Nurse Practitioner

4 weeks ago


Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom Wateringbury Surgery Full time

Job Summary

At Wateringbury Surgery, we are seeking a skilled and dedicated Practice Nurse to join our team. As a Practice Nurse, you will play a vital role in providing high-quality patient care and contributing to the overall success of our practice.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide assessment, treatment, screening, and health education services to patients in accordance with the UKCC Code of Conduct.
  • Work with reference to practice agreed protocols and guidelines, providing nursing treatments to patients both independently and in participation with nurse colleagues and general practitioners.
  • Have the required level of training and competence and work within patient group directions where these are available.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse - Nursing and Midwifery Council

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Polite and confident
  • Flexible and co-operative
  • High levels of integrity and loyalty
  • Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
  • Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
  • Commitment to ongoing professional development
  • Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
  • Motivated, forward thinker
  • Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
  • Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
  • Effectively utilise resources

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a primary care environment
  • 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, benchmarking

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
  • ECGs
  • Venepuncture
  • Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
  • Understanding the importance of evidence-based practice
  • Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
  • Ability to record accurate clinical notes
  • Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
  • Chaperone procedure
  • Womens health - cervical cytology, contraception, etc.
  • Immunisations - routine, childhood and travel
  • Chronic disease management
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Effective time management (planning and organising)
  • Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Problem solving and analytical skills
  • Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure

Desirable

  • 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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