QueenCamel Medical Centre is a family-orientated, innovative rural practice where we put an emphasis on a high level of prompt patient-centred care. We are looking for a Practice Nurse to join our team.
Main duties of the job
Supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring long-term conditions. You will need to be able to run a Practice Nurse clinic, this will include general nurse appointments and Chronic Disease Management. You will take responsibility for infection prevention and review and adapt the Practice's IPC policies. About us
We have a broad practice boundary, which serves over 6000 patients, centred around the picturesque village of Queen Camel, which sits on the River Cam as it travels from King Arthur's seat at Cadbury Castle. This includes over 10 villages and hamlets, within which we care for one nursing home and several residential homes. We have recently extended our dispensary and moved towards robotic technology to future-proof the service that we offer. This has enabled us to offer a 24-hour prescription collection service to the 80% of patients that we currently dispense to. We are a keen training practice with regular lunchtime teaching in addition to a mandatory morning coffee break! Currently, we house GP and Advanced Nurse Practitioner trainees, as well as developing a team of GP assistants to reduce the clinical burden on document management amongst other roles. Job responsibilities
Job summary: The practice nurse will work as part of the primary healthcare team providing Personal Medical Services to the patients of practice. Job responsibilities: To carry out tasks as per qualifications which may include: Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by the GP Partners Cytology Removal of Sutures Travel Clinic ECGs Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Spirometry Venepuncture Ear syringing Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs Interest in Diabetes or Asthma Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to GPs as appropriate Other tasks will include 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 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 GP or Practice Manager of potential problems or errors within a range of assigned tasks Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required. Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post Person Specification
Experience
Experience of working within a nursing team Experience of working in primary care. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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Supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring long-term conditions. You will need to be able to run a Practice Nurse clinic, this will include general nurse appointments and Chronic Disease Management. You will take responsibility for infection prevention and review and adapt the Practice's IPC policies. About us
We have a broad practice boundary, which serves over 6000 patients, centred around the picturesque village of Queen Camel, which sits on the River Cam as it travels from King Arthur's seat at Cadbury Castle. This includes over 10 villages and hamlets, within which we care for one nursing home and several residential homes. We have recently extended our dispensary and moved towards robotic technology to future-proof the service that we offer. This has enabled us to offer a 24-hour prescription collection service to the 80% of patients that we currently dispense to. We are a keen training practice with regular lunchtime teaching in addition to a mandatory morning coffee break! Currently, we house GP and Advanced Nurse Practitioner trainees, as well as developing a team of GP assistants to reduce the clinical burden on document management amongst other roles. Job responsibilities
Job summary: The practice nurse will work as part of the primary healthcare team providing Personal Medical Services to the patients of practice. Job responsibilities: To carry out tasks as per qualifications which may include: Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by the GP Partners Cytology Removal of Sutures Travel Clinic ECGs Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Spirometry Venepuncture Ear syringing Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs Interest in Diabetes or Asthma Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to GPs as appropriate Other tasks will include 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 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 GP or Practice Manager of potential problems or errors within a range of assigned tasks Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required. Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post Person Specification
Experience
Experience of working within a nursing team Experience of working in primary care. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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