Job description

Job responsibilities

The main duties and responsibilities are as follows.

1. Meeting patients nursing care needs as identified, or where care has been transferred to them by a GP. This will usually be in surgery but occasional home visits will also be required.

2. Initiating and maintaining health screening and promotion clinics for identified areas of the practice population, recognising where modification of systems or referral is necessary.

3. Managing the nursing care of patients, employing personal recall systems suitable to the practice needs. This includes using the practice computer system, EMIS, for input of information for recall and screening purposes. Accurate and efficient input of data.

4. The following clinics:

Holiday Vaccination Clinic

Flu Vaccination Clinic

Cervical Smears

Family Planning

Baby immunisation Clinic

Wound Management

INR star

Assisting GP with Minor Operations

Amending or adding to services as needs are identified

5. Maintaining efficient liaison with all areas of the Primary Care Team and other agencies to assure continuity of care where necessary.

6. Routine treatment in general clinics, including:

Warfarin monitoring

Wound management

Removal of foreign bodies

ECGs

Ear syringe

And other general Treatment Room skills depending on the service need

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Must hold a nursing qualification and be registered with the NMC

Desirable

• Cervical Screening
• Immunisations
• Evidence of further areas of special interest relevant to Primary Care

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience of working in a GP practice
• Experience of working within a nursing team
• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients
• Experience of a fast paced nursing environment

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

Swanscombe & Bean Partnership

Address

Swanscombe Health Centre

Southfleet Road

Swanscombe

Kent

DA10 0BF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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