About this role
Job summary
We have a vacancy for an enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join our friendly clinical team. We are a small but high-performing practice. You will be well supported by GP partners who are available every day in-practice.
The post is part-time.
Main duties of the job
Chronic Disease Management:Delivering expert care for Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, and Heart Failure patients. Vaccinations & Immunisations:Administering adult and childhood vaccinations while maintaining cold chain policy. Screening & Treatment:Performing cytology, venepuncture and travel advice.
About us
Cherry Medical Practice is a General Practice Partnership open to all patients living within our Practice boundary with a M28 or M38 postcode. We work in partnership with our patients and our Patient Participation Group to provide medical care for our patients. We are an active member of the Walkden and Little Hulton Primary Care Network. We work as part of the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board.
We are a team comprised of two female GPs, a practice nurse , one healthcare assistant, one practice manager, one reception manager, four receptionists and one care coordinatoor. We also currently have two pharmacists and a phamcacist technician working with the practice who review patient medications.
Job description Job responsibilities
Job Description Practice nurse
Cherry Medical Practice
In this post you will be expected to perform and be competent in the following tasks as part of your daily duties.
Providing patient care through face to face and telephone consultations
Providing assessment, diagnosis and treatment for minor ailments
Maintaining indemnity and professional registrations
New patient registration appointments and checks
Venepuncture
Taking cervical smear samples and keeping updated with skills and training
Carrying out spirometry
Administration of childhood immunisations
Administration of seasonal influenza and other vaccines
Chronic disease patients reviews and follow-ups
Taking ECGs
Fitting of 24hr ABPM for patients where needed
Procedures such as IM/SC injections
Contraception checks and follow-ups
Chlamydia screening
Awareness and adherence to all infection control policies
Actioning patient enquiries and patient notes on EMISWeb
Attendance at compulsory training eg Basic Life Support training, Safeguarding training (adult and childrens)
Awareness of terrorism risks, PREVENT training will be provided in post.
Attendance and compliance with Domestic Violence and IRIS guidelines. (Training will be provided)
Participation in appraisal and professional development
Using the Docman system actioning correspondence
Actioning DNAs as per the practice policy
Responsibility for contacting patients for reviews and chronic disease recall registers
GDPR competence
Child and Adult safeguarding awareness and compliance
Duty to report any Safeguarding concerns
Completion of Bridge referrals or Adult Safeguarding form where necessary
Training will be provided in the use of these computerised clinical systems where required.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Valid NMC registration. Minimum 1 year post registration. Experience working in a primary care environment. Chronic disease management. Good computer skills and previous customer-facing employment experience
Desirable
Experience of working in a busy healthcare setting and knowledge of clinical systems, e.g. EMIS Web and Docman.
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 Cherry Medical Practice
Address Little Hulton Health Centre
4 Longshaw Drive
Worsley
Manchester
M28 0BB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://cherrymedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)