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Job Description
Tendring PCN has a fantastic opportunity for experienced practice nurses to join our team on a full-time basis for 37.5 hours per week.Salary working patterns and locations are to be discussed at interview. These positions are offered on a 18 month fixed term contract.
Our PCN covers patient populations registered at Great Bentley Surgery in Great Bentley St James Surgery in Clacton and Mayflower Medical Centre in Harwich.
- Respiratory conditions
- Diabetes management
- Minor illness
- Family Planning - coils and implants
- HRT menopause womens health
The main responsibilities of the role include:
- Undertaking health assessments administering medication and treatments and performing diagnostic tests.
- Providing and evaluating a range of health interventions to ensure that patients health and social care needs are met.
- General health and well-being promotion as well as creating individual person-centred plans for patients with or at risk of a long term condition.
- Managing and treating long-term conditions in line with national and local policies and the practice needs.
- Reviewing medication for therapeutic effectiveness in accordance with evidence-based practice as well as national and practice protocols; working with patients to support their adherence to prescribed treatments.
- Prioritising health problems and intervening appropriately to assist the patient in complex urgent or emergency situations including initiation of effective emergency care.
- Supporting and managing the health needs of women presenting for sexual health and contraception and cervical cytology consultations.
- Implementing and participating in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children including patients travelling abroad.
- Meeting the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care.
- Hypertension review and management.
- Running asthma COPD and diabetes clinics and reviews.
- New patient and health checks.
About the Candidate
- A relevant nursing degree.
- Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
- Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course desirable (General Practice Nurse Foundation Programme) or equivalent experience or qualifications.
- Competence to undertake asthma COPD and diabetic clinics and reviews holding relevant certificates.
- Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation phlebotomy ECG recording screening management of long-term conditions cervical cytology sampling vaccinations and immunisations assisting with minor surgery dressing and wound care and recording spirometry.
- Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work. The successful candidate will value the dignity of our patients their relatives and carers as well as their colleagues at the practice.
- Knowledge and experience of its application in supporting long-term conditions.
- Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.
About Us
Tendring Primary Care Network (PCN) is a collective group of General Practices within Tendring North East Essex:
- Great Bentley Surgery Great Bentley (GBS)
- St James Surgery Clacton (SJS)
- Mayflower Medical Centre Harwich (MMC)
Our aim is to deliver better health outcomes for our local patient populations and reduce health inequalities via provision of additional roles and services to extend the general practice teams.
Benefits include:
- 25 days holiday
- NHS Pension
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Supportive and friendly environment
- Peer support
- CPD support with training and development
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employment Type
Contract
