Job summary
Brinsworth & Whsiton Medical Centre are offering and exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic nurse to join our practice team, this is a permanent position, arising following the retirement of one of our nurses. The successful candidate will work between 3 days per week.
- Assist in and perform routine tasks relating to patient care.
- Undertake and promote cervical cytology.
- Provide a comprehensive family planning service and sexual health service.
- Undertake Spirometry and have undertaken relevant training.
- Manage newly diagnosed patients with Asthma, COPD & Diabetes.
- Undertake Chronic disease management and prevention Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Hypertension, Hypothyroidism, IHD, Stroke, LD.
- Perform wound care using aseptic technique and general wound care.
- Undertake opportunistic screening of BP checks, height, weight, BMI, urinalysis, glucose monitoring and smoking status.
- Administer injections under an individual prescription or patient group direction
- Offer a holistic approach to travel health including comprehensive advice for patients prior to travel.
- Undertake ear syringing.
- Competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques.
- Child Health and Child Protection, including immunisations.
- Promote health and well-being, through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills.
- Refer and use social prescribing teams.
- To undertake home visits.
- To clearly communicate the health status of the patient using appropriate terminology, technology and format.
- INR monitoring if agreed by a shared care protocol.
- Undertake infection control measures, including audits and annual reports.
Experience:
Essential criteria
Nursing & Midwifery NMC Registered Qualified to undertake Cytology
General Practice: 1 year (Essential)
Desirable criteria
System one Experience
Pay: £19.50-£21.50 per hour
Experience:
- General practice: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
