Practice Nurse

NHS; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Practice Nurse to join their dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to work in a supportive environment, focusing on chronic disease management and treatment room duties. The ideal candidate will have primary care experience and be proficient in various nursing tasks, including vaccinations and wound care. By joining this practice, you will contribute to maintaining high standards of patient care while working alongside a committed team. If you are passionate about nursing and looking to make a difference in patient lives, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Must have primary care experience and be a registered nurse.
• Experience in chronic disease management and treatment room duties is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage chronic diseases and perform routine immunisations.
• Conduct treatment room duties including wound care and cytology.

Skills

Primary Care Experience

Chronic Disease Management

Treatment Room Experience

Vaccination Skills

Cytology

Phlebotomy

Education

Degree level education or equivalent

1st level registered Nurse with current NMC registration

CPR/Anaphylaxis training

Tools

Computerised clinical systems (System 1)

Job description

Job summary

THIS IS A RE-ADVERTISEMENT OF A POST SO PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

We are a mid-sized busy practice with an excellent hardworking staff team. The successful candidate will be replacing staff members who recently retired leading to the need to seek replacements to fill approximately 32 hours.

APPLICANTS MUST HAVE PRIMARY CARE EXPERIENCE AND MUST BE ABLE TO WORK ON A FRIDAY

For the right candidates, we would consider Job sharing.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit an individual with experience in all areas of Practice Nursing including Chronic Disease Management (Asthma, COPD, CHD etc.) as we have well-established monitoring taking place on a weekly basis on this cohort of patients and wish to maintain this moving forward. Candidates will also be expected to have Treatment Room experience as these clinics are run on a daily basis and form an important part of the practice's clinical rota. We would ideally expect the candidate to have experience in the following areas: Child vaccinations from 6-8 weeks, other vaccinations including Covid, Travel, Prostap, Contraception (Pill reviews), Cervical screening, and any other duties associated with the role of a Practice Nurse. The candidate would also be expected to participate in maintaining QOF registers.

AGAIN - DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE ROLE CANDIDATES MUST HAVE PRIMARY CARE EXPERIENCE

About us

We presently have 2 part-time Nurses who work 2 days per week each. One of the team specializes in Diabetes. The successful candidate/s will be expected to replace the hours of the 2 retirees (Approx 32 hours). The previous nursing team had an extremely good work ethic and would work alongside each other helping each other out if needed, so there will always be support both from the nursing team and the rest of the clinical team at the practice.

Date posted: 09 April 2025

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: Depending on experience

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share

Reference number: A3742-25-0003

Job responsibilities

Treatment room, Cytology, Wound Care, Routine Immunisations including Baby, Travel, Covid, and Prostap. Chronic Disease Management (all areas but Diabetes specialty not essential), ECG's, Phlebotomy, Contraception, Cytology, and other duties associated with the post of practice nurse.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• Good standard of education
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• 1st level registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• CPR/Anaphylaxis training undertaken in the last 12 months
• PRIMARY CARE EXPERIENCE - ESSENTIAL

Desirable

• Certificate/Diploma in chronic disease areas
• Practical experience of computerised clinical systems - preferably System 1
• Cytology
• Contraception
• Wound care
• Chronic disease management (asthma, COPD & CHD)
• Ear Syringing
• Baby Clinic duties
• Vaccinations including Covid
• Zoladex injections

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: White House Farm Medical Centre

Address: White House Farm Medical Centre, Church Street, Armthorpe, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN3 3AH

Employer's website: https://www.whitehousefarmmedical.nhs.uk