Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and responsibilities:

• Wound care
• Removal of Sutures / clips
• Urinalysis
• ECGs
• Year of Care and Chronic disease Management such as Diabetes, Asthma, COPD, Hypertension,
• Venepuncture
• Cervical cytology smear tests
• General health advice
• Routine immunisations / Child Immunisations
• Routine Injections
• Contraception
• Travel Clinic
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to other nurses or GPs as appropriate
• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
• Participate in maintaining Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
• Undertake housekeeping duties including, general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms keeping a clear work surface culture
• Ordering of stock to maintain safe stock levels & cash control
• Ordering of vaccinations to maintain safe stock levels & cash control
• At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate and contemporaneous records
• A duty to advise Practice manager and Partners of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
• Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post
• Flexibility of working to ensure sufficient cover is provided for nurse holidays/sickness
• Maintain effective liaison with other agencies & staff concerned with patient care
• Co-operate & participate as required in any research projects within the practice

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN Experience of working in Primary Care.
• Management and education of patients with chronic diseases. Childhood immunisations.
• Cytology and womens health.
• Travel health.
• Sexual health.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Willing to work flexible hours as necessary.
• Self-directed practitioner.
• Highly motivated.
• Enthusiastic Team player.
• Basic IT Skills.

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

Fenham Hall Medical Group

Address

Fenham Hall Medical Group

Fenham Hall Drive

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE4 9XD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.fenhamhallmedicalgroup.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)