Practice Nurse

Old Road Medical practice is looking for an experienced Practice Nurse for a 6 month maternity cover contract. Hours are part-time or full time and can be discussed in interview, this is a fantastic opportunity for a practice nurse - access to a vehicle is essential as the role may include some home visits in the community. 

The main responsibilities of the role include:

• Undertaking health assessments, administering medication and treatments, and performing diagnostic tests.
• Providing and evaluating a range of health interventions to ensure that patients’ health and social care needs are met.
• General health and well-being promotion as well as creating individual, person-centred plans for patients with, or at risk of, a long term condition.
• Managing and treating long-term conditions, in line with national and local policies and the practice needs.
• Reviewing medication for therapeutic effectiveness, in accordance with evidence-based practice as well as national and practice protocols; working with patients to support their adherence to prescribed treatments.
• Prioritising health problems and intervening appropriately, to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
• Supporting and managing the health needs of women presenting for sexual health and contraception, and cervical cytology consultations.
• Implementing, and participating in, vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children, including patients travelling abroad.
• Meeting the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care.
• Running asthma, COPD and diabetes clinics and reviews.
  
  

• A relevant nursing degree.
• Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
• Competence to undertake asthma, COPD and diabetic clinics and reviews, holding relevant certificates.
• Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, 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.
  
  

• Supportive, welcoming team environment
• Opportunities for training and professional development
• NHS pension scheme
•  Competitive salary based on experience
• On site parking