Practice Nurse
| Posting date: | 29 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 May 2024 |
| Location: | Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0NA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A5612-23-0000 |
Summary
Full job description available on request Main duties of the job Job summary: The post holder must work as part of a team, have the ability to organise and prioritise their own workload on a day to day basis, and observe strict rules about confidentiality at all times. They must have previous experience of working in primary care. You will be required to undertake full treatment room duties, including immunisations, dressings, removal of sutures, cervical smear taking and anti-coagulation. Experience in additional areas including long term conditions (e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD), travel immunisations and family planning are desirable. Working strictly in accordance with specific practice or national guidelines, the Practice Nurse will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care. The post holder must maintain registration with NMC, maintaining its Code of Conduct to protect the public through professional standards. Fulfil its learning requirements. We are looking to cover a minimum of 12 hours of nursing time, which can be relatively flexible in how it is delivered, but will likely need to cover some time on Thursdays and/or Fridays. Additional hours may be required to cover annual leave and sickness, so flexibility is important.