Treatment Room Nurse

NHS; Whitby; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused healthcare provider in Whitby is seeking a confident and compassionate treatment room nurse to deliver high-quality nursing care. The role includes supporting GPs with clinical procedures, administering vaccinations, and providing patient education. Ideal for newly qualified nurses or those transitioning into general practice. Competitive compensation and professional development opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in general practice or similar healthcare settings.
• Ability to perform a wide range of clinical procedures.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a wide range of clinical procedures in the treatment room.
• Assist GPs with minor surgical procedures.
• Administer vaccinations and immunizations.
• Maintain infection control standards.
• Provide health education and advice.

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

We are looking for a confident and compassionate treatment room nurse with some experience in general practice to join our busy GP practice. The role involves delivering high-quality nursing care in the treatment room, supporting GPs and healthcare professionals in managing patient care efficiently. There will be the possibility to train and grow to take on a fuller general practice nursing role over time. The position could suit a newly qualified nurse, or a nurse looking to transition into general practice from another setting.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver a wide range of clinical procedures in the treatment room including wound assessment and management, dressing application and removal, injections (e.g., flu, travel vaccines), venipuncture, ECGs, and basic health screenings.

Assist GPs and other healthcare professionals with minor surgical procedures, ensuring patient comfort and safety throughout.

Administer vaccinations and immunizations following national protocols and practice policies, including childhood and adult programs.

Monitor and maintain stocks of clinical supplies, ensuring proper storage and expiry checks.

Maintain and audit infection control standards to comply with local and national guidelines, promoting safety.

Manage patient appointments for treatment room clinics, ensuring efficient use of time and resources.

Provide health education and advice, promoting self-care and lifestyle changes where appropriate.

Accurately document patient interactions, treatments, and observations per NHS standards, ensuring confidentiality and data protection.

Identify patients needing follow-up or referral and liaise with the wider practice team to coordinate care.

Participate in clinical and team meetings, contributing to professional development and service improvements.

Support practice-wide initiatives such as audits, vaccination campaigns, and quality improvement projects as directed by the practice manager or clinical lead.

Engage in training and development to grow the role

About us

Sleights and Sandsend Medical Practice is a community-focused healthcare provider serving the villages of Sleights and Sandsend in North Yorkshire, England. We offer comprehensive primary care services including general medical consultations, chronic disease management, vaccinations, and minor procedures. Committed to patient-centred care, our team works hard to promote accessibility and continuity, supporting patients across all ages. With a friendly, approachable staff, we prioritise health promotion and preventive care. We collaborate closely with local healthcare services to ensure holistic support, fostering strong community relationships and improving overall wellbeing.

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities.There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this willbe dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.

Deliver a wide rangeof clinical procedures in the treatment room including wound assessment andmanagement, dressing application and removal, injections (e.g., flu, travelvaccines), venipuncture, ECGs, and basic health screenings.

Assist GPs and otherhealthcare professionals with minor surgical procedures, ensuring patientcomfort and safety throughout.

Undertake patienthealth checks

Administervaccinations and immunizations following national protocols and practicepolicies, including childhood and adult programs.

Monitor and maintainstocks of clinical supplies, ensuring proper storage and expiry checks.

Maintain infectioncontrol standards to comply with local and national guidelines, promotingsafety.

Provide healtheducation and advice, promoting self-care and lifestyle changes whereappropriate.

Accurately documentpatient interactions, treatments, and observations per NHS standards,ensuring confidentiality and data protection.

Identify patients needing follow-up or referral andliaise with the wider practice team to coordinate care.

Participate in clinical and team meetings, contributingto professional development and service improvements.

Support practice-wide initiatives such as audits,vaccination campaigns, and quality improvement projects as directed by thepractice manager or clinical lead.

Refer patients directly to other services as appropriate

Assist in chronic disease clinics

Chaperone patients where necessary

Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

Recognise and refer patients presenting with mentalhealth needs

Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure thepatient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)

Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters,in accordance with local and national policies

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse

Experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.