Practice Nurse

Haverhill Family Practice has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced practice nurse to join our team on a full-time basis, for 37.5 hours per week (the practice also have a part-time practice nurse position available - job no. 7477). The post holder will provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. The duties will include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and any additional roles agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training.,

• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by Senior Nurse and GPs


• Cytology


• Wound care / ulcer care/Doppler


• Removal of Sutures


• Urinalysis


• Travel Clinic


• ECGs


• Asthma/peak flow readings/spirometry


• Venepuncture


• Hypertension management


• Routine immunisations/childhood immunisations


• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician


• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs


• Interest in diabetes or coronary heart disease and contraception.


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


• Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician.
  
  Haverhill Family Practice is a GP surgery located in the market town of Haverhill, Suffolk. We are within walking distance of the town centre and the main bus station. We are a five-partner GP practice, with our clinical team comprising regular locum GPs, emergency care practitioners (ECPs), paramedics, nurse practitioners, practice nurses, healthcare assistants and clinical pharmacists. In addition we also have in-house first contact physiotherapists and mental health link workers. In addition to normal GP services we provide a minor surgery clinic, Covid vaccination clinics (both adult and children), home visits by our nursing staff to monitor long term medical conditions. Quarterly training sessions are provided by West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group (WSCCG). The practice closes one afternoon so that all clinical staff can attend. We also offer monthly Lunch & Learn sessions for the clinical team. We are a friendly, busy practice with excellent staff retention. We have