Practice Nurse

Dudley Wood Surgery; Dudley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A local GP practice is seeking a dedicated Practice Nurse to join their team on a part-time basis (15.5 hours per week). Responsibilities include chronic disease management, health education, and maintaining clinical records. Ideal candidates are registered nurses with experience in primary care and strong communication skills. This role offers autonomy while being supported by a multidisciplinary team, providing an opportunity to develop meaningful patient relationships in a community-focused environment.

Benefits

Supportive working environment

Opportunity for professional development

Community-focused general practice

Qualifications

• Sound knowledge of general practice nursing procedures.
• Competent in patient assessment and management of common health conditions.
• Proficient in administering medications and treatments.

Responsibilities

• Provide chronic disease management including asthma and diabetes care.
• Deliver health education and counselling to patients.
• Maintain accurate clinical records using EMIS.

Skills

Chronic disease management

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Ability to work independently

Interpersonal skills

Education

Registered Nurse with current NMC registration

Fully trained Practice Nurse

Previous experience in primary care

Tools

EMIS

Job description

Dudley Wood Surgery is seeking an experienced and motivated Practice Nurse to join our friendly and supportive GP surgery team on a part-time basis.

Working Hours

• Wednesday: 8:00am 6:00pm (30-minute unpaid break)
• Thursday: 12:00pm 6:00pm

Total working hours: 15.5 hours per week

Start Date:

• Mid-January

Main duties of the job

Key Skills & Responsibilities

• Chronic disease management including Asthma, COPD and Diabetes
• Cervical Cytology
• Childhood Immunisations
• Family Planning
• Respiratory care (spirometry training preferred)
• Removal of Sutures
• Injections and vaccinations in line with the national immunisation programme
• General nursing duties as required
• Provide comprehensive nursing care within the GP surgery setting
• Deliver health education and counselling to patients and their families
• Maintain accurate clinical records using EMIS
• Conduct telephone and face-to-face consultations

About us

Dudley Wood Surgery is a small, friendly GP practice located in the heart of our local community, caring for approximately 2,700 patients. We are looking for a dedicated Practice Nurse to join our team and play a key role in delivering high-quality patient care.

This is a 16-hour post, working Wednesdays and Thursdays. The successful candidate will be the sole Practice Nurse, supported by a close-knit multidisciplinary team.

The role is based in General Practice and is ideal for a nurse who enjoys working autonomously while being well supported by colleagues. You will contribute to a range of nursing services appropriate to a small but busy practice, with the opportunity to build strong, ongoing relationships with our patients.

Dudley Wood Surgery offers a welcoming and supportive working environment, with a strong emphasis on continuity of care and community-focused general practice.

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

JOBTITLE: Practice Nurse

JobSummary:

Toassist medical personnel in the care of Practice patients to include treatment,preventative care, screening and patient education. To provide and maintain a high standard ofnursing care for patients as well as providing nursing assistance to thedoctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. Care will be provided both in the Practiceand community setting.

JobResponsibilities:

Providingassessment, screening and treatment services and health education advice

• Providing nursingtreatments to patients in participation with general practitioners orindependently to agreed protocols.
• Provide generaland specific chronic disease management to patients (within agreedprotocols) with referral to general practitioners as necessary.
• Advise patients ongeneral health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as necessary.

OtherDuties:

• Assist in andperform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by seniornursing staff and GPs
• Cytology
• Removal of Sutures
• Travel advice andvaccines
• ECGs
• Long TermCondition management
• Routine immunisations/Childhoodimmunisations
• Chaperoning andassisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by anotherclinician
• Requestingpathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
• Following agreedclinical protocols with referral to GPs as appropriate
• Maintaining andcleaning equipment
• Maintaining GP andNurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
• Maintain generaltidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
• Ordering ofvaccinations to maintain stock levels
• Participation inadministrative systems in the Practice
• At all times therewill be a need to maintain accurate records
• A duty to advise clinicians of potential problems or errors within the range of assignedtasks
• Attend andparticipate in any practice meetings when required
• Undertake homevisits when required
• Other delegatedduties appropriate to the post

Pathologicalspecimens and investigatory procedures:

Following appropriate training, undertake the collection, storage anddespatch of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs,smears etc and ensure the cleanliness of any equipment so used. Perform any investigatory proceduresrequested by the GPs.

Administrativeand professional responsibilities:

• Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilitiesof the Practice team.
• Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments arerecorded in the patients notes on the clinical computer systems asappropriate.
• Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associatedwith patient health care and registration with the Practice.
• Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical informationrequired for regular and ad hoc reports.
• Attend and participate in Practice meetings as required.
• Assist in the formulation of Practice philosophy, strategy andpolicy and develop appropriate protocols.
• Maintain a notice board in the waiting area designated for patienthealth care education.

Student/Staffeducation and training:

Participatein the education and training of students of all disciplines and the inductionof all members of practice staff with special responsibility for nursing staff.

Maintain effective liaison with other agencies and staff concerned withpatient care and with all other disciplines within the Practice, withappropriate regard to confidentiality.

Professional Development:

Maintain continued professional education byattendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary forprofessional development.

Confidentiality:

• Inthe course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us togather, sensitive information in relation to their health and othermatters. They do so in confidenceand have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and actappropriately
• Inthe performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, thepost-holder may have access to confidential information relating topatients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcareworkers. They may also have accessto information relating to the Practice as a business organisation.All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictlyconfidential.
• Informationrelating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or thebusiness of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons inaccordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating toconfidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety:

The post-holder will assist inpromoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security asdefined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

• Usingpersonal security systems within the workplace according to Practiceguidelines
• Identifyingthe risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in away that manages those risks
• Makingeffective use of training to update knowledge and skills
• Usingappropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidyand safe way and free from hazards

Equality and Diversity:

Thepost-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carersand colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a waythat recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in away that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and currentlegislation
• Respecting theprivacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in amanner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental andrespects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional Development:

Inaddition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any coursesand/or study days necessary to ensure that NMC professional developmentrequirements for PREP are met, the post-holder will participate in any trainingprogramme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such trainingto include:

• Participation inan annual individual performance review, including taking responsibilityfor maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
• Takingresponsibility for own development, learning and performance anddemonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similarwork.

Quality:

Thepost-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:

• Alert other teammembers to issues of quality and risk
• Assess ownperformance and take accountability for own actions, either directly orunder supervision
• Contribute to theeffectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and makingsuggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
• Work effectivelywith individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
• Effectively manageown time, workload and resources.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importanceof effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicateeffectively with other team members
• Communicateeffectively with patients and carers
• Recognise peoplesneeds for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

Thepost-holder will:

• Apply Practicepolicies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with othermembers of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affectown work
• Participate inaudit where appropriate.

Please note the above list of job duties is not exclusiveor exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks asmay reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Fully trained Practice Nurse
• Previous experience working in a primary care or GP surgery setting (highly desirable)
• Sound knowledge of general practice nursing procedures and best practices
• Competent in patient assessment and management of common health conditions
• Proficient in administering medications and treatments
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Familiarity with EMIS

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.