Nurse

Job summary

Angel Hill Surgery has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced practice nurse to join our supportive nursing team, on a part time basis for 19 hours per week. We are a friendly practice, of over 14,000 patients with 5 GP partners and 5 salaried GPs.

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.
• Prioritising health problems and intervening appropriately.
• 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.
• Meeting the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care.
• Hypertension review and management.
• Running asthma and COPD clinics and reviews.

About us

Angel Hill Surgery, situated in Bury St Edmunds, is a well-established and friendly practice in the centre of the Suffolk market town.

Our team recognises the importance of good work-life balance. We have multiple social events annually and meet daily for coffee, as part of our commitment to well-being. To assist in the well-being of staff, the surgery purchases a well-being and support service package for any member of staff to contact 24/7. We offer the NHS pension scheme which is a defined benefits scheme - 20% employer contribution.

About us:

• 14,000+ patients.
• 10 minute appointments.
• Part dispensing SystmOne practice.
• High QOF achiever & rated good at a recent CQC inspection.
• We hold a weekly education programme and, in addition, have half-day regional 'shut down' education events, around six times a year.
• There is opportunity for additional extended access weekend work if desired.
• Highly respected training practice.
• A member of the Bury St Edmunds Primary Care Network with staff assigned to the practice.
• The local Bury St Edmunds Park Run practice.

We pride ourselves on being a friendly and happy place to work and welcome informal visits and enquiries.