Norfolk Park Medical Practice
Practice Nurse
Job summary
Norfolk Park Health Centre is looking for an experienced Practice Nurse to join our team of Nurses and HCAs. The ideal candidate would be dynamic, able to work on their own initiative, committed and a team player.
Main duties of the job
Your role would be to deliver effective healthcare to our patients, including long term condition management, wound management, vaccinations, and smears, depending on clinical competence.
You would also complete appropriate clinical coding in line with QOF and IIF targets.
We are looking to recruit a Nurse for around 15-25 hours over 2-3 days per week, possibly on a Monday, Thursday and a Friday. We are very flexible though and will agree hours with the sucessful canditate.
About us
Norfolk Park Health Centre is a small friendly GP surgery close to the City Centre with a practice population of 5000 patients.
We have a purpose built modern building with staff parking, that hosts 4 GP’s, an ANP, a small Nursing Team and a dedicated Admin and Reception Team.
Job responsibilities
- Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by GPs
- Clinics with routine appointments
- Chronic Disease Management
- Cytology
- Family Planning
- Wound care/ulcer care/Doppler
- Removal of Sutures
- Travel Clinic
- Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Spirometry
- Venepuncture
- Hypertension Management
- Ear syringing
- Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations
- as appropriate
- Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
- At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
- Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
- Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post
Qualifications
Essential
- Licence/Certification
- NMC registration (required)
Desirable
- General Practice experience
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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