Practice Nurse

About the Role

The Guildhall and Barrow Surgery has an exciting vacancy for an experienced practice nurse to join our friendly team. The ideal candidate will hours and days negotiable.

The post holder is responsible for the delivery of general practice nursing to our practice population. This includes but is not limited to:

• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by GPs
• Work at both GHS and BHS sites
• Chronic disease management according to protocols
• Coronary Heart Disease and Contraception
• Peak Flow Readings
• Hypertension management
• Weight monitoring and support
• Health promotion
• First aid and management of emergencies e.g. cardiac arrest, shock, haemorrhage
• New Patient Medicals/Urinalysis
• Fall and Fracture assessment
• Learning disability checks
• Glucometer checks
• Cytology
• Wound care/ulcer care
• Removal of Sutures
• Travel Risk assessment, immunisations and advice
• ECGs
• Smoking cessation
• Venepuncture
• Routine injections
• Child immunisations

About the Candidate

All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience: * A relevant nursing degree. * Current NMC registration with an active PIN. * Ideally having completed the CNO002 Discovering a Nursing Career in General Practice module or the Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course (General Practice Nurse Foundation Programme) however we would still be interested in those applicants with equivalent experience or qualifications. * Competence to undertake asthma, COPD and diabetic clinics and reviews, holding relevant certificates. * Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care, and recording spirometry. * Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work. The successful candidate will value the dignity of our patients, their relatives and carers, as well as their colleagues at the practice. * Knowledge, and experience of its application, in supporting long-term conditions.

Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.
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About Us

We are a busy and friendly GP practice working across two sites with a patient list of just over 13,500.

We have 6 x GP partners, 6 x salaried GP's, 1 x clinical pharmacist, 2 x advanced nurse practitioners, paramedic and a nursing team of 4 RGN's, 2 x HCA's a phlebotomist and nursing associate. Our clinical team is supported by a managements team and clinical support team.

We are a designated training practice and host GP trainees.

For further details please contact: Rebecca Shelley - Practice Business Manager via email: [email protected]

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.