Practice Nurse
Primary Care Careers
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Job summary
Wolverton Health Centre has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic, highly motivated & committed nurse, ideally with an interest in diabetes, to join our skilled team which currently consists of 1 ANP, 1 ACP, 2 PNs & 2 HCAs. The role is offered on a part-time basis.
Main duties of the job
- Undertaking health assessments, administering medication & treatments, & performing diagnostic tests
- Providing & evaluating a range of health interventions to ensure that patients health & social care needs are met
- General health & well-being promotion as well as creating individual, person-centred plans for patients with, or at risk of, a long term condition
- Managing & treating long-term conditions, in line with national & local policies & the practice needs
- Reviewing medication for therapeutic effectiveness, in accordance with evidence-based practice as well as national & practice protocols; working with patients to support their adherence to prescribed treatments
- Prioritising health problems & intervening appropriately, to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
- Supporting & managing the health needs of women presenting for sexual health & contraception, & cervical cytology consultations
- Implementing, & participating in, vaccination & immunisation programmes for adults & children, including for travel
- Meeting the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care
- Hypertension review & management
- Running asthma, COPD & diabetes clinics & reviews
- New patient & health checks
About us
We are a 16,000+ patient practice with 5 GP partners working from a purpose-built building. We are part of Nexus MK PCN which covers 5 practices and approximately 55,000 patients.
Benefits:
- Onsite parking
- NHS pension
- Generous annual leave
- Health and wellbeing support
Date posted
22 May 2024
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience dependent on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
7567
Job locations
Gloucester Road
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK12 5DF
Employer details
Employer name
Primary Care Careers
Address
Gloucester Road
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK12 5DF
Employer's website
https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)