About this role
Job summary
We are looking for an experienced Practice Nurse, to join our friendly and supportive team at Rowner Health Centre.
Main duties of the job
Within the role of the Practice Nurse, you will provide care and management of patients with long term health conditions such as Respiratory, as well as providing all aspects of nursing care duties such as wound care, adult and childhood immunisations, travel vaccinations, cervical cytology screening, contraception and sexual health screening and promoting a healthy lifestyle.
About us
We are a friendly, professional and supportive team of GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses and Health Care Assistants who work alongside a friendly and dedicated admin/reception team. In addition, we also have a pharmacy technician who is a great asset to the Practice. We also work alongside a multidisciplinary PCN team consisting of a Mental Health Nurse, Physiotherapist, social prescriber and Health and Wellbeing Coach.
We as a practice believe in future training of all staff and are keen to encourage all who work with us to undertake training to help develop their current skill set or to further their careers for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Managing long term conditions.
Working collaboratively with general practitioners to provide the highest level of care.
Assessing, evaluating and monitoring treatment plans.
Be competent and up to date with Cervical Cytology screening, childhood immunisations, contraception management and all aspects of immunisations and vaccinations.
Be proactive in promoting a healthy lifestyle and care navigate to appropriate services.
Mentor and support health care assistants.
Advise on foreign travel and administering travel vaccinations.
Managing complex pressure dressings and wound care management.
Ensure infection control procedures and policies are followed and kept current.
Participate in practice audits, development plans and meetings.
Maintain own annual registration with the NMC and adhering to Code of Professional Conduct.
Promote own continuous professional development.
Any other reasonable duties that may be required on occasion.
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
- Minimum 2 years post qualification experience
- Experience of working in General Practice
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN Qualification
- Current NMC Registration
- Calm and collected
- Confident
- Performing under pressure
- Polite
- Self motivated
- Conciencious
- Adaptable
- Flexible
- Team Working
- Good time management
- Problem solving
- IT Skills
- Confidentiality
- Using initiative
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care is preferable.
- Cervical cytology qualification
- Childhood immunisations
- Compression Dressing and wound management
- Coil and ring pessary fitting/removal
- All relevant and necessary training would be given to the right candidate who has a willingness to learn and undertake training.
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
Rowner Medical Centre
Address
143 Rowner Lane
Gosport
Hampshire
PO13 9SP
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.rownerhealthcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)