Practice Nurse

Support the practice in achieving quality indicators and targets of the GMS contract and any relevant National Service Frameworks.

Perform 24 Hour BP Monitoring.

Undertake wound care/ management/dressing techniques.

Perform cervical screening and promote breast awareness - following appropriate training.

Administer adult and paediatric injections/immunisations under an individualised prescription or Patient Group Direction, ensuring safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs.

Delivers travel health care, including vaccinations and advice for patients - following appropriate training if required.

Apply infection control measures when collecting and handling of laboratory specimens, disposing of waste materials, dealing with blood and body fluids spillages and report and treat sharps injuries.

Undertake first aid and management of emergencies, e.g. burns, haemorrhage, hypo, hyperglycaemic emergencies, asthma attacks.

Undertake annual training and demonstrates competency in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques

Support the practice in achieving quality indicators and targets of the GMS contract and any relevant National Service Frameworks.

Undertake opportunistic screening when clinically required.

Perform 24 Hour BP Monitoring.

Undertake wound care/ management/dressing techniques.

Undertake male, female and family planning assessments and give advice

Perform cervical screening and promote breast awareness - following appropriate training.

Administer adult and paediatric injections/immunisations under an individualised prescription or Patient Group Direction, ensuring safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs.

Contribute to the maintenance of the practice diseases registers.

Delivers travel health care, including vaccinations and advice for patients - following appropriate training if required.

Apply infection control measures when collecting and handling of laboratory specimens, disposing of waste materials, dealing with blood and body fluids spillages and report and treat sharps injuries.

Ensure that Infection Control standards are maintained within the Practice premises

Undertake first aid and management of emergencies, e.g. burns, haemorrhage, hypo, hyperglycaemic emergencies, asthma attacks.

Undertake annual training and demonstrates competency in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques

Qualifications

Essential

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Stock Surgery is a small rural dispensing practice with around 4800 patients and we highly value both our patients and staff. We believe in developing our staff and offer excellent CPD opportunities. We have a loyal team and pride ourselves in our working environment and fantastic teamwork.

We offer parking facilities and a lovely village location.

Qualifications