Camberley Health Centre, a well-established training practice of around 9,800 patients, needs a Practice Nurse for its primary care team. The work centres on cervical screening, wound care, immunisations, health promotion and supporting coil clinics, with minor surgery assisting GPs. The post suits a nurse with primary care experience, ideally within a GP setting, who works autonomously within their scope. NMC registration is required, and agency applications are not accepted.
What the job involves
- Cervical screening
- Wound care, including leg ulcer management and Doppler assessments
- Adult and child immunisations and vaccination programmes
- Developing, implementing and embedding health promotion and wellbeing programmes
- Supporting coil clinics
- Assisting GPs with minor surgery when required
- Working autonomously within scope of practice
What's required
Registration & licences
- NMC registration
Experience
- Experience as a practice nurse within a UK GP practice
- Experience working in a primary care setting
- Experience delivering vaccination and immunisation programmes
- Experience of cervical cytology and chronic disease management
Skills & knowledge
- Wound care, including complex dressings and removal of sutures and staples
- ECGs and venepuncture
- New patient medicals and chaperone procedure
- Requesting pathology tests and advising patients on results
- Excellent written and oral communication
- Strong IT skills, including Office and Outlook
Checks & eligibility
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
Other
- Flexibility to work outside core office hours
- Occupational health clearance
Nice to have
- Postgraduate diploma or degree in primary care
- Diabetes management
- Asthma management
- Spirometry
- Travel medicine services
- EMIS user skills
- Experience leading audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
What's offered
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
