Long Stratton Medical Partnership has an exciting opportunity for a practice nurse who has experience in primary healthcare to join our excellent practice, on a part time basis for 24 hours per week. This will be working over three days and shifts can be discussed at interview. The ideal applicant will need to be flexible and be able to cover for absences and holidays.
Working under the direct supervision of the lead nurse, you will assist the clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribes programmes of patient care.
The main responsibilities of the role include:
- Responsibility for meeting the nursing care needs of patients identified by the nurse, or where care has been transferred to the nurse by the GP.
- Triage of patients seen in the Treatment Room, or by telephone; offering advice, nursing treatment and/or emergency or routine referral to the doctors, or specialist nurse, or other agencies if appropriate.
- Responsibility for identifying care needs within the practice population, by practice profile or audit; and organising work to best meet the needs identified.
- Managing nursing care of those patients with chronic disease, operating specific clinic sessions if needed, and maintaining an appointment and recall system for patients.
- Involvement in policy development within the practice, providing the nursing input in any decision-making processes affecting the care of patients.
- Teaching other practice nurses and other members of the practice nurse team (nursing assistants/phlebotomists).
Please see full job description and person specification attached.
Interviews will provisionally take place on Thursday 27th February 2025.