Description
Lanfranc Medical Centre is looking for an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join our friendly and supportive primary care team on a part-time basis for 10 hours per week.
The successful candidate will play an important role in delivering comprehensive, high-quality nursing care to our patient population and will work collaboratively with GPs, Healthcare Assistants and the wider practice team to provide safe, effective and patient-centred clinical services.
Main duties of the job
- Chronic disease management, including reviews for diabetes, asthma, COPD and hypertension
- Cervical screening/cytology
- Childhood and adult immunisations and vaccinations
- Administration of medications, vaccinations and injections in accordance with relevant protocols and guidelines
- Wound care and dressings
- Venepuncture and other routine clinical procedures
- NHS Health Checks
- Health promotion, lifestyle advice and patient education
- Maintaining accurate, clear and contemporaneous clinical records
- Supporting infection prevention and control, clinical governance and quality improvement
- Working collaboratively with GPs, Healthcare Assistants and the wider multidisciplinary team
- Undertaking other appropriate Practice Nurse duties in accordance with competency, training and the needs of the practice
Person Specification
- Previous experience working as a Practice Nurse within General Practice / Primary Care
- Experience of delivering immunisations and vaccinations
- Experience of cervical screening
- Experience in the management of long-term conditions
- Experience in wound care and general treatment-room nursing
- Excellent clinical and patient-care skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently within professional competence
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Good organisational and time-management skills
- Ability to maintain accurate clinical records
- Understanding of patient confidentiality and information governance
- Commitment to maintaining and developing professional knowledge and clinical competence
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities within a busy General Practice environment