Practice Nurse

Job summary

Laindon Medical Group has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced practice nurse to join our team on a full-time basis for 37.5 hours per week Monday-Friday 8am - 6:30pm. Please note part time hours may be considered.

Due to expanding patient list, we are presently looking to expand our team. Whilst it would be desirable for candidates to have experience within practice nurse role, it is not essential as we are happy to tailor a training package for the right individual.

We are looking for outstanding practice nurses who want to embrace the changes in general practice but value the preservation of continuity. We can accommodate and help you develop skills, and we welcome part-time agile working. Come and talk to us, come and see what we are doing, come and join us.

Main duties of the job

• Undertaking health assessments, administering medication and treatments, and performing diagnostic tests.
• Providing and evaluating a range of health interventions to ensure that patients health and social care needs are met.
• General health and well-being promotion as well as creating individual, person-centred plans for patients with, or at risk of, a long term condition.
• Managing and treating long-term conditions, in line with national and local policies and the practice needs.
• Reviewing medication for therapeutic effectiveness, in accordance with evidence-based practice as well as national and practice protocols; working with patients to support their adherence to prescribed treatments.
• Prioritising health problems and intervening appropriately, to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
• Supporting and managing the health needs of women presenting for sexual health and contraception, and cervical cytology consultations.
• Implementing, and participating in, vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children, including patients travelling abroad.
• Meeting the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care.
• Hypertension review and management.
• Running asthma, COPD and diabetes clinics and reviews.
• New patient and health checks.

About us

Our reach:We care for 18,500 adults and children across West Basildon and beyond. Our clinical team is made up of 4 GP partners, as well 5 GPs . Our GPs work alongside advanced nurse practitioners, practice nurses, health care assistants, social prescribers, care coordinators and our own in-house pharmacy team.

Our vision:The health and well-being of our patients is at the heart of everything we do. Our goal is to provide an accessible, friendly, evidence based and compassionate service. By considering an individuals holistic needs we will utilise the correct professionals from our large multi-disciplinary team to address the problem presented.

We pride ourselves that we are able to address medical, physical, psychological and social aspects of care.

Next generation:As a practice that strives for continuing clinical excellence, we are passionate about helping to train the next generation of competent clinicians. We are a thriving and progressive training hub supporting physician associates, nurses, HCAs, pharmacy technicians, independent prescribers, medical students, newly qualified doctors and GP registrars through their academic and clinical education. Come and join us

Our benefits include:

• NHS pension scheme
• Proper Pay
• Eye-care vouchers
• Health service discounts
• Annual Leave: minimum 25 days FTE, with enhancements for long service
• Enhanced maternity & paternity terms