Treatment Room Nurse

Vida Healthcare has an exciting opportunity for a reliable, hardworking treatment room nurse to join our experienced team on a part-time / job share basis.

This role will be covering shifts split by morning and afternoon sessions for a total of 25 hours per week, working across two practices, the Carole Brown Health Centre in Kings Lynn and Hunstanton Medical Practice.

We reserve the right to close the job advert as soon as sufficient applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

• Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being.


• Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition.


• Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition.


• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.


• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily and apply principles of self-care.


• Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new patient medicals.


• Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side effects and interactions.


• Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds.


• Support and advise women requesting information relating to family planning needs.


• Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations.


• Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children.


• Advise, support and, where appropriate, administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad.


• Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with aural conditions.


• Assist senior practitioners in providing minor surgery sessions.
  
  Essential


• Current and valid NMC registration.


• RGN Qualification.


Desirable

• Accredited training in chronic disease management desirable.


• SystmOne experience an advantage.


Experience

Essential

• Clinical skills.


• Ability to work unsupervised in the treatment room.


• Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions.


• Knowledge of health promotion strategies.


• Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care.
  
  Vida Healthcare is one of Norfolks largest and most successful general practices, working with colleagues in the NHS to provide the best possible patient care.


Our practice has experienced impressive growth over recent years, by creating a work environment that encourages talented individuals to thrive and make a difference.