Part-time Practice Nurse 24 hours per week - Mickleover Surgery

An opportunity has arisen for you to join our small, friendly practice team at Mickleover Surgery. We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Practice Nurse to join our clinical team to help continue to provide our patients with excellent medical care, delivered efficiently and effectively in an environment that is patient centred, welcoming, caring, and accessible.

About Us

• 2 GP Partners

• 3 Salaried GPs

• 1 Practice Nurse

• 1 HCA

• Excellent reception and admin team

• Part of Greater Derby PCN

• SystmOne

Job summary:

 The practice nurse will work as part of the primary healthcare team providing Personal Medical Services to the patients of the practice.

Job responsibilities:

• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by the GPs

• Cytology

• Wound care / ulcer care/Doppler

• Removal of Sutures

• NHS Health Checks

• Urinalysis

• Travel Clinic

• ECGs

• Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Spirometry

• Venepuncture

• Hypertension Management

• Ear syringing

• Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations

• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician

• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs

• Interest in Diabetes or Coronary Heart Disease and Contraception.

• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to GPs as appropriate

• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs

• Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required

• Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician.

• Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms

• Maintain stock of waiting room leaflets as instructed by partners and Practice Manager

• Ordering of Health Promotion Literature

• Ordering of stock from the Royal Derby Hospital

• Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels

• Participation in administrative systems in the Practice

• At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records

• A duty to advise the GP Partners of potential problems or errors within a range of assigned tasks

• Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.

• On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits

• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Please see the attached full job description.

Knowledge Skills & Experience

• 12 months relevant experience working in a primary care environment within the last 2 years

• SystmOne experienced

• Excellent communication skills

• Ability to record accurate clinical notes

• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure

• Ability to work as a team member and alone

Please see the attached full practice nurse person specification.

If you wish to apply for this post, please send your up-to-date CV and covering letter to Angela Maine, Practice Manager, Mickleover Surgery, 10 Cavendish Way, Mickleover, Derby DE3 9BJ or email angela.maine@nhs.net