Practice Nurse

Within the role of the Practice Nurse, you will provide care

and management of patients with long term health conditions such as Respiratory, as well as providing all aspects of nursing care duties such as

wound care, adult and childhood immunisations, travel vaccinations, cervical

cytology screening, contraception and sexual health screening and promoting a

healthy lifestyle.

Managing long term conditions.

Working collaboratively with general practitioners to

provide the highest level of care.

Assessing, evaluating and monitoring treatment plans.

Be competent and up to date with Cervical Cytology

screening, childhood immunisations, contraception management and all aspects of

immunisations and vaccinations.

Be proactive in promoting a healthy lifestyle and care

navigate to appropriate services.

Mentor and support health care assistants.

Advise on foreign travel and administering travel

vaccinations.

Managing complex pressure dressings and wound care

management.

Ensure infection control procedures and policies are followed

and kept current.

Participate in practice audits, development plans and

meetings.

Maintain own annual registration with the NMC and adhering

to Code of Professional Conduct.

Promote own continuous professional development.

Any other reasonable duties that may be required on

occasion.

We are a friendly, professional and supportive team of GPs, Advanced Nurse

Practitioners, Practice Nurses and Health Care Assistants who work alongside a

friendly and dedicated admin/reception team. In addition, we also have a pharmacy technician who is a great asset to the

Practice. We also work alongside a multidisciplinary PCN team consisting of a Mental Health Nurse,

Physiotherapist, social prescriber and Health and Wellbeing Coach.

We as a practice believe in future training of all staff and are keen to encourage all who work with us to undertake training to help develop their current skill set or to further their careers for the future.

Experience

Desirable: - Minimum 2 years post qualification experience; - Experience of working in General Practice

Qualifications