Maternity Cover Practice Nurse

Responsibilities include chronic disease management,

wound care, cytology, childhood immunisations, travel vaccination, NHS Health

Checks, ECGs, assisting GPs in minor operation session, treatment room tasks

including general immunisations, delivering health promotion

and health education to patients addressing key lifestyle issues i.e. smoking,

weight, diet etc.

Patient health checks and clinical reviews, including but not limited to:

o Chronic Disease annual reviews inc. Diabetes, Asthma, COPD, CHD and CKD

o NHS health Checks

o INR testing (including housebound provisions)

o Learning Disability Checks

Perform injections including but not limited to: B12, depo (contraception), testosterone, zoladex, flu, pneumovax, shingles

BP monitoring including hypertension reviews and 24 hour BP

Urinalysis

Perform cytology testing

Travel Health: by providing comprehensive advice to patients prior to travel including; vaccinations and medicines, safe sex, food hygiene, sun protection.

Childhood and adult vaccinations, offer advice and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions.

Running well person clinics and health promotion programs by providing a holistic assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise.

Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based guidelines.

We have an

exciting opportunity for a Practice Nurse to join our well established and high

performing team on a 12 month fixed term basis to cover maternity leave. We are a forward-thinking

practice serving a patient population of 9,200 and are committed to putting

patient care first. You will be working

within an experienced and supportive team which includes 6 Partners, 4 Salaried

GPs, 1 Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 3 Practice Nurses 1 Healthcare

Assistant and 2 phlebotomists.

Qualifications

Experience