Caregiving Professional
2 weeks ago
Job Summary
Botesdale Health Centre is a fantastic opportunity for a professional, conscientious and highly effective practice nurse to join our team on a part-time basis. As a key member of our clinical team, you will be responsible for assisting in the care of practice patients, providing treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education.
Main Responsibilities
- Undertake health assessments, administer medication and treatments, and perform diagnostic tests.
- Provide and evaluate a range of health interventions to ensure that patients' health and social care needs are met.
- Administer childhood immunizations and travel vaccinations.
- Manage patients with long-term health conditions.
- Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis.
- Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition.
- Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, integrating drug-and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan.
- Work with patients to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments.
- Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication, medication regimes, side effects and interactions.
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care.
About Us
We are a rural GMS 9900 patient surgery with 4 Partners, 4 Salaried GPs and a fantastic clinical and practice team with an on-site Dispensary. We are located in a modern, recently extended surgery with community nurses located on site as well as an X-ray suite.
Job Requirements
- A relevant nursing degree.
- Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
- Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course (General Practice Nurse Foundation Programme) or equivalent experience or qualifications.
- A registered prescriber.
- Competence to undertake asthma, COPD and diabetic clinics and reviews, holding relevant certificates.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A relevant nursing degree.
- Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
- Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course (General Practice Nurse Foundation Programme) or equivalent experience or qualifications.
- A registered prescriber.
- Competence to undertake asthma, COPD and diabetic clinics and reviews, holding relevant certificates.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care, and recording spirometry.
- A compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work.
- Knowledge and experience of its application in supporting long-term conditions.
- Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.
