Our friendly and dynamic rural GP training/dispensing Practice is looking for an Experienced Practice Nurse to join our team on a LOCUM basis 24hrs a week for 1 month, starting immediately until 03 Jul 26.
The role will be dual sited within Godolphin Health's Praze and Connor Downs GP practices.
We welcome applications from experienced Practice Nurses with relevant chronic disease management experience.
Job Description
To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients as well as nursing assistance to the Doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. The duties will include:
· All tasks normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and in addition any rules agreed
between the nurse and doctors as appropriate.
· Registering pathology test for example urine culture swabs.
· Interest in Asthma, COPD and learning difficulties.
· Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by clinician.
· Attend and participate in the practices MDT.
· To manage patients with chronic disease running specific clinic sessions and maintaining
robust call and recall systems.
· Participate in national screening work such a cervical cytology and deliver the national
immunisation vaccine schedules.
· Administration to maintain accurate patient records and enter onto EMIS using agreed
Read Code and templates.
· Ensure accurate entries.
· Maintain stock of waiting room leaflets health promotion leaflets.
· Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are
administered under patient group directions.
· Monitor vaccinations to maintain stock levels.
· Running well person clinics and health promotion programs to provide a holistic
assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise.
· Able to document consultations according to the NMC guidelines.
· Ensuring awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures including
systems of referral ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse.
· Follow agreed clinical protocols with referral to GPs as appropriate.
A full job description is available on request.
Pay: £25.00-£28.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Praze an Beeble TR14 0LB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- GENERAL PRACTICE Nursing: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- NMC (required)
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
