Improved Access Practice Nurses
Taurus Healthcare Limited
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Job summary
*Zero hours contract - New to Taurus employees will normally start at the first pay point on the salary band*
Flexible working (Monday – Friday Evenings and weekend daytime)
Location: Based across the 6 hubs in Herefordshire (Hereford, Kington, Ross-on-Wye, Leominster, Ledbury and Bromyard) - Mileage payable working away from assigned base hub location.
As a Practice Nurse you will become part of our friendly primary care team. You will be responsible for the delivery of outstanding care to our patients.
We are looking for motivated individuals who want a rewarding role, as part of a service that makes a difference.
The Practice Nurse will have primary care experience with a passion for providing excellent, high-quality nursing care. They will provide a variety of general practice nursing services including, but not limited to, chronic disease management, cervical cytology, contraception, and wound care. Additionally they will provide direct supervision to HCAs and phlebotomists.
Main duties of the job
· Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care to meet the care needs of patients.
· Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care around diet, exercise, alcohol, smoking cessation.
· Manage patients presenting with wounds including removal of sutures and clips.
· Administration of immunisations in line with national policy utilising local PGD’s.
· Ensuring safe vaccine and cold storage chain.
· Administering routine injections such as B12 and Decapeptyl.
· Undertake cervical cytology screening on those who are eligible in line with national guidelines following local procedures.
· Give women advice on all forms of contraception aiding them to make an informed choice.
· Provide sexual health assessment, advice and direct to appropriate testing, performing swabs if necessary.
About us
Taurus Healthcare was established in 2012, as the provider arm of the GP Federation serving 185,000 patients in Herefordshire. Founded and owned by the partners of the entire Herefordshire Primary Care community, Taurus is focused on providing excellent out of hospital services for patients. Our ethos is to provide high quality and cost-effective health outcomes that are delivered as close as possible to the patients home, whilst ensuring that patients who do require in hospital services are seen as quickly and effectively as possible.
Date posted
14 April 2022
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£24.23 an hour
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
S0001-22-3356
Job locations
Suite 1, Berrows Business Centre
Bath Street
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR1 2HE
Employer details
Employer name
Taurus Healthcare Limited
Address
Suite 1, Berrows Business Centre
Bath Street
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR1 2HE
Employer's website
https://www.herefordshiregeneralpractice.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)
For questions about the job, contact:
Recruitment Team
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