Practice Nurse

We are looking for an enthusiastic and friendly practice nurse to join our growing team. You must have recent relevant experience as a practice nurse and be competent in usual practice nurse duties.

Main duties of the job

Practice nurse duties to include;

Wound dressings and management

Baby immunisations

Cervical smears

24 hour BP fitting

ECGs

Urinalysis

About us

About Us: The Panton Practice is a large GPpractice dedicated to serving a diverse population of around 17,300 patients. Our teamis comprised of experienced professionals, including GP Partners, SalariedGPs, Nurse Practitioners, Paramedic Practitioners, Practice Nurses, and our invaluable Reception and Admin team.

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

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse - adult
• Qualified in Phlebotomy
• Cervical smears
• Baby immunisations
• Competence with adult injections and immunisations
• 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.