Job summaryWe are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, and patient-focused Practice Nurse or experienced Health Care Assistant to join our friendly and supportive GP Practice team on a 6-month fixed-term contract to provide maternity leave cover within our nursing team.
This is an excellent opportunity to work within a busy, well-established practice delivering high-quality care to our patient population.
Applicants should possess excellent communication and organisational skills, be able to work independently as well as part of a team, and demonstrate a caring and professional approach to patient care.
The contracted hours for this role are 34.5 per week with the following work pattern:
Monday: 8.00 to 17.30
Tuesday: 13.00 to 20.00
Thursday: 8.00 to 17.30
Friday: 8.00 to 18.00
Main duties of the jobThe successful candidate will be responsible for providing a range of clinical services appropriate to their qualifications, skills, and experience. Please refer to the Practice Nurse and Health Care Assistant job descriptions for full details of the role and responsibilities.
About usWe are a large, friendly, forward thinking Practice looking after over 25,000 patients in and around Herne Bay. We are based over two sites and have a large team of staff all working together to provide a high standard of person centred care for our patients. We are a flexible, friendly and supportive Practice. Ensuring our employees feel valued and happy in the workplace is an important value to us.
Job responsibilitiesPractice NurseThe Practice Nurse will work as part of the primary healthcare team providing Personal Medical Services to the patients of the practice. At all times they will need to maintain accurate patient records.
Job Responsibilities:- Wound care/ulcer care
- Doppler and compression management
- Removal of sutures or clips
- Urinalysis
- ECGs
- Venepuncture
- Hypertension management
- Ear irrigation
- Routine immunisations/childhood immunisations
- Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician
- Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
- Requesting pathology tests, which would include - urine culture and swabs.
- Maintaining and cleaning equipment used
- Maintaining GP and nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
- Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels
- Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
- On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
- Any other delegate duties appropriate to the post by senior staff
Health Care AssistantWorking under the direct supervision of the Lead Practice Nurse and strictly in accordance with specific Practice guidelines and protocols, the Health Care Assistant will assist the Practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.
Job responsibilities- New patient health checks
- ECG recording
- Phlebotomy
- Chaperoning duties
- Processing and management of laboratory samples requested
- Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation
- Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms
- Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients' health and well-being
- Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted
- NHS Health checks
- BP monitoring
- Medicals
- Stores ordering
- Assisting with minor operations
- Assisting with coil fittings and joint injections
- Urinalysis
Full job descriptions for both roles are attached to the job advert.
Person SpecificationExperienceEssential- Practice Nurse applicants must be experienced and competent in delivering the core nursing duties associated with this position. Health Care Assistant applicants must have previous experience working as a Health Care Assistant within a GP practice.
- Please see attached job descriptions for further information.
DesirableQualificationsEssential- Practice Nurse applicants must be a Registered General Nurse with current NMC registration. Health Care Assistant applicants must have completed the Care Certificate, be qualified in Phlebotomy and possess a good standard of general education.
Skills and AbilitiesEssential- Please see attached job descriptions for further information.
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. 
