Practice Nurse Chadwick Road

Job Description

Are you a Registered Nurse looking to further your career and professional development in Nursing, whilst improving the healthcare outcomes of local people

Can you deliver safe and effective nursing care to the practice population

Are you looking to work in innovative ways to enable you to focus on providing exceptional patient care

Are you seeking the support of a great team at your practice to help deliver a professional service

We are a successful and trusted provider of NHS services across England and Scotland. We have grown rapidly in the past decade from a single Dulwich practice to a team of over 400 employees dedicated to giving patients the very best in care.DMC Healthcare continue to see steady growth in the services we provide, and we have an opportunity for a Salaried - Practice Nurse to join our Primary Care team, based at our Chadwick Road Practice in South East London (SE15 4PU).As a member of the practice nursing team, the post holder is accountable for the nursing service delivery. You will manage all the nursing resources, working closely with the Head of Nursing and Safeguarding, Practice Manager and GPs to deliver the practice priorities. Clinically, the focus of the role is the delivery of evidence-based practice for patients with long-term conditions and management and preventative nursing interventions to all patients, including those who require visiting at home.As registered practitioners you are responsible for the care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision-making. You will work collaboratively with the whole general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures and providing leadership and direction for junior members of the nursing team.Your experience:

You must be registered with NMC

Must be able to manage chronic disease and protocols in liaison with the whole nursing team in the areas of hypertension, diabetes, asthma and COPD

You must be Insulin for Life and PIT stop trained

Provide satisfactory references for the preceding three-year period

Appointment is subject to satisfactory health and DBS clearance

Your skills:

Good IT skills to perform the IT administration relating to the post necessary to support the tasks, including: Blood Results and Clinical Letters.

Good communication skills and the ability to demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment

The ability to prioritise own and others work load and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team

If you are passionate about contributing to how the DMC services develop at our practices, and more widely across the business, our open culture will enable you to get involved in the decisions that affect our delivery.Our approach to service delivery recognises the evolving and changing face of primary care provision in the UK, and we strive to look at the way we work to ensure that time with patients is maximised for our clinician’s. A robust support structure is in place at DMC Healthcare, ensuring that all staff have open access to support from the senior management team.We are also open to accommodate any flexible working requests depending upon practice requirements and availability.As part of our employment process, you will be required to complete the appropriate level DBS check.Equality and Diversity StatementThe company supports the principle of Equality and Diversity in employment wholeheartedly and opposes all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.This job advert may close as soon as sufficient suitable applications have been received. If interested please apply for this post as soon as possibleYour submitted application maybe imported into our preferred Third-party recruitment system. By applying for this post, you are agreeing to DMC Healthcare transferring the information within this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the DMC Electronic Staff Records system.