Gen Nurse

Provide Primary Care Nursing Services as follows:

a) Urgent treatment (including resuscitation, stabilisation and assisting with assessment as necessary)

b) Assessment of the urgency and severity of presenting problems by history taking and examination before referral to the appropriate clinician or service. Assessment may be by telephone or face to face.

c) Follow-up of patient test results and communication with patients where appropriate.

d) Undertaking treatment options and carrying out appropriate procedures and clinical interventions including but not limited to counselling, advising and the provision of information.

e) Set up and assistance with minor surgery and other procedures.

f) Health Screening.

g) Acting as a chaperone as required.

h) Home visits where required.

OTHER DUTIES:

Hours of work are set out in the Employment Agreement however there may be times when you are required to undertake other duties outside these hours as requested. This may involve attendance at meetings, staff meetings or training sessions.

You will also be required to cover reception duties during the receptionists' breaks and at times when reception cover is not provided.

You are also responsible for the overall standard and cleanliness of the premises, though weekly cleaning is undertaken by other staff.

This is a small practicce and every staff member is expected to be flexible and hands-on. No job in the practice is excluded from the duties of every staff member, save for where scope of practice limitations apply.