Nurses/Student Nurses

Recruiter
FFR
Location
Newcastle
Salary
£11.50 - £16.50 Annually
Posted
05 Aug 2014
Closes
02 Sep 2014
Ref
1207
Sectors
Health, Nursing & Social Care, Nursing
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

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Nurses/Student Nurses

Newcastle

Salary: Registered Nurses: £16.50 per hour

Student Nurses: 11.50 per hour

THE ROLE

As a Registered Nurse/Student your responsibilities will include:

  • Conducting health checks, finger prick sampling, BP readings, body measurements in community settings. Communicating to patients their risk of developing a chronic condition. Helping patients to understand how lifestyle changes could reduce their health risks. Encouraging patients to commit to lifestyle changes and accept referrals to lifestyle programmes. Referring patients as necessary to GP, walk-in centres or A&E. Complying with all procedures to ensure patients receive a quality service in a non-clinical setting. Collaborating with consultants, psychologists, public health leads, commissioners and other nurses to enhance the service. Contacting patients and GP practices in the future for audit and research purposes. Understanding issues of patient confidentiality.

    • Skills and Experience

    • Great personal communication skills - energetic & empathetic. Self-starting and energetic - willing to accept direction but able to work independently. Excellent organisation skills & attention to detail. Passion & commitment to public health and improving people's health and well-being. Have provided lifestyle advice to patients with chronic conditions e.g. smoking cessation, weight loss.
    • Worked on community health check or screening programmes or enthusiastic about learning about this is desirable.
    • Ability to demonstrate awareness / understanding of equal opportunities and other people’s behaviour, physical, social and welfare needs.

    Additional Information
    You must live within commutable distance of Newcastle and be willing to travel.

    THE COMPANY

    Our client delivers managed health screening services to companies, local authorities and brands which help to shine a spotlight on the nation’s health. They give organisations the power to collectively or individually address health issues in the community and in the workforce.

    Utilising
 point-of-care technology and clinical expertise, our client has provided over 65,000 individual health checks to companies and local authorities. They use their own software to manage face-to-face sessions with a team of nurses and produce simple, actionable health reports for individuals and organisations.

    If you wish to be considered for this superb opportunity click ‘apply’. You must be eligible to work in the UK. All successful candidates will be required to provide evidence of an up to date enhanced level DBS check. You will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory evidence of an up to date DBS check. FFR are an employment agency and operate as an equal opportunities employer.

    People/Skills that would be suitable for this role include: Nurses, Public Health, Care, Health Psychology, Public Sector, NHS, RN, Primary Care, Registered Nurse, Health Care, Student Nurses,

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