Practice Nurse- Sickness Cover

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated nurse, committed to delivering outstanding care to our patient population.

THE ROLE IS PART-TIME TO COVER SICKNESS LEAVE FOR 1-2 DAYS PER WEEK, The potential candidate is expected to be responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the patient population., The candidate must

Understand Infection Control, Chronic Disease Management, Immunisation and Cervical Smears. An interest in and experience of managing patients with Diabetes and/or COPD is desirable.

Provide nursing treatments to patients in participation with general practitioners or independently to agreed protocols.

Provide general and specific health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to general practitioners as necessary.

Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as necessary.

undertake the collection, storage and despatch of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears etc and ensure the cleanliness of any equipment so used. Perform any investigatory procedures requested by the GPs. Ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice

Ensure accurate templates of of all consultations and treatments are used in the patients notes on SystmOne as appropriate.

We are a family run medical centre, with a team spirited group of professionals committed to providing the best service for our patients,where we prioritise consistent and quality of care. We are looking for a Practice Nurse to join our friendly, hardworking, and forward-thinking team.