Experienced Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job summary:

The practice nurse will work as part of the primary healthcare team providing the below services to the patients of the practice.

Job responsibilities:

Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by the GPs or other Clinicians

Cytology

ECGs

Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations

Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician

Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs

Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to GPs as appropriate

Maintaining and cleaning equipment

Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms

Participation in administrative systems in the Practice

At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records

• A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks

Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Recent Primary Care Experience is Essential for this role
• Registered Nurse - adult
• Qualified in Phlebotomy
• Cervical smears
• Baby immunisations
• Competence with adult injections and immunisations
• Wound management

Desirable

• Travel health experience
• Chronic disease management - Asthma, COPD, Diabetes
• 24 hour BP monitoring

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Panton Practice

Address

14 Gervis Road

Bournemouth

BH1 3EG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://thepantonpractice.co.uk/