Practice Nurse - The Avenue Surgery

We are looking for a Practice Nurse to work in a busy General Practice Surgery in Brighton working 15 hours a week across Wednesday morning or afternoon and Thursday 08:00 - 18:30 The post holder is responsible for the delivery of general practice nursing care to the whole practice population. Key elements of the role are the delivery of evidence based practice for patients presenting with an immediate nursing need or a long term condition and the provision of preventative health care to the practice population. They will demonstrate safe clinical decision-making and provide expert care in the management of patients. The post holder is expected to work collaboratively with all members of the practice team to meet the needs of patients and support practice objectives, policies and procedures. The post holder will work within their scope of practice and in accordance with local policies and procedures and the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.,

• Assisting in and performing routine tasks related to patient care as indicated by patient need - including but not limited to wound care, Doppler, removal of sutures/clips, urinalysis, chronic disease management, venepuncture, routine immunisations and childhood immunisations
• Following agreed clinical protocols
• Upholding the standards required for Infection Prevention and Control
• Monitoring vaccine fridge temperatures
• Maintaining clinical rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
• Ordering of vaccines to maintain stock levels, if required
• Maintaining accurate records
• Attending and participating in any practice/clinical meetings
• Undertaking home visits, if required
• Supporting income generation for the Practice as relevant to the role (e.g. QoF)
  
  Sussex Primary Care (SPC) is a GP Federation that came about in response to a need from GP Partners in local practices who were seeking a different future. In 2019 we took on our first two practices and now have seven practices and a remote GP service, SPC Connect, reflecting a combined list of over 50,000 patients.
We are a learning organisation that listens to our team of staff, patients and partners to guide our future. At the heart of our vision are our patients and their needs. Our Team benefit from working alongside a large NHS trust and the agility and pace of change you would expect from a small business.