The Crown Medical Centre, a GP practice, is recruiting a Practice Nurse to provide primary care nursing across its patient services. Core work covers treatment room procedures, wound care, vaccinations, venepuncture, injections and clinical observations, with long-term condition management and cervical screening added as training allows. Hours are negotiable up to full-time, and both experienced nurses and newly qualified applicants are welcomed. Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse is required.
What the job involves
- Providing treatment room nursing services in line with practice protocols and evidence-based guidelines
- Undertaking wound care, dressings and leg ulcer management
- Administering vaccinations and immunisations, including childhood and adult programmes
- Carrying out venepuncture and blood sampling
- Administering injections, including B12, contraceptives and travel vaccines where trained
- Undertaking clinical observations, blood pressure monitoring, urinalysis and ECGs
- Supporting management of long-term conditions, including diabetes, asthma and COPD, where trained
- Undertaking cervical screening where qualified
- Maintaining accurate and timely clinical records on EMIS Web
- Ensuring infection prevention and control standards are maintained
- Recognising clinical concerns and escalating appropriately
- Working with practice colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team, and taking part in training and quality improvement
What’s required
Registration & licences
- Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse
Experience
- Experience providing safe and effective nursing care
Skills & knowledge
- Competency in venepuncture and blood sampling, injections, and basic wound care and dressings
- Ability to undertake clinical observations and recognise abnormal findings
- Knowledge of infection prevention and control
- Understanding of safeguarding and confidentiality
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Accurate record-keeping and documentation skills
Other
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to recognise personal limitations and elevate concerns appropriately
- Enthusiasm and willingness to undertake training and develop new clinical skills
Nice to have
- Previous experience in general practice or primary care
- Experience managing long-term conditions, including diabetes, asthma and COPD
- Training or qualification in immunisations and cervical screening, with experience
- Experience in contraception and women's health
- Experience in ear care or syringing, NHS Health Checks and health promotion
- Experience performing ECGs and complex wound care or leg ulcer management
- Experience using GP clinical systems, particularly EMIS Web
- Clinical audit, quality improvement and further clinical qualifications or CPD
What’s offered
- Support for professional development and training
- Opportunities to expand clinical knowledge and competencies
- Support for nurses new to general practice to broaden their duties
- Negotiable hours up to 37.5 per week
- Friendly and supportive working environment
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