Job description

Job responsibilities

• Provide general nursing care including:

• Injections and immunisations (including childhood and adult vaccinations)

• Undertake cervical screening in line with NHS Cervical Screening Programme guidance

• Support management of chronic diseases such as:

  • Asthma

  • COPD

  • Diabetes

  • Hypertension

  • Coronary heart disease

• Carry out health checks and screening programmes (e.g. NHS Health Checks)

• Provide travel health advice and vaccinations.

• Recognise, assess, and refer patients with deteriorating health or safeguarding concerns

• Promote healthy lifestyles including smoking cessation, weight management, and physical activity

• Provide advice on diet, exercise, and disease prevention

• Support self-management of long-term conditions

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (RN) with current NMC registration Relevant experience working in primary care or transferable clinical experience
• Practice Nurse qualification, Cytology training, Immunisation and vaccination training, Chronic disease management qualifications.

Experience

Essential

• Experience in a GP practice setting
• Experience of working within a nursing team.

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

Pickhurst Surgery

Address

Pickhurst Surgery

56 Pickhurst Lane

Bromley

BR2 7JF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.pickhurstsurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Opening up/locking up of the practice premises and maintaining security in accordance with practice protocols.
• Opening post and stamping with date received.
• Processing and distributing incoming and outgoing mail.
• Processing repeat prescriptions in accordance with practice guidelines
• Ensuring incoming stock (boxes) are stored away in a safe manner and are not hazardous to building users.
• Advise patients of relevant charges for private services, accept payment and issue receipts, and add to patients journal that a fee has been paid and what for.
• All receptionist must be able to access the admin email account, which needs to be monitored from when admin staff have left for the day.
• All visitors to the practice must sign in and out. (not patients)
• Book appointments and recalls ensuring sufficient information is recorded to retrieve medical record.
• Monitoring DNAs and sending DNA SMS Text message as per practice policy.
• Monitor effectiveness of the system and report any problems or variations required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent GCSE Mathematics and English (C or above)

Desirable

• Experience of working in a healthcare setting, preferably primary care Experience of using EMIS clinical system

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within a team and working with the general public

Desirable

• Experience of working in a healthcare setting, preferably primary care Experience of using EMIS clinical system, eConsult traige and Accurx systems
• Experience of using Docman

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Pickhurst Surgery

Address

Pickhurst Surgery

56 Pickhurst Lane

Bromley

BR2 7JF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.pickhurstsurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)