• Job Description

  Req#: A3154-24-0006?language=en&page=812&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are looking for full or part time Practice Nurse to join our team at Swanscombe Health Centre and branch practices.

  Based at Swanscombe Health Centre, the role of the Practice nurse will be to work within our nursing team, to offer support and treatment for our patients, focusing particularly on health improvement. You should have experience of working in a similar role, with relevant qualifications, NMC registration, and have excellent organisational skills.

  Main duties of the job

  Duties will include (but not exhaustive);

  • Baby/Childhood immunisations
  • Injections
  • Wound care
  • Cervical Screening
  • Pill Checks/contraceptive clinics
  • Long term condition checks/support.
  • General PN duties

  About us

  We have a team of over 100 staff throughout 7 sites, including GPs, Paramedic Practitioner, Clinical Pharmacists, Physicians Associates, a Physiotherapist, Practice Nurses, Healthcare Assistants, Social Prescribers and the administrative support workers. Even with a large team, we work closely together and clinical staff are supported by a weekly clinical meeting.

  We offer, a competitive salary dependent on experience and qualifications, a NHS Pension and opportunities for ongoing professional development and training.

  Date posted

  28 November 2024

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  Depending on experience

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time

  Reference number

  A3154-24-0006

  Job locations

  Swanscombe Health Centre

  Southfleet Road

  Swanscombe

  Kent

  DA10 0BF

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The main duties and responsibilities are as follows.

  1. Meeting patients nursing care needs as identified, or where care has been transferred to them by a GP. This will usually be in surgery but occasional home visits will also be required.

  2. Initiating and maintaining health screening and promotion clinics for identified areas of the practice population, recognising where modification of systems or referral is necessary.

  3. Managing the nursing care of patients, employing personal recall systems suitable to the practice needs. This includes using the practice computer system, EMIS, for input of information for recall and screening purposes. Accurate and efficient input of data.

  4. The following clinics:

  Holiday Vaccination Clinic

  Flu Vaccination Clinic

  Cervical Smears

  Family Planning

  Baby immunisation Clinic

  Wound Management

  INR star

  Assisting GP with Minor Operations

  Amending or adding to services as needs are identified

  5. Maintaining efficient liaison with all areas of the Primary Care Team and other agencies to assure continuity of care where necessary.

  6. Routine treatment in general clinics, including:

  Warfarin monitoring

  Wound management

  Removal of foreign bodies

  ECGs

  Ear syringe

  And other general Treatment Room skills depending on the service need

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The main duties and responsibilities are as follows.

  1. Meeting patients nursing care needs as identified, or where care has been transferred to them by a GP. This will usually be in surgery but occasional home visits will also be required.

  2. Initiating and maintaining health screening and promotion clinics for identified areas of the practice population, recognising where modification of systems or referral is necessary.

  3. Managing the nursing care of patients, employing personal recall systems suitable to the practice needs. This includes using the practice computer system, EMIS, for input of information for recall and screening purposes. Accurate and efficient input of data.

  4. The following clinics:

  Holiday Vaccination Clinic

  Flu Vaccination Clinic

  Cervical Smears

  Family Planning

  Baby immunisation Clinic

  Wound Management

  INR star

  Assisting GP with Minor Operations

  Amending or adding to services as needs are identified

  5. Maintaining efficient liaison with all areas of the Primary Care Team and other agencies to assure continuity of care where necessary.

  6. Routine treatment in general clinics, including:

  Warfarin monitoring

  Wound management

  Removal of foreign bodies

  ECGs

  Ear syringe

  And other general Treatment Room skills depending on the service need

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Must hold a nursing qualification and be registered with the NMC

  Desirable

  • Cervical Screening
  • Immunisations
  • Evidence of further areas of special interest relevant to Primary Care

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working within a nursing team
  • Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients
  • Experience of a fast paced nursing environment

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in primary care
  • Experience of working in a GP practice

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Must hold a nursing qualification and be registered with the NMC

  Desirable

  • Cervical Screening
  • Immunisations
  • Evidence of further areas of special interest relevant to Primary Care

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working within a nursing team
  • Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients
  • Experience of a fast paced nursing environment

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in primary care
  • Experience of working in a GP practice

  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).

  Additional information

  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

  Swanscombe & Bean Partnership

  Address

  Swanscombe Health Centre

  Southfleet Road

  Swanscombe

  Kent

  DA10 0BF

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.swanscombehealthcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Swanscombe & Bean Partnership

  Address

  Swanscombe Health Centre

  Southfleet Road

  Swanscombe

  Kent

  DA10 0BF

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.swanscombehealthcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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