Senior Practice NurseinColchesterinColchesterPUBLISHED SUN 5 JAN 2025
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Flexible working options with both full-time/4 compressed days or 5 shorter days, promoting work-life balance.
Opportunity to work in two vibrant locations, allowing exposure to diverse patient populations and community needs.
Engagement in comprehensive health assessments and personalized care plans, enhancing job satisfaction from making a real impact on patient health.
Involvement in managing and treating long-term conditions, allowing for the development of specialized skills and expertise.
Participation in vaccination and immunisation programmes, contributing to public health initiatives and community wellbeing.
Opportunity to run specialized clinics (asthma, COPD, diabetes) providing continuous care and building long-term relationships with patients.
Collaborative work environment with multidisciplinary teams, fostering professional development and knowledge sharing.
East Bergholt Surgery and Constable Country Medical Practice in Colchester is seeking a Senior Practice Nurse for a full-time position, available on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role involves working at both practice locations and offers flexibility with a choice of 4 compressed days or 5 shorter days. Responsibilities include conducting health assessments, administering treatments and medications, performing diagnostic tests, and developing personalized care plans for patients with long-term conditions.
Additionally, the Senior Practice Nurse will manage and review long-term conditions in accordance with established policies, support women's health services, implement vaccination programs, and provide wound care. The position also encompasses managing chronic conditions such as asthma, COPD, and diabetes through dedicated clinics and reviews, all while ensuring adherence to evidence-based practices and maximizing patient health outcomes.
Additionally, the Senior Practice Nurse will manage and review long-term conditions in accordance with established policies, support women's health services, implement vaccination programs, and provide wound care. The position also encompasses managing chronic conditions such as asthma, COPD, and diabetes through dedicated clinics and reviews, all while ensuring adherence to evidence-based practices and maximizing patient health outcomes.
Flexible working options with both full-time/4 compressed days or 5 shorter days, promoting work-life balance.
Opportunity to work in two vibrant locations, allowing exposure to diverse patient populations and community needs.
Engagement in comprehensive health assessments and personalized care plans, enhancing job satisfaction from making a real impact on patient health.
Involvement in managing and treating long-term conditions, allowing for the development of specialized skills and expertise.
Participation in vaccination and immunisation programmes, contributing to public health initiatives and community wellbeing.
Opportunity to run specialized clinics (asthma, COPD, diabetes) providing continuous care and building long-term relationships with patients.
Collaborative work environment with multidisciplinary teams, fostering professional development and knowledge sharing.
East Bergholt Surgery and Constable Country Medical Practice has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced senior practice nurse to join our team on a full-time /4 compressed days or 5 shorter days basis. This position is to work across both our sites and will be offered on a 12 month fixed term contract.
- 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.
- 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.
- Meeting the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care.
- Hypertension review and management.
- Running asthma, COPD and diabetes clinics and reviews.
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