Practice Nurse – City Way Medical Practice
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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.
Job Responsibilities
Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs. Such tasks may include:
· Long term condition management (Asthma, COPD & Diabetes)
· Urinalysis
· ECGs
· Cervical Cytology
· Peak flow readings
· Blood pressure measurements
· Routine immunisations
· Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
· Requesting basic pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
· Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
Other tasks including:
· Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
· Maintaining GP and nurses’ rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
· Undertake housekeeping duties including, general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
· Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels
· Participation in administrative systems in the practice
· At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
· A duty to advise senior clinicians of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
· Attend and participate in any practice meetings when required.
· On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post.
If you would like to apply for the above role, please send your CV along with a cover letter to kerry.richards7@nhs.net
