Practice Nurse

6 days ago

Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Acorn Surgery Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and committed Registered Nurse to join our team at Acorn Surgery, a forward-thinking and family-friendly organization.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide high-quality nursing care to patients, adhering to all Practice protocols and policies.
  • Assist GPs and other healthcare professionals in delivering patient care.
  • Perform routine nursing tasks, including immunizations, cervical screening, wound management, and chronic disease management.
  • Maintain accurate electronic clinical health care records.
  • Work collaboratively with the team to promote health and wellbeing, and encourage educational opportunities.
Main Duties
  • Clinical Duties
    • Undertake immunization and vaccination programs, including administering injections under prescription or Patient Group Direction.
    • Ensure safe storage, rotation, and disposal of vaccines and drugs.
    • Work with administrative staff to promote public health-related immunization programs.
    • Perform wound care using aseptic technique, including suturing and clip removal.
    • Assist clinicians with minor surgery procedures.
  • Cervical Screening and Women's Health
    • Advise patients on cervical cytology and mammography screening programs.
    • Undertake cervical cytology sampling under supervision.
    • Promote breast self-awareness and provide supporting literature.
    • Advise patients on reducing the risk of sexually transmitted diseases and make referrals as necessary.
  • Cardiovascular Disease
    • Contribute to the implementation of the National Service Framework.
    • Maintain the Practice CHD register.
    • Advise patients on lifestyle management and drug compliance for reducing cardiovascular risk factors.
  • Infection Control
    • Support patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures.
    • Apply infection control measures according to local and national guidelines.
Person Specification
  • Essential
    • Experience of chronic disease management.
    • Experience of working autonomously.
    • Experience of infection prevention and control measures.
  • Desirable
    • Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse.
    • Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients.
    • Experience of quality initiatives and benchmarking.
Qualifications and Skills
  • Essential
    • Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council).
  • Desirable
    • Mentor or teaching qualification.
    • Postgraduate diploma or degree in Chronic Disease Management.
    • Nurse prescriber.
    • Family planning qualification.
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
  • Essential
    • Wound care and removal of sutures and staples.
    • ECGs.
    • Venepuncture.
    • New patient medicals.
    • Requesting pathology tests and processing results.
    • Understanding evidence-based practice.
    • Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
    • Ability to work within own scope of practice.
    • Chaperone procedure.
    • Immunizations (routine, childhood, and travel).
    • Excellent communication skills.
    • Effective time management.
    • Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
    • Good interpersonal skills.
    • Problem-solving and analytical skills.
    • Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure.
    • Well-developed IT skills.
  • Desirable
    • Experience of using Systmone.
    • Women's Health.
    • Chronic disease management.
    • Travel medicine.
    • Spirometry.
    • Broad knowledge of clinical governance.
    • Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
    • Awareness of issues within the wider health arena.
    • Knowledge of health promotion strategies.

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