George Eliot Medical Centre, an NHS GP practice, is recruiting a permanent part-time practice nurse for 21 hours a week. The post centres on independent clinics for screening and prevention, long-term condition reviews, vaccinations, cervical cytology and ECGs. Weekday daytime hours with no weekend shifts, and the nurse works autonomously alongside GPs and HCAs. It is not a training post, so recent GP primary care nursing experience is needed from the start.
What the job involves
- Running independent clinics for routine screening and preventive health
- Managing long-term conditions such as diabetes, asthma, COPD and hypertension, and supporting QOF
- Cervical screening, smears and cytology failsafe
- Childhood, baby, adult and seasonal vaccinations and injections
- Mental health injections where appropriately trained
- ECGs, routine observations and blood tests
- Wound care and other routine nursing procedures within competence
- Infection prevention and control
- Accurate clinical documentation and coding on EMIS Web
- Recognising and escalating deteriorating patients
- Health promotion and lifestyle advice
- Taking part in clinical audit, quality improvement and practice governance
What’s required
Registration & licences
Experience
- Recent and relevant GP practice or primary care nursing experience
- Experience in long-term condition management and QOF
- Experience with childhood and baby immunisations
- Experience administering vaccinations and injections
- Current competence and experience in cervical cytology
- Experience using EMIS Web
Skills & knowledge
- Competence in ECG recording
- Good understanding of infection prevention and control
- Excellent clinical assessment, communication and decision-making skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Working effectively with GPs, ANPs, pharmacists and HCAs
- Commitment to high-quality, patient-centred care
Other
- Safeguarding and compliance with practice policies and procedures
What’s offered
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Standard NHS staff discounts
- Structured Monday to Friday daytime hours with no weekend shifts
- Ongoing training and support for professional growth
- Working days and session times open to discussion, with some flexibility
- On-site parking