Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen as Green Meadows Surgery is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Practice Nurse to work alongside our current GP and Nursing Team.
Main duties of the job Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by nurse manager and GPs, Cytology, Wound care, Travel, ECGs, Asthma, Venepuncture, Hypertension management, Routine and childhood immunisations, requesting pathology tests, maintaining GP and Nurse room, stocking and rotating items as required, Chaperoning, ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels, attend and participate in Practice Meetings when required and any other delegated duties appropriate to the post.
About us Green Meadows is a Practice of around 10 000 patients situated in a new building on the Heatherwood Hospital site in Ascot.
Job description Job responsibilities Job Responsibilities:Wound ManagementVenepunctureHypertension ManagementRoutine and Childhood immunisationsChaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who arebeing examined by another clinician.Assist GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings asrequired.Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture,swabsInterest in: Diabetes / Coronary Heart Disease / Asthma /COPD / ContraceptionFollowing agreed clinical protocols with referral to leadnurses or GPs as appropriateMaintaining GP and Nurse rooms, stocking, and rotatingitems as required.Ordering of Health Promotion LiteratureOrdering of vaccinations to maintain stock levelsParticipation in administrative systems in the PracticeAt all times there will be a need to maintain accuraterecordsA duty to advise the Practice Manager of potential problemsor errors within a range of assigned tasksAttend and participate in Practice Meetings when requiredOn occasion there may be a requirement to undertake homevisitsAny other delegated duties appropriate to the Post.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Relevant Nursing Qualifications Previous Primary Care experience