Job opportunities

To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients as well as nursing assistance to the Doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team.

The duties will include:

• All tasks normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and in addition any rules agreed between the nurse and doctors as appropriate.
• Registering pathology test for example urine culture swabs.
• Interest in Asthma, COPD and learning difficulties.
• Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by clinician.
• Attend and participate in the practices MDT.
• To manage patients with chronic disease running specific clinic sessions and maintaining robust call and recall systems.
• Participate in national screening work such a cervical cytology and deliver the national immunisation vaccine schedules.
• Administration to maintain accurate patient records and enter onto EMIS using agreed Read Code and templates.
• Ensure accurate entries.
• Maintain stock of waiting room leaflets health promotion leaflets.
• Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions.
• Monitor vaccinations to maintain stock levels.
• Running well person clinics and health promotion programs to provide a holistic assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise.
• Able to document consultations according to the NMC guidelines.
• Ensuring awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures including systems of referral ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse.
• Follow agreed clinical protocols with referral to GPs as appropriate.

A full job description is available on request.