Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Other tasks will include

• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
• Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
• Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
• Maintain stock of waiting room leaflets as instructed by partners and Practice Manager
• Ordering of Health Promotion Literature
• Ordering of stock from the appropriate Hospitals
• Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels
• Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
• At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
• A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
• Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Further details are available upon request

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of multidisciplinary team working
• Experience in Cervical Smears

Skills

Essential

• Aware of accountability of own role within the primary care team
• Competent time management and organisational skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good communication skills (verbal and written)
• Clinical skills
• Computer literate

Qualifications

Essential

• Registration First Level Nurse
• NMC Registration
• UK Cervical Smear Current Sampling Number

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Self-motivated and enthusiastic
• Demonstrate high levels of self-awareness, i.e. strengths and weaknesses
• Flexibility, reliability, responsive to change
• Team oriented
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Willingness to undergo education/training for both personal and service needs
• Ability to work effectively under pressure

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Moatfield Surgery

Address

St Michaels Road

East Grinstead

West Sussex

RH19 3GW

Employer's website

https://www.moatfield.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)