience and or qualification in Chronic Disease Management
- Leadership and or management experience
- Experience of working in General Practice
- Understanding of QOF & CQC
- Ability to run CDM clinics
Experience
Essential
- - Diabetes or Asthma trained
- - Wound Care
- - All ages Vaccinations & Immunisations
- - Doppler
- - General Practice Experience
Desirable
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).