Description
We are seeking a Practice Nurse to join our forward-thinking team at Hampstead Group Practice, a well-established and friendly GP practice in Hampstead, London.
The salary is negotiable.
Job Summary We are a training and teaching practice on a single site with 17,500 patients and a full range of clinical and non-clinical team members. We are a major contributor to a successful and supportive Primary Care Network (PCN).
Main Duties of the Job
- Diagnosing, monitoring, and managing long-term conditions
- Managing health promotion programs, such as smoking cessation and weight management
- Administering adult, child, and travel vaccinations
- Delivering evidence-based wound care
- Delivering NHS health programs, such as cervical screening
Quality and Governance
- Practising within the NMC professional code of conduct
- Maintaining accurate, complete, and contemporaneous patient records
- Aligning clinical care with NICE, CQC, and NSF guidelines
- Participating in clinical audits and searches for QOF
Health, Safety, and Confidentiality
- Complying with the Data Protection Act and Caldicott Report principles
- Managing bodily fluid spills promptly using designated spill kits
- Adhering strictly to local and national infection control measures
- Identifying and referring cases regarding domestic abuse and vulnerable people
Professional Development & Teamwork
- Actively participating in annual appraisals and clinical supervision
- Supporting the training and development of colleagues
- Delegating duties appropriately based on competence assessments
- Attending regular clinical and administrative team meetings
Person Specification
- Registration as a First Level Nurse
- NMC Registration
- Trained in diabetes reviews
- Trained to perform Cervical Screening, immunisations, travel clinic advice, etc.
- Asthma and COPD trained