Practice Nurse

Job description

We have partnered with a cutting-edge healthcare partnership and training practice in Canterbury. They are dedicated to improving patient services and training and developing clinicians for the future. They are actively seeking a new Clinical Pharmacist to join their diverse and experienced team of healthcare professionals.

Position Details:

·       Job Title: Practice Nurse

·       Job Type: Full time - 37 hours p/week - Usual start 8/9 until 6/7 finish

·       Location: Canterbury

·       Salary: £34, 632 - £42,328 per annum, depending on experience, Plus NHS Pension, 5 weeks A/L plus BH & 1 week CPD allowance. Supportive of training, development.

·       Support Team:

Work alongside four GP Partners, Salaried GPs, Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Physician Associates, and Healthcare Assistants.

Main Duties:

The successful applicant must have Practice Nurse experience in a GP setting. Knowledge of baby immunisations and wound care are essential. Diabetes, Asthma or COPD experience would be an advantage.

To carry out general nursing procedures as and when required. 2) Care of equipment and stocking of vaccines, consumables and laboratory items. Maintaining a supply of sterile treatment packs. Stock-keeping to be done in liaison with the practice manager.

Collection of pathological specimens ,including intravenous blood samples; and performing certain investigations at the request of GPs for example; ECG, Peak flow, spirometry, audiometry 4) Supervision of patients with chronic illnesses. This will include setting up and running various screening and treatment protocols as and when required and maintaining an appointment and recall system for patients.

Prevention work such as immunizations, cervical cytology, family planning, weight reduction, smoking cessation, cardiovascular risk reduction, fitness promotion and any other designated Health Promotion areas.

6) Assisting and/or chaperoning GPs performing surgical or family planning procedures or examinations. 7) To attend patients in their homes when requested by a general practitioner. 8) To have regard for the emotional and social needs of patients and communicate these perceptions to the relevant member(s) of the PHCT. 9) To be aware and take responsibility for personal safety in performing procedures and to identify and recommend safe procedures to be adopted in the practice. Administrative 1) Keeping full and accurate notes in the patient's records and/or in any other from used in the practice, of all consultations and treatments. 2) Co-operation with any practice research projects. 3) The collection and collation of any relevant data far compiling practice reports. 4) Identification (in conjunction with the practice nurse manager/practice manager if necessary) of any deficiency in the practices target for 100% success in preventive and surveillance protocols and anticipate the measures needed to rectify the deficit

Identifying care needs within the practice population by undertaking a practice profile or similar exercise and organising work to best meet the needs identified. 10) Ability to demonstrate the rationale behind the various methods chosen to meet care needs of patients, to evaluate those methods and change them as necessary.