Practice Nurse inHuntingdon inHuntingdon PUBLISHED 25 OCT 2024
Wellside Surgery rZuRxO20
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1-3 days per week
We are looking to recruit to our practice nursing team.
This is a great opportunity to join our friendly clinical team in looking after our
practice population of approx. 8900 patients.
This is a varied and challenging role and will include
a wide range of treatment room consultations and chronic disease management.
Competitive rates of pay commensurate with experience.
You will be providing a full range of treatment room services to our patients.
In addition, there is potential to be involved in the delivery of chronic disease management and / or minor illness services depending on experience and/or interest in these areas.
About usWellside Surgery - Practice Nurse
RESPONSIBLE TO:
The Practice Nurse Team Leader
Practice Manager
Partners
HOURS OF WORK: To be agreed
LEAVE ENTITLEMENT: As per contract
RATES OF PAY: As per contract
ROLE
The practice nurse will be accountable professionally for her individual actions.
The practice nurse will communicate with any other members of staff concerned with patient care, and will give appropriate regard to patient confidentiality. It must be remembered that care of patients ultimately rests with the general practitioner with whom they are registered and that patient care can only be undertaken with the certain knowledge that the GP concerned has requested this either directly or as part of practice policy.
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Key clinical duties of the post-holder will include:
- General treatment room duties and procedures
- Chronic disease management
- Collection of pathological specimens
- Investigatory procedures at the request of the GP
- Preventative procedures including immunisations (this will incorporate both child immunisations and travel vaccines) and cervical cytology
- Assisting GPs with clinical procedures when required (including chaperone duties)
- Care of equipment and maintenance of stock levels
- To attend patients in their home at the request of the GP, or in an emergency situation.
Key administrative duties will include :
- To maintain clear and accurate notes of consultations within the computerised patient record
- To co-operate in practice research projects as required
- To participate in clinical audit activities
- To attend practice meetings as appropriate
- To participate in further education as deemed useful or necessary and to share this learning with other team members
- To participate in in-house training as required
- To participate in stock control and ordering of supplies
Postscript
This is a summary of key tasks, and is not intended as a comprehensive description of duties of the post. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties which are not specifically mentioned above. Any significant changes to this job description will be made in consultation with the post holder.
1-3 days per week
We are looking to recruit to our practice nursing team.
This is a great opportunity to join our friendly clinical team in looking after our
practice population of approx. 8900 patients.
This is a varied and challenging role and will include
a wide range of treatment room consultations and chronic disease management.
Competitive rates of pay commensurate with experience.
You will be providing a full range of treatment room services to our patients.
In addition, there is potential to be involved in the delivery of chronic disease management and / or minor illness services depending on experience and/or interest in these areas.
About us
Wellside Surgery - Practice Nurse
RESPONSIBLE TO:
The Practice Nurse Team Leader
Practice Manager
Partners
HOURS OF WORK: To be agreed
LEAVE ENTITLEMENT: As per contract
RATES OF PAY: As per contract
ROLE
The practice nurse will be accountable professionally for her individual actions.
The practice nurse will communicate with any other members of staff concerned with patient care, and will give appropriate regard to patient confidentiality. It must be remembered that care of patients ultimately rests with the general practitioner with whom they are registered and that patient care can only be undertaken with the certain knowledge that the GP concerned has requested this either directly or as part of practice policy.
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Key clinical duties of the post-holder will include:
- General treatment room duties and procedures
- Chronic disease management
- Collection of pathological specimens
- Investigatory procedures at the request of the GP
- Preventative procedures including immunisations (this will incorporate both child immunisations and travel vaccines) and cervical cytology
- Assisting GPs with clinical procedures when required (including chaperone duties)
- Care of equipment and maintenance of stock levels
- To attend patients in their home at the request of the GP, or in an emergency situation.
Key administrative duties will include :
- To maintain clear and accurate notes of consultations within the computerised patient record
- To co-operate in practice research projects as required
- To participate in clinical audit activities
- To attend practice meetings as appropriate
- To participate in further education as deemed useful or necessary and to share this learning with other team members
- To participate in in-house training as required
- To participate in stock control and ordering of supplies
Postscript
This is a summary of key tasks, and is not intended as a comprehensive description of duties of the post. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties which are not specifically mentioned above. Any significant changes to this job description will be made in consultation with the post holder.
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