Practice Nurse in Oakham

The Practice Nurse works as part of the clinical team responsible for the delivery of general practice nursing to the Empingham Medical Centre practice population. Key elements of the role are delivering evidence-based practice for patients presenting with long term conditions and the provision of preventative health care. An autonomous practitioner, the nurse is responsible for the care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking skills in clinical decision-making in the management of patients. He/she also works collaboratively within the general practice team to meet the needs of patients and support practice objectives, policies and procedures. He/she will act as support to the nurse manager by providing leadership within the practice nurse team as well as making practice nurse team decisions in the absence of the nurse manager.

Main duties of the job:

• Manage patients in a chronic disease management clinic with diabetes mellitus, stable hypertension, asthma/COPD and deliver key performance indicators.
• Provide telephone advice to patients when required.
• Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing long-term conditions.
• Adult and childhood immunisation including seasonal campaigns.
• Cervical Screening.
• Coil removals and coil checks.
• Contraception.
• Removal of sutures.
• Other vaccinations including travel.

About us:

Empingham Medical Centre is situated in the village of Empingham, on the edge of Rutland Water in the heart of the picturesque County of Rutland. We provide GP and Nurse appointments and we are a Dispensing Practice. The Practice area covers over 120 square miles in the villages around Rutland Water. We are members of the East Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (ELRICB) and mainly refer for secondary care to Peterborough City Hospital and its clinics at Stamford. A smaller number of referrals are made to University Hospitals Leicester as well as the local community based facilities. We are a very popular Practice, rated very highly in local and national patient satisfaction surveys. We were rated GOOD in all areas at our CQC inspection which took place in April 2025. The Practice is part of the Jubilee Academy and is actively involved in teaching 3rd Year Medical Students from Leicester Medical School.

Person Specification:

• Nursing and Midwifery Council Registered Nurse.
• Adult and child immunisation recently updated.
• Cervical Cytology updated within last 3 years (registered).
• Recent and relevant experience in primary care.
• Experience in the management of patients with Long term conditions.
• Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinic practice.
• Understanding of evidence based practice.
• Knowledge of national standards that inform practice (e.g. QOF, NICE guidelines etc).
• Understanding of systems to gain understanding of the health needs of the practice population as they relate to Primary Care.
• Understanding of infection prevention and control measures in clinical practice.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficient in the use of MS Office, Word, Excel, System One.
• Good organisational skills.
• The ability to work under pressure.
• Accredited qualification in Family Planning and Sexual Health.
• Accredited qualification in Diabetes care.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.