Practice Nurse

Practice nurse duties to include;

Phlebotomy

Wound dressings and management

Injections - Prostap, Depo-provera, B12, plus adult immunisations

Baby immunisations

Cervical smears

24 hour BP fitting

The practice nurse will work as part of the primary healthcare team providing the below services to the patients of the practice.

Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by the GPs or other Clinicians

Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations

Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician

Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs

Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to GPs as appropriate

Maintaining and cleaning equipment

Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms

Participation in administrative systems in the Practice

At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records

Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

About Us: The Panton Practice is a large GP

practice dedicated to serving a diverse population of around 17,000 patients. Our team

is comprised of experienced professionals, including GP Partners, Salaried

GPs, Nurse Practitioners, Paramedic Practitioners, Practice Nurses, and our

invaluable Reception and Admin team.

Qualifications

Desirable: - Travel health experience; - Chronic disease management - Asthma, COPD, Diabetes; - 24 hour BP monitoring