JOB OVERVIEW
Nurse Practitioner Jobs In Swaffham Available!
A vacancy has become available in Swaffham for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in a lovely modern, purpose-built surgery! The vacancy has opened up due to expansion and so they are hoping to hire within the next couple of months.
They have a ‘Good’ CQC rating and magnificent association with patients, they are a significant expansive medical procedure with more than 13,000 patients and an extensive help group to coordinate!
They have full-time hours on offer but are happy to be flexible in regard to the working pattern. The salary on offer is dependent on experience but is highly competitive.
Responsibilities
- Work alongside Health Care Assistants to help develop their skills.
- Support the practice in achieving quality indicators and targets of the GMS contract and any relevant National Service Frameworks.
- Undertake opportunistic screening when clinically required.
- Perform occasional venepuncture and electrocardiography – following appropriate training.
- Undertake wound care/ management/dressing techniques.
- Carry out ear examination and syringing, following appropriate training and assessment.
- Undertake male, female, and family planning assessments, give advice, and refer patients appropriately – following appropriate training.
- Perform cervical screening and promote breast awareness – following appropriate training.
- Administer adult and pediatric injections under an individualized prescription or Patient Group Direction, ensuring safe storage, rotation, and disposal of vaccines and drugs.
- Undertake accredited training in specific chronic disease management as or if required. e.g. diabetes, respiratory, epilepsy, CHD, etc. following appropriate training.
- Contribute to the maintenance of the practice disease registers.
- Provide advice on lifestyle issues, assist and support patients in changing their unhealthy behaviors and refer them appropriately.
- Provide an adult and childhood immunization service working to Patient Group Directions – following appropriate training if required.
- Delivers travel health care, including vaccinations and advice for patients – following appropriate training if required.
- Recognize the signs of child abuse, family violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse, addictive behaviors, and suicidal tendencies and is aware of local, referral procedures.
- Ensure that current evidence-based approaches to a patient are standard practice
- Apply infection control measures when collecting and handling of laboratory specimens, disposing of waste materials, dealing with blood and body fluids spillages, and reporting and treating sharps injuries.
- Undertake first aid and management of emergencies, eg burns, hemorrhage, hypo/hyperglycemic emergencies/asthma attacks.
- Undertake annual training and demonstrates competency in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques
Skills & Experience
To be successful in the role, you will:
- Have recent experience in acute/primary care nursing
- Be competent in telephone advice and triage service
- Have recent experience of face-to-face patient care
- Have Nurse Practitioner experience or evidence of independent practice
Qualifications
- RGN
- Evidence of recent Study (PREP)
- Recognised Minor Illness. Injuries Certificate or willingness to undertake
- Recognised Nurse Prescribing Qualification
Skills
- Good health and fitness
- Flexible and adaptable
- Excellent teamwork skills
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Well organized
- Ability to take an initiative
- Resilience
- Stamina
Experience
- One must Registered Nurse(RN)
- NP-focused graduate master’s or Doctoral Nursing Program
- Successfully Pass a National NP Board Certification Exam
Benefits
- Easy application – our registration process is fast free and easy
- High rates of pay- £35 – £60 per hour (including holiday pay)
- Local shift’s exclusively available to you
- Opportunity to enhance your CPD.
Employment Requirement
Type of Employment: Full-Time,
Working Hours: 40 hours per week
Hiring Company
To be considered for our summer recruitment round, please apply through our website link or submit your application to web@www.locummeds.co.uk. If we accept your application, we’ll be in touch to schedule an interview. We look forward to hearing from you.
We are looking for several Nurse Practitioners for a locum or permanent job in Swaffham.
Nurse Practitioner jobs on the Indeed website can be found here. Locum Meds do its best to negotiate a salary better than Indeed Nurse Practitioner jobs. Many Nurse Practitioners have jobs in Swaffham, but what would convince you to make a new move? Please call us to discuss.
Call us at 01923 594 002
Industry: Health
Category: Nursing
Date posted: March 2025
Expiry date: March 16, 2023