Job Description:
Practice Nurse (Primary Care)
Cromwell Hospital, Kensington London SW5 0TU
Full time- 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £53,320 per annum depending on experience
Role Overview:
Cromwell Hospital is an internationally recognised private hospital located in the heart of Kensington, providing the highest quality healthcare for our patients. We’re one of the preferred health care providers for leading consultants and for both international and local patients alike.
With technologically advanced tools and a revitalised premise, we are continuously pipelining for Staff Nurses who will contribute to the continuous and future success of this unit and the high level of care they deliver.
What you'll do:
As a Practice Nurse you will work with a dynamic team of two doctors, a clinic co-ordinator, and a practice manager. You will be working for a well-established and highly organised private GP Practice, committed to the provision of a world class medical service to local and international patients.
- Interact with patients, consultants, and all clinical services to facilitate the delivery of a consistent and coordinated patient journey, whilst demonstrating care compassion and excellent customer service.
- Health promotion and management of health assessment bookings.
- Perform and document general clinical testing including blood pressure monitoring, height, and weight.
- Medication administration including Sub cut and IM injections.
- Minor wound management, Immunization, and travel health advice (experience desirable)
- Perform electrocardiograms and spirometry (experience desirable)
- Order and manage appropriate stock and consumables needed for your service.
- Performance of Woman’s Health Examinations including cervical screening.
- Act as a Link Nurse in a designated area reporting to and from meetings / training updates.
- Participate in clinical audit as required by senior nurses.
What you’ll bring:
- Registered General Nurse and NMC PIN required.
- Practice Nurse qualification and private health care experience.
- Travel Health experience and Travel Health qualification.
- Woman’s health qualification and competent in the performance of Cervical Screening.
- Chronic disease management qualification.
- Experience in managing chronic conditions such as asthma, hypertension, and diabetes.
- Experience in health promotion such as smoking cessation.
- Medication administration.
- Experience in teaching / educating health professionals and patients.
- Experience in audit, policy development and implementation.
- Desire to develop both professionally and personally.
- Proactive, and motivated to deliver high a standards of nursing care.
Why Bupa?
Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. It’s important to us that these benefits support a work-life balance that keeps people healthy, both mentally and physically. As a Staff Nurse you’ll be eligible for:
- Generous refer a friend scheme
- Payment of Professional Registration fees
- Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
- Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
- An enhanced pension plan, life insurance and income protection
- Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work
- Various family friendly benefits
- Opportunity to participate in our annual awards ceremony
Diversity and Inclusion
Bupa is committed to making sure that every applicant is assessed solely on personal merit and qualifications. We actively celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to Bupa.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format please email: careers@bupa.com
If you are interested in applying and want to find out more information about the role please contact Sara Sutcliffe or email sara.sutcliffe@bupa.com
At Bupa we strive to ensure all our of customers, patients and staff are safe. All employees have a duty to ensure that safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk is prioritised and acted on appropriately’.
Time Type:
Full time
Job Area:
Nursing & Theatres
Locations:
Cromwell Hospital London
