Primary Care Nurse

Wessex LMCs Ltd.; Southampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job description

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated practice nurse to join our dynamic clinical team. The successful candidate will ideally have experience working as a nurse in Primary Care.

Our Practice is a very family orientated set up, with just over 14,000 patients. We are proud of our patient centred care and relationships we build. If this is somewhere you could work please apply

Main duties of the job

The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse.

• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
• Cervical Smears/Cytology
• Long-term conditions reviews (e.g. diabetic checks, asthma checks, care planning, non-diabetic hyperglycaemia checks)
• Routine immunisations (e.g. shingles, pneumococcal, flu)
• Contraception / pill checks
• Wound care / ulcer care / Removal of Sutures/Doppler
• ECGs
• Asthma/Peak Flow Readings(desirable)
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
• Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs

Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate

About us

We are a Practice with 5 Partnered GPs and 5 Salaried GPs, and 3 Nursing colleagues, an Senior Health Care Assistant and a GPA. You will be supported by a strong Management team consisting of a Practice Manage, two Operation Managers, and two Team Leads working across Admin and Reception.

How to apply

For more information and where to apply please see:Job Advert