Practice Nurse

Dudley Wood Surgery is seeking an experienced and motivated Practice Nurse to join our friendly and supportive GP surgery team on a part-time basis.

Working Hours

• Wednesday: 8:00am 6:00pm (
  30-minute unpaid break
  )
• Thursday: 12:00pm 6:00pm

Total working hours:
15.5 hours per week

Start Date:

• Mid-January

Key Skills & Responsibilities

• Chronic disease management including Asthma, COPD and Diabetes
• Cervical Cytology
• Childhood Immunisations
• Family Planning
• Respiratory care (spirometry training preferred)
• Removal of Sutures
• Injections and vaccinations in line with the national immunisation programme
• General nursing duties as required
• Provide comprehensive nursing care within the GP surgery setting
• Deliver health education and counselling to patients and their families
• Maintain accurate clinical records using EMIS
• Conduct telephone and face-to-face consultations

Dudley Wood Surgery is a small, friendly GP practice located in the heart of our local community, caring for approximately 2,700 patients
. We are looking for a dedicated Practice Nurse to join our team and play a key role in delivering high-quality patient care.

This is a 16-hour post
, working Wednesdays and Thursdays
. The successful candidate will be the sole Practice Nurse
, supported by a close-knit multidisciplinary team.

The role is based in General Practice and is ideal for a nurse who enjoys working autonomously while being well supported by colleagues. You will contribute to a range of nursing services appropriate to a small but busy practice, with the opportunity to build strong, ongoing relationships with our patients.

Dudley Wood Surgery offers a welcoming and supportive working environment, with a strong emphasis on continuity of care and community-focused general practice.

Job responsibilities

JOB

TITLE:

Practice Nurse

Job Summary:

Toassist medical personnel in the care of Practice patients to include treatment,preventative care, screening and patient education. To provide and maintain a high standard ofnursing care for patients as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. Care will be provided both in the Practice and community setting.

Job Responsibilities:

Providing assessment, screening and treatment services and health education advice

• Providing nursing treatments to patients in participation with general practitioners or independently to agreed protocols.
• Provide genera land specific chronic disease management to patients (within agreedprotocols) with referral to general practitioners as necessary.
• Advise patients ongeneral health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as necessary.

Other Duties:

• Assist in andperform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
• Cytology
• Removal of Sutures
• Travel advice and vaccines
• ECGs
• Long Term Condition management
• 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
• Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
• Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
• Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels
• Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
• At all times therewill be a need to maintain accurate records
• A duty to advise clinicians of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
• Attend and participate in any practice meetings when required
• Undertake home visits when required
• Other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures:

Following appropriate training, undertake the collection, storage anddespatch 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.

Administrative and professional responsibilities:

• Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the Practice team.
• Ens…