Practice Nurse

We are looking to welcome a caring and committed Practice Nurse into our team to work full or part-time. The main responsibilities of the role include delivering high-quality, patient-centred nursing care, supporting the management of acute and long-term conditions, and contributing to preventative care and health promotion. The post holder will provide evidence-based care, undertake appropriate clinical procedures, and work collaboratively within the wider practice team to ensure safe, effective, and high-quality patient care.

Main duties of the job

• Contribute to effective communication within the multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in nursing and practice meetings as required.
• Engage in clinical audit, quality improvement, and governance activities.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records using agreed systems and templates.
• Monitor and report stock or equipment issues in line with practice procedures.
• Participate in mandatory training and continuing professional development.
• Work collaboratively to support a safe, effective, and positive working environment.
• Participate in research and service development activities where appropriate.

Nursing Skills

• Skilled in asthma care.
• Developed understanding of COPD.
• Experience of hypertension.
• Accomplished in wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence-based guidelines and local policies.
• Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines.
• Offer advice and administer childhood and adult vaccinations under patient group directions according to national immunisation programmes.
• Offer health promotion and lifestyle advice on diet, alcohol intake and exercise.
• Offer a holistic approach in monitoring patients with chronic diseases according to NICE guidelines.
• Perform cervical cytology smear tests.
• Perform venepuncture.
• Suture/staple removal.
• NHS Travel immunisation.
• Perform ECGs.
• Able to recognise and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.
• Ensure infection control and cold chain guidelines are maintained.
• Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration cold chain management and emergency equipment.
• Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including Safeguarding Children and vulnerable adults.

Administration and professional responsibilities

• Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the Practice team.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times as per practice policy.
• Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the Practice.
• Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports.
• Attend and participate in nurse meetings as required.
• Participate in restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting rooms as required.
• Order and maintain safe storage of vaccines ensuring that the cold chain is maintained at all times.
• Support other clinicians with their training and development needs.

Qualifications

• NMC registered or equivalent.

Experience

• Experience of working in primary care.
• Experience of working in a GP practice.

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.