Practice Nurse / Nurse Practitioner – Part-time Vacancy
The Boathouse surgery in Pangbourne has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic nurse to join our friendly team to provide general nursing care to our patient population. This part-time role is for 20-25hpw across 3 days. The surgery is situated in picturesque surroundings beside the River Thames within this beautiful village.
The successful applicant will benefit from:
- A supportive and friendly team
- Paid tea breaks with the rest of the clinical team
- Free parking on site
- A dynamic and rewarding environment
- Competitive salary
- 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays pro rata
In return you will need to be a team player, willing to develop and expected to demonstrate excellent patient care with a passion for helping others.
For more information, please contact the surgery and ask to speak to the practice manager. To apply, please email your CV to pang.info@nhs.net.
Main job responsibilities
To provide general nursing care such as cervical screening, immunisations and travel vaccinations along with other routine injections, ECGs, wound care and providing health & lifestyle advice.
To develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long term conditions, preventing adverse effect to patient’s health.
To provide general nursing care such as cervical screening, immunisations and travel vaccinations along with other routine injections, ECGs, wound care and providing health & lifestyle advice.
Chronic disease management – preferably respiratory.
To maintain accurate clinical records and ensure read codes are used effectively
Participate in national and local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care.
Support and participate in shared learning within the practice, including the review of significant events.
Ensure clinical knowledge is kept up-to-date and mandatory training requirements are met.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse (current UK professional registration)
- Registered on the cervical sample takers database
Experience
- Previous experience in primary care – essential
- Effective record keeping – essential
- Understanding of Infection Control procedures – essential
- Experience of QOF – desirable
- Experience of Emis Web clinical system – desirable
- Prescribing qualification – desirable
- Long term condition management – desirable
- Coil & implant fitting – desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such is 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