Treatment Room Nurse – Bridge View Medical

Overview

 

JOB DESCRIPTION

 

JOB TITLE:                           Treatment Room Nurse

 

REPORTS TO:                       Lead Nurse (Clinical issues) & Responsible to: Lead Nursing Partner

 

HOURS:                                  17 per week

 

DAYS:                                     2 days – choice between Mon Wed Fri

 

PAY:                                       £18.70 to £21.18 an hour Depending on experience

 

To apply please send CVs to bnssg.bvmhr@nhs.net

 

 

  1. Job Summary:

To provide nursing care to patients in participation with GP’s or independently, working to agreed protocols. Required skills (or a willingness to be trained) may include the following (but this list is not exhaustive):

 

  • Vaccinations (with additional paediatric vaccination certification an advantage)
  • Wound care management (including compression bandaging, in line with current evidence-based guidelines)
  • Ear irrigation
  • Routine immunisations and vaccinations given under a Patient Group Direction
  • Cervical Screening
  • Management of Long-Term Conditions such as asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), diabetes
  • Contraceptive pill checks / sexual health

 

  1. Other Duties and Responsibilities:

 

  • Provide emergency care to patients as necessary and attend annual Basic Life Support and Anaphylaxis training
  • Chaperoning and assisting, where appropriate, patients who are being examined
  • Undertake the collection, storage and dispatch of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears etc and ensure the cleanliness of any equipment used, as per policy
  • Assisting in the implementation and management of appropriate health and safety and infection control policies, as defined in local and national polices
  • Contributes to management of stock and ordering stock where required
  • Contributes to management of medicines and vaccines as per policy
  • To recognise and appreciate that people, both colleagues and service users are different and to act in ways that are consistent with their needs and preferences
  • To ensure that all mandatory training is completed as appropriate and does not become outstanding

 

 

Person Specification

Treatment Room Nurse
  Essential Desirable
Qualifications ·        Registered Nurse with current NMC PIN

·        Evidence of continuing professional development

 •    Qualifications and experience in the management of Long-Term Conditions such as asthma, COPD and diabetes
Experience ·        Experience of working in teams within a clinical setting

·        Willing to undertake training relevant to the position

·        Accountable to own professional development and performance and act as a role model to others

 ·        Experience within a Primary health care setting

·        Experience in resource/medicine management

·        Experience of using Microsoft office eg. Word, Excel

·        Use of clinical systems software e.g. EMIS

·        Experience working with Patient Group Directions

·        Experience in mentoring student nurses
Skills & Knowledge ·        Excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently and as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team

·        Enthusiastic and motivated to learn new clinical skills where currently not trained

 •     Knowledge of clinical governance issues in Primary Care

•       Knowledge of the local and national health policy and the wider health economy
Personal Attributes ·        Good time management with the ability to organise daily tasks and prioritise time sensitive tasks

·        Able to deal with change in a rapidly changing environment

·        Personable and approachable

·        Hard working, reliable and resourceful

·        Trustworthy and reliable

·        Accountability of own role within a nurse-led service

·        Able to build effective working relationships at all levels

 

No. of Vacancies
1
Job Nature
Permanent
Job Location
Bristol
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