Practice Nurse

West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group; Basildon; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

The Knares Medical Practice in Basildon seeks an experienced practice nurse to join their team part-time. Responsibilities include health assessments, managing long-term conditions, and providing patient-centred care. Candidates should hold a relevant nursing degree and be NMC registered, with experience in treatment room consultations and a compassionate approach to patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience in treatment room consultations and management of long-term conditions.
• Certificates for asthma, COPD, and diabetic clinics.
• Understanding of current issues in nursing and the NHS.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking health assessments and administering treatments.
• Managing long-term conditions and promoting patient well-being.
• Implementing vaccination and immunisation programmes.

Skills

Compassion

Empathy

Patient dignity

Knowledge of long-term conditions

Education

Relevant nursing degree

Current NMC registration

Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course

Tools

Phlebotomy

ECG recording

Spirometry recording

Job description

About the Role

The Knares Medical Practice, situated in Basildon, has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced practice nurse to join our team on a part-time basis, working between 8-16 hours per week. Ideally, these hours would be on a Tuesday and/or Wednesday. If you're interested in the role, please get in touch — we would love to hear what you can offer.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

1. Undertaking health assessments, administering medication and treatments, and performing diagnostic tests.
2. Providing and evaluating a range of health interventions to meet patients’ health and social care needs.
3. Promoting general health and well-being, and creating individual, person-centred plans for patients with, or at risk of, long-term conditions.
4. Managing and treating long-term conditions in line with national and local policies and practice needs.
5. Reviewing medication for therapeutic effectiveness, working with patients to support adherence to treatments, in accordance with evidence-based practice and protocols.
6. Prioritising health problems and intervening appropriately, including in complex, urgent, or emergency situations, with initiation of emergency care when necessary.
7. Supporting women with sexual health, contraception, and cervical cytology consultations.
8. Implementing and participating in vaccination and immunisation programmes for adults and children, including travel vaccinations.
9. Providing opportunistic wound care for patients.
10. Managing hypertension reviews and treatment.
11. Running clinics and reviews for asthma, COPD, and diabetes.
12. Conducting new patient and health checks.

About the Candidate

Applicants should have:

• A relevant nursing degree.
• Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
• Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course (or equivalent experience/qualifications).
• Certificates and competence to undertake asthma, COPD, and diabetic clinics and reviews.
• Experience in treatment room consultations, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care, and spirometry recording.
• A compassionate, empathetic approach, valuing patient dignity and demonstrating kindness in all aspects of work.
• Knowledge and experience supporting long-term conditions.
• An understanding of current issues in nursing and the NHS.

About Us

The Knares Medical Practice in Basildon is part of the West Basildon Primary Care Network (PCN). Our team is committed to providing high-quality, patient-centred healthcare, including clinics for chronic disease management, antenatal and postnatal care, minor surgery, childhood vaccinations, and well-person check-ups.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This position is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A criminal background check via the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required.