Practice Nurse post in the treatment room at Priory Medical Centre, a teaching GP partnership in Warwick with a main surgery and a branch on Woodloes Park. The work centres on nurse-led clinics covering cytology, immunisations, wound and ulcer care, travel advice and minor procedures, alongside health promotion for patients with long-term conditions. The practice trains GP registrars and medical students, so the post sits within a learning environment and includes supporting trainees. An NMC registration is required.
What the job involves
- Deliver treatment room services including wound and ulcer care, dressings, ECGs, blood pressure monitoring, venepuncture and NHS Health Checks
- Run nurse-led clinics for cervical cytology, childhood and adult immunisations, and travel advice
- Manage hypertension, asthma, peak flow and spirometry, and identify patients at risk of long-term conditions
- Offer health promotion and lifestyle advice to help patients manage their conditions
- Assist GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings, and chaperone patients during examinations
- Undertake new patient medicals, urinalysis and suture removal, and request pathology tests
- Prescribe medicines under patient group directions and within own scope of practice
- Keep accurate clinical records and follow safe medicines management and infection prevention standards
- Contribute to clinical governance, audit and quality improvement activity
- Support trainees, GP registrars and medical students where appropriate
- Support the infection prevention control lead and safeguarding work across the clinical team
- Manage own clinic workload using digital systems, delegating tasks within scope
Qualifications
- Registered General Nurse
Registration & licences
- NMC registration
Experience
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
Skills & knowledge
- Chaperone procedure and evidence-based, governance-aware practice
- Accurate clinical record keeping and following clinical policy
- Working within own scope and knowing when to refer to GPs
- Excellent written and oral communication, with a clear, polite telephone manner
- Strong IT skills, including Outlook and EMIS, SystmOne or Vision
- Problem solving and time management, working as a team member and autonomously
Checks & eligibility
- Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Other
- Flexibility to work outside core office hours
- Ability to work under pressure and empathy in distressing situations
- Polite, confident, cooperative and punctual, committed to the team effort
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Effective use of resources and understanding of patients' needs
Nice to have
- Post Graduate Diploma or degree in a primary care related subject
- Fundamentals of General Practice Nursing
- Experience as a practice nurse or community nurse
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience leading audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
- Knowledge of diabetes, hypertension, asthma, spirometry and CHD
- Knowledge of women's health and travel medicine
What’s offered
- Full induction
- Ongoing training
- Protected CPD
- Opportunities to develop special interests
- Career progression and professional development
- Modern purpose-built surgery facilities
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
