Practice Nurse inWalsall inWalsall PUBLISHED 16 OCT 2024

Depending on experience  PERMANENT  GOOD SALARY 

Advise patients on general health care with referral to GP as necessary.

Rushall Medical Centre are looking for a motivated Practice Nurse to join our team at Rushall. Experience working in general practice would be ideal but is not essential. We are looking for a Practice Nurse who is driven to ensure we are giving our patients the essential care and support that they need.

The Practice Nurse role is vital and varied and the successful candidate would ideally be able to undertake a full range of core clinical competencies as identified in the job description.

Provide nursing treatment under the direction of the GP's.

Provide health screening with agreed protocols with referral to GP if indicated

Advise patients on general health care with referral to GP as necessary

Act as chaperone to GPs when required

Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears, etc .On the spot urinalysis (dip) testing, and perform any investigatory procedures requested by the GP. Ensure that all monitoring processes for patients with chronic diseases are undertaken in accordance with practice policy and in a timely manner.

Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes/computer records

Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and hoc reports

Assist in the formulation of practice philosophy, strategy and policy.

Ensure the adequate maintenance of equipment and stock levels in the treatment rooms, liaising with the Practice Manager.

About us

The successful candidate will undertaken the following duties:

Ideally a minimum of 2 years in general practice but this is not essential and training will be provided

Asthma monitoring

Management of Diabetes

Management of COPD

Cervical Cytology

Childhood Immunisations

Travel vaccinations/advice

Height/weight/body mass index interpretation of results/action

Anaphylaxis and CPR

Venepuncture

Lifestyle advice diet / alcohol / exercise

Knowledge and implementation of infection controlprocedure

NHS health checks

Family planning

Learning Disability annual review and care planning

Advanced wound care management

Care planning

Child and Adult protection

Risk management

Health & Safety

Health promotion

Ear care and syringing

Able to manage own workload and support others in the team.

Increase in knowledge of diseases and ability to communicate this knowledge to the general public.

Ability to administer Zoladex /Prostrap /Flu/Pneumococcal/COVID/Shingrix

Involvement in care pathways in collaboration with others

Management of chronic diseases

Respond to QOF alerts and to actively undertake reviews required in line with the framework.

Rushall Medical Centre are looking for a motivated Practice Nurse to join our team at Rushall. Experience working in general practice would be ideal but is not essential. We are looking for a Practice Nurse who is driven to ensure we are giving our patients the essential care and support that they need.

The Practice Nurse role is vital and varied and the successful candidate would ideally be able to undertake a full range of core clinical competencies as identified in the job description.

Provide nursing treatment under the direction of the GP's.

Provide health screening with agreed protocols with referral to GP if indicated

Advise patients on general health care with referral to GP as necessary

Act as chaperone to GPs when required

Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears, etc .On the spot urinalysis (dip) testing, and perform any investigatory procedures requested by the GP. Ensure that all monitoring processes for patients with chronic diseases are undertaken in accordance with practice policy and in a timely manner.

Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes/computer records

Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and hoc reports

Assist in the formulation of practice philosophy, strategy and policy.

Ensure the adequate maintenance of equipment and stock levels in the treatment rooms, liaising with the Practice Manager.

About us

The successful candidate will undertaken the following duties:

Ideally a minimum of 2 years in general practice but this is not essential and training will be provided

Asthma monitoring

Management of Diabetes

Management of COPD

Cervical Cytology

Childhood Immunisations

Travel vaccinations/advice

Height/weight/body mass index interpretation of results/action

Anaphylaxis and CPR

Venepuncture

Lifestyle advice diet / alcohol / exercise

Knowledge and implementation of infection controlprocedure

NHS health checks

Family planning

Learning Disability annual review and care planning

Advanced wound care management

Care planning

Child and Adult protection

Risk management

Health & Safety

Health promotion

Ear care and syringing

Able to manage own workload and support others in the team.

Increase in knowledge of diseases and ability to communicate this knowledge to the general public.

Ability to administer Zoladex /Prostrap /Flu/Pneumococcal/COVID/Shingrix

Involvement in care pathways in collaboration with others

Management of chronic diseases

Respond to QOF alerts and to actively undertake reviews required in line with the framework.



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