Bank Nurse Practioner

NHS; Bicester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is looking for an enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join their team. The role emphasizes maximizing patient health, providing high-quality treatment, and working closely with GPs and other health professionals. Candidates should have experience in a primary care setting, with qualifications in managing long-term conditions being advantageous. The position offers full-time hours and the opportunity for professional development within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a Primary Care Setting.
• Understanding of clinical governance and guidelines.
• Experience working with patients with long term conditions.

Responsibilities

• Promote well-being and maximise health gain for patients.
• Provide a safe, high quality treatment room service.
• Complement the role of the GP and other Health Professionals.

Skills

Communication skills

Physical examination skills

Influencing and assertiveness skills

Time management

Strong IT skills

Education

Degree level or equivalent professional experience

Registered with the NMC

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic Practice Nurse to complement the role of the GP and other Health Professionals and be an integral part and key member of the care team.

You will make the best use of clinical skills within the practice to promote well‑being and maximise health gain for patients and provide a safe, high quality and accessible treatment room service to our registered patients. We value teamwork, mutual support and a friendly working environment.

The ideal candidate will have experience in a primary care setting, preferably as a Practice Nurse. Additional qualifications in Long Term Conditions such as COPD, Asthma, Diabetes and CHD are desirable, as are contraception and travel service.

As a training practice we are fully committed to training and development opportunities to progress your career. We are also an active primary care research practice which includes treatment room participation. If you are looking to be part of an expanding team dedicated to providing quality care and making a difference in our patients’ lives in a primary care setting, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties

The purpose of this role is to:

• Compliment the role of the GP and other Health Professionals as an integral part and key member of the care team.
• Make the best use of clinical skills within the practice to promote well‑being and maximise health gain for patients.
• Provide a safe, high quality and accessible treatment room service to the practice population.

About us

PML is a successful not‑for‑profit, GP‑led organisation providing various NHS community and primary care clinical services to patients across Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire. We have evolved as a NHS healthcare provider since 2004 and in the last few years have grown significantly, now employing around 300 staff with a turnover of circa £16m. PML holds GMS contracts, as well as being a GP Federation representing circa 50 GP practices covering approximately 650,000 patients.

We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and circumstances and people with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010

Job details

• Job title: Practice Nurse
• Job type: External
• Job locations: Banbury Cross Health Centre, South Bar Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9AD
• Contract type: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full‑time (37.5 hours per week)
• Salary: Dependent on experience
• Staff group: Nursing & Midwifery Registered
• Application method: CV application
• COVID‑19 role: No
• Closing date: 07/02/2025

Hours: Full‑time, Monday to Friday with occasional weekends and bank holidays to meet business needs. (Part‑time also considered, minimum 24 hrs)

Note that this vacancy could close early once sufficient applications have been received.

Person Specification

Experience

• Clear understanding of clinical governance and guidelines
• Experience of working in a Primary Care Setting
• Experience of working in a GP practice
• Experience working in multi‑disciplinary teams
• Experience of working with patients with long term conditions
• Experience at working autonomously and treating patients
• Asthma/COPD experience
• Complex wound care experience
• Experience working with young children

Skills and Knowledge

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Physical examination skills
• Influencing and assertiveness skills
• Understands the importance of team working
• Commitment to ongoing training and development
• Able to work with patients and staff in emotional circumstances
• Able to make clinical judgments involving complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options
• Able to meet deadlines
• Good time management
• Strong IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Word
• Flexible and adaptable to change

Qualifications

• Registered with the NMC
• Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience
• Certification of competency in child immunisation
• Certification of competency Cytology
• Certification of competency in travel vaccination
• General Certificate Practice (Research)

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.