South Oxhey SurgeryrpO4v5RU
As a vital part of our healthcare team, you’ll engage in important patient care activities, from cervical cytology screening and child immunisations to wound management and ECGs. We value your experience and encourage you to bring your passion for quality nursing to the forefront. Beyond clinical tasks, you’ll provide invaluable lifestyle advice and support, helping patients overcome health challenges. If you’re ready to nurture your professional growth while positively impacting lives, we’d love to hear from you!
The GP practice in South Oxhey is seeking a part time practice nurse to support our healthcare team for approximately 10-15 hours / week, afternoons preferred on Wednesdays and Fridays (Flexible working arrangements considered).
The ideal candidate will provide high-quality patient care and support in a medical practice setting and be keen to make a positive impact on patient well-being and contribute to the delivery of quality healthcare services.
- Maintain accurate patient records and ensure confidentiality.
- The ideal candidate will have previous practice nursing experience, to include :
- Cervical Cytology Screening taking smears and overseeing the safety of the cytology screening service within our surgery
- Child immunisations given child immunisations and overseeing child immunisation take up within the surgery
- Wound monitoring and dressings
- ECG / Phlebotomy / Injections
About us
Support the practice in achieving quality indicators and targets of the GMS contract and any relevant National Service Frameworks.
Undertake opportunistic screening when clinically required.
Perform venepuncture and electrocardiography.
Undertake wound care/ management/dressing techniques.
Perform cervical screening and promote breast awareness.
Administer adult and paediatric injections under an individualised prescription or Patient Group Direction, ensuring safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs.
Provide advice on lifestyle issues, assist and support patients in changing their unhealthy behaviours and refer appropriately.
Apply infection control measures when collecting and handling of laboratory specimens, disposing of waste materials, dealing with blood and body fluids spillages and report and treat sharps injuries.
Undertake first aid and management of emergencies, e.g., burns, haemorrhage, hypo/hyperglycaemic emergencies/asthma attacks.
Undertake annual training and demonstrates competency in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques.
Abide by the legal requirements and statutory rules relating to practice and record and maintain periodic professional registration with RCN & NMC.
Recognise the signs of child abuse, family violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse, addictive behaviours, suicidal tendencies and be aware of local, referral procedures.
Promote your own continuing professional development.
Participate in an annual appraisal.
Completing all mandatory training modules as specified by the Practice.Promote your own continuing professional development.
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources.
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