Practice Nurse

Mersea Island Medical Practice is a well-established and friendly practice looking for an experienced nurse, to join us due to the retirement of our current Practice Nurse. This position is offered on a part-time basis to cover the first part of the week, there may be some flexibility regarding days and hours depending on candidate.

For this busy role, we need a nurse who will provide a high quality of services to our patients and be able to support our partners in the day-to-day management of the needs of our patient population. You will provide an extensive range of services to our patients, carrying out the following treatment room procedures.

• Undertaking health assessments, administering medication and treatments and performing diagnostic tests
• Managing and treating long-term conditions, including chronic disease management of our diabetic patients.
• Implementing and participating in immunisation programmes for both adults and children including patients travelling abroad
• Supporting and managing the health needs of women presenting for sexual health and contraception.
• Wound management.
• 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.
• A good knowledge of Infection prevention control

About the Candidate
All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:

• A relevant nursing degree.
• Current NMC registration.
• Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course (General Practice Nurse Foundation Programme) or equivalent experience or qualifications.
• Competence to undertake diabetic clinics and reviews, holding relevant certificates.
• Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation.
• Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and in all aspects of your work.
• Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure

Mersea Island Medical Practice has a practice list size of just under 8,000 patients.

We are lucky enough to have 6 GP partners, 1 Advanced Nurse Practitioner, practice nurses and a full and supporting primary healthcare team. We are a busy practice, and our clinical system is Emis web.

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.