Practice Nurse inBedworth inBedworth PUBLISHED 7 OCT 2024

We are looking to recruit an
experienced Practice Nurse
with Chronic Disease Management Qualifications to join our nursing team. The hours on offer are 30 hours per week between 08.30-18.30 Monday to Friday. The specific hours are to be confirmed. Bedworth Health Centre is a large training practice in the heart of Bedworth Town Centre.

Main duties of the job

The candidate will hold the necessary qualifications to undertake chronic disease management, childhood immunisations and cervical smears as a minimum

• Cytology
• Routine immunisations / Childhood immunisations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions.
• Wound care / ulcer care / doppler / suture removal
• Travel Clinic
• Perform Ear Irrigation.
• Perform ECG recordings and present results to the requester.
• Asthma / Peak Flow Readings / Spirometry
• To undertake chronic disease management (ie asthma, diabetes, coronary heart disease, hypertension) within Practice protocols, including monitoring progress, response to treatment.
• Hypertension Management
• Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
• Administer Depo injections and carry out pill checks.
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs

About us

Job summary:

The practice nurse will work as part of the primary healthcare team providing Personal Medical Services to the patients of practice.

Job responsibilities:

• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
• Cytology
• Wound care / ulcer care / Doppler
• Removal of Sutures
• New Patient Medicals
• Urinalysis
• Travel Clinic
• Perform Ear Irrigation.
• Perform ECG recordings and present results to the requester.
• Asthma / Peak Flow Readings / Spirometry
• To undertake chronic disease management (ie asthma, diabetes, coronary heart disease, hypertension) within Practice protocols, including monitoring progress, response to treatment.
• Hypertension Management
• Routine immunisations / Childhood immunisations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions.
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
• Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
• Administer depo injections and carry out pill checks.
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
• Interest in Diabetes or Coronary Heart Disease and Contraception.
• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
• Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
• Maintain stock of waiting room leaflets as instructed by partners and Practice Manager
• Ordering of Health Promotion Literature
• Able to recognise and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.
• Ordering of stock from the Hospital
• Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels
• Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
• At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
• A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
• Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
• On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post