An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive and enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join our friendly and expanding Practice team to provide a range of high quality general nursing services and specialist nursing advice and care to patients.
Main duties and responsibilities include:
- Working autonomously
- Chronic disease management
- Wound management including dressings
- Child and adult immunisations
- Travel vaccinations
- Screening
- Health promotion
- Ear care
- Emergency management anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques
- Child health/child protection
- Performing ECGs
- Venepuncture and requesting pathology testing
- Infection control
- Telephone triage
- Chaperoning and assisting patients and tidiness of nurses rooms
- Ordering of supplies as necessary
- Effectively and appropriately communicate with the multi-disciplinary team regarding the care of individual patient
- Attend and participate in clinical and practice meetings when required
- Proactive in identifying own needs for personal and professional development
- Aware of the responsibility of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients staff and visitors
- Ensure all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard and in accordance with any current quality initiatives
- Provide patient care in accordance with current PGDs and clinical protocols
- Any other duties as required
Qualifications – Essential
Qualified RGN/RN
NMC registered
Qualifications – Desirable
Chronic disease management
Trained in COPD and Asthma
Contact and apply to
Danielle Towler
Longfield Medical Centre, Princes Road, Maldon, CM9 5DF