Job Description

Practice Nurse

:
To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patient as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the healthcare team.

Job Responsibilities:
- Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by the senior nursing staff and GPs.
- Basic wound care / ulcer care.
- Administering child vaccines in line with guidelines.
- Cytology
- Removal of sutures
- New patient medicals / carer medicals
- Urinalysis
- ECGs
- Peak flow readings
- Blood pressure measurements
- Ear syringing
- Routine immunisations
- Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinicians
- Assisting GPs with minor surgery, coil fittings and other medical procedures
- Requesting basic pathology tests (Urine culture, swabs ect)
- Chronic disease management (Asthma/COPD)
- Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
- Willingness to complete Contraception and HRT reviews
- Willingness to complete non-medical prescribing qualification

Other tasks:
- Participation in administrative systems in the practice
- Maintaining accurate medical records at all times
- Attend and participate in practice meetings when required
- On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits

We are looking for:

- Registered healthcare professional with NMC registration

- Strong clinical reasoning skills and sound knowledge of current guidelines

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work well within a team and support fellow colleagues.

- Commitment to ongoing professional development and high-quality patient care.

- General Practice/Treatment Room nurse experience is desirable but not essential.

About Us:
We are currently a 6 Partner practice based in Welham Green. We also have 5 Salaried GPs, 5 Nurses, 2 HCAs, 2 Pharmacists, a Pharmacy Technician as well as a range of ARRS staff and admin support.

We cover 2 sites, and this role will work across both. Our main site is at Potterells Medical Centre in Welham Green, and we also cover Hertfordshire University with our second site being the Medical Centre on College Lane Campus.

We are ideally looking for 2.5 to 3 days a week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9am-4.30 or 5pm. Weekly hours would therefore range between 17 hours to 22.5 hours per week depending on shift preference.

Benefits:
- Free car parking on both sites
- 5 weeks paid holiday
- 1 weeks study leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Lovely patients and a great team!

Pay Rate: 24 - 28 per hour depending on experience.

Please reach out with any questions.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 24.00-28.00 per hour

Expected hours: 17 - 22.5 per week

Benefits:

Company pension Free flu jabs Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Sick pay
Application question(s):

Are you able to drive?
Experience:

practice nursing : 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person