Practice Nurse

Job summary

Ivry Street Medical Practice in Ipswich has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced practice nurse to join our well established team on a part-time basis for 20 hours per week.

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.
• 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.
• New patient and health checks.

About us

We are a four partner practice with over 13,500 patients. Alongside our partners we also have a further 4 salaried GPs, advanced nurse practitioner, paramedic, 6 practice nurses and 3 HCAs. We also have regular mental health team support, with a presence on site almost daily and medicine management team. Patient-centred care is at the heart of our organisation, with one of our key objectives being to provide a high-quality service to our patients. We have a high QOF achievement. Currently rated 'Good' by the CQC. We use SystmOne for our clinical system, and also utilise various digital platforms such as Accurx to support our processes. We are a popular and friendly practice with a supportive environment.

As an employee, you will receive the following;

• Genuine responsibility from day one
• Work with a strong social purpose
• A permanent employment contract
• A competitive salary
• Membership of the NHS pension
• Support to guide your personal and professional development
• Monthly training and education afternoons in protected time
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)