Job summary
To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. The duties will include all task normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and any additional roles agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regards to current training.

Main duties of the job

• Assist patients to identify their health needs.
• Contribute from a nursing perspective to the practice development plan.
• Manage and organise individual patients consultations.
• Support the practice in providing services contributed to contracts & QOF
• Support the practices Clinical governance agenda
• Maintain patients yearly reviews as required.
• Participate in Clininal and staff meetings.
• Work alongside the team in supporting the practice running effiently and effectiviely.
• Identify changes to clinical practice that are required.
• Participate in clinical supervison
• Be proactive in working alongside the Clinical Team

About us
Alderwood Medical Practice are a friendly and efficient GP practice who strive to provide the best care to our patients. We are a supportive and professional team, with all staff working well together to provide a high standard of patient care. We have a range of clinicians including GPs, ACPs, Nurse Prescriber, HCA Pharmacists, as well as GP registrars and medical students that we train. The clincians are supported by our efficient and helpful admin team.

Job responsibilities

• Providing accurate and efficient consultations to patients
• Support in the long-term condition management within the surgery (QoF)
• Applying dressings and treating wounds
• Providing health advice to their patients regarding their health conditions, as well as advice about fitness or diet according to government guidelines;
• Support public health and screening programmes including immunisations, vaccinations and cervical screening
• Review travel forms and administer travel vaccines and give travel advice to patients
• Keeping patient records up to date;
• Undertake all mandotaory training
• Working alongside and communicating regularly with practice GPs, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Experienced in working in General Practice
• Experience of working within a nursing team
• Experience in working with vulnerable patients
• Experience in: chronic disease management, child immunisations, travel vaccines, cervical screening
• Highly organised, flexible and able to prioritise effectively
• You'll also be highly observant, able to assess patients and take responsibility for determining the best course of action.
• As with all nursing roles, communication skills, problem solving and good judgement are crucial.

Desirable

• Experienced in working in primary care
• Experienced in working in GP Practice

Qualifications
Essential

• You must have completed your School of Nursing training in becoming a Registered General Nurse level 1 & 2.

Desirable

• Qualified in Phlebotomy
• Travel information and advice
• Cervical screening

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).

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.