Practice Nurse

We are a local practice in Harlow, looking to recruit a new team member. This is a very busy practice, with longstanding nursing team. Applicant would be required to work flexibly during the week, school hours will be considered if appropriate to the right candidate. Generous sick pay and training available.

ideal candidate with have expertise in a Lind term condition such as Diabetes, or be ARTP qualified.

The post holder is responsible for the delivery of basic nursing, examination and consultation skills to the whole practice population.

Offer a holistic approach to travel health by providing comprehensive advice to patients prior to travel including; vaccinations and medicines, safe sex, food hygiene, sun protection

Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions

• Assessing problems presented opportunistically by patients, dealing with minor illness.
• Able to document Consultations according to NMC guidelines
• Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse.
• Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology smear tests.
• Perform venepuncture according to local guidelines
• Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based guidelines
• Suture removal
• Take ECGs
• Able to recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines
• Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines
• Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written)
• Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained

As an autonomous practitioner the post holder is responsible for the care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision-making in the management of patients. In addition, they will work collaboratively within the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, support the delivery of policies and procedures, and provide nurse leadership as required.

Job title:

Practice Nurse

Accountable to: Practice Manager and GP Partners

Hours: 30 hoursper week

Job summary:

This job description is not exhaustive and is intended to provide an outline of the keytasks and responsibilities only.

The post holder is responsible for the delivery of basic nursing, examination and consultation skills to the whole practice population.

Asan autonomous practitioner the post holder is responsible for the ca redelivered, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision-making in the management of patients. In addition, they will work collaboratively within the general practice team to meet the needs of patients,support the delivery of policies and procedures, and provide nurse leadershipas required.

Key responsibilities:

Professional

Offer a holistic approach to travelhealth by providing comprehensive advice to patients prior to travelincluding; vaccinations and medicines, safe sex, food hygiene, sunprotection

Offer advice about childhood andadult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patientgroup directions

Assessing problems presentedopportunistically by patients, dealing with minor illness.

Able to document Consultationsaccording to NMC guidelines

Ensures awareness of statutory andlocal clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse.

Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology smear tests.

Perform venepuncture according tolocal guidelines

Provide a holistic approach towound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based guidelines

Suture removal

Take ECGs

Able to recognize and manageanaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines

Able to perform Cardio-pulmonaryresuscitation according to current UK guidelines

Assist in the provision of minorsurgery

Ability to obtain and documentinformed consent (either verbal or written)

Ability to monitor and managemaintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration, sterilizerand emergency…