This Practice Nurse post covers three GP practices: Whitehouse Surgery, Brooklands Health Centre and Neath Hill Health Centre, with Whitehouse Surgery as the main base. The work centres on long-term condition reviews, health promotion, adult and childhood vaccinations and cervical screening, alongside wound care and patient assessment. Hours can be full-time at 40 a week or part-time by agreement. Fit depends on current NMC registration and substantial experience working as a practice nurse.
What the job involves
- Assessing, planning and reviewing individual care for patients with long-term conditions
- Providing health education, lifestyle advice, screening and preventive interventions
- Delivering adult and childhood vaccination and immunisation programmes, plus travel health advice and vaccines
- Carrying out cervical cytology consultations under the national screening programme
- Giving contraception and sexual health advice within your competencies
- Assessing and managing uncomplicated wounds using evidence-based practice
- Assessing and prioritising routine, urgent and emergency patients
- Recognising and responding to safeguarding concerns for children and vulnerable adults
- Keeping accurate clinical records and contributing to QOF, enhanced services, clinical audit, incident reviews, peer review and improvement
- Working with the multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, coordinated care
Qualifications
- Degree in Nursing
Registration & licences
- Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse
Experience
- Substantial experience working as a practice nurse
- Experience delivering vaccination and immunisation programmes
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of NICE guidance, National Service Frameworks and evidence-based practice
- Good understanding of QOF and enhanced services
- Knowledge of safeguarding requirements for children and vulnerable adults
- Maintaining accurate, contemporaneous clinical records
- Prioritising workload and working effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Commitment to clinical governance, quality improvement and ongoing professional development
Nice to have
- Long-Term Condition Diploma
- Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development (CPD)
What’s offered
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), rising with length of service, plus an extra day for each year of service
- NHS pension
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- 24/7 confidential mental health support via Health Assured EAP
- Eye care vouchers
- Cycle to Work scheme
- 'Refer a Friend' cash bonus scheme
- Development through the Elevate Academy, from induction to apprenticeships and leadership development
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
