About this role
Job summary
We are currently looking for an experienced Practice Nurse to join our friendly and supportive team at East Leicester Medical Practice.What we offer:
Competitive Salary (dependent on experience)
Full-time or part-time permanent role
NHS Pension (where eligible)
On-site parking
Health & wellbeing programme
Supportive team with opportunities for professional development.
We are a busy, forward-thinking practice caring for approximately 12,000 patients with a dedicated multidisciplinary team. We're looking for a nurse who is confident managing long-term conditions, delivering immunisations and cervical cytology, and providing high-quality patient care within general practice.
If you are passionate about delivering excellent patient care and would like to find out more, we'd love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will ideally have experience in:
Chronic disease management Cervical screening Childhood & adult immunisations Wound care and dressings Health promotion & screening
About us
The practice was established before the 1970s and based just down the road at 28 Uppingham Road Leicester before moving to this purpose built centre in 1973.
We share this building with other community care workers, district nurses, physiotherapists and podiatrists.
We cover an area to the East of the City Centre with a practice population of around 12,000 people.
As a practice we are constantly striving to provide a better and more reliable service to our patients.
We offer a wide range of medical services including health promotion and screening with a well trained clinical and administration team to help us provide a high standard of care.
Our aim is to provide high quality, patient centred care delivered within the resources we have available.
Job description Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will ideally have experience in:
Chronic disease management Cervical screening Childhood & adult immunisations Wound care and dressings Health promotion & screening
Person Specification
Job Description Essential
Job responsibilities: Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by the GPs Cytology Wound care Removal of Sutures Travel Clinic ECGs Venepuncture Health promotion Ear syringing Routine immunisations/Childhood immunisations Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to GPs as appropriate Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records A duty to advise 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
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name East Leicester Medical Practice
Address 131 Uppingham Road
Leicester
LE5 4BP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.elmp.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)