Nurse Practitioner - Part Time

Job Description

Position: Nurse Practitioner - Part Time
Salary: £24,834 - £30,354 (pro rata)
Location: Leeds
Contract: Permanent, part time

Client Description
Our client is the UK’s leading provider of sexual health and abortion care, operating through 36 consultation centres and 19 clinics located throughout the UK.

Their service is respected for its quality of care and is delivered by highly trained staff that are sensitive, non judgemental and focused on your well-being.

As a registered charity they are a not-for-profit organisation, so any surplus they generate are used to improve their UK service.

Job Description:
Provide information to clients in a supportive manner and carry out their pre-treatment assessment in accordance with NMC Guidelines for Professional Practice and the companies client-centred approach, Policies, Procedures and Quality Standards

Duties / Responsibilities:
·Work as part of the Consultation Centre team to deliver professional and high standards of care in accordance with NMC Guidelines for Professional Practice
·Treat clients with respect and dignity, giving attention to individual client needs and wishes
·Allay clients’ anxieties by being sympathetic to their needs and giving reassurance where necessary
·Establish that the client is sure of her decision to request a termination and ensure that the reason complies with the terms of the Abortion Act
·Obtain full medical history from the client and identify clinical factors which may place the client at risk
·Understand and refer to the companies Clinical Guidelines where appropriate
·Obtain advice and guidance from the clinic and/or client’s medical practitioner if there is a medical condition which may impact on the client’s treatment
·Carry out pregnancy tests and give results to clients
·Assess the gestation of the pregnancy by vaginal examination or ultra sound if scanning facilities are available
·Discuss treatment options with the client if applicable
·Go through the consent to treatment form with the client and describe the possible risks and complications
·Sign the consent form and record any additional specific comments or questions raised by the client
·Obtain a blood sample from the client and complete and sign the pathology form
·Carry out near client testing
·Discuss and confirm the client’s future choice of contraception
·Answer client questions and provide an opportunity for clients to ask questions
·Complete client case notes accurately and in full, ensuring that all handwriting is legible and documentation is clearly signed
·Provide accurate, current, comprehensive and concise information concerning the client.

Education / Qualifications / Training

·A-level standard of education or equivalent
·Registered Nurse level 1
·Counselling skills

Experience
·Completion of client documentation
·Working to guidelines, policies & procedures
·Venepuncture
·Taking of consent
·Assessment of Fraser/Gullick competence
·Gynaecological nursing experience
·Experience of pre-assessment clinic work
·Practice nurse experience
·Blood taking
·Consent to treatment

Knowledge

·Abortion Act
·Health & Safety and COSHH requirements
·Infection control
·Contraception
·Child protection
·Sexual health
·Counselling

Skills
·Excellent interpersonal & communication skills
·Listening skills
·Accurate administrative competence
·Attention to detail

Company Benefits:

·Holiday - 34 days per year (includes Bank Holidays) pro rata for part time
·Life Assurance
·Pension scheme
·Training and development opportunities

About Pulse:

PULSE recruits health and social care professionals for temporary and permanent jobs in the UK and abroad. We are the UK’s leading independent provider of healthcare bank staff management services and also provide all kinds of specialist care packages in the home and in the community.

We’re an approved supplier to the NHS and we hold contracts with NHS trusts, private hospitals, social service departments and local authorities nationwide. We also work with hospitals in Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East.

In 2010, for the second year running, PULSE was named Staffing Agency of the Year by the respected industry publication, Health Investor.

If you are interested in applying for this role, please email your cv to Melina.Bolton@pulsejobs.com or call 0161 245 4453