Practice Nurse

The Leith Hill Practice; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD opportunities

Employee benefits package

Job summary

The Leith Hill Practice is a friendly GP clinic seeking an enthusiastic Registered Nurse to join our nursing team and deliver high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. You will work within a supportive multidisciplinary team to provide safe and evidence-based care.

Responsibilities include cervical screening, wound care, immunisations, long-term condition management, health promotion and contributing to clinical governance.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Experience in general practice or primary care nursing.
• Competence in cervical screening, wound care, compression therapy and immunisations.
• Good infection prevention and clinical documentation.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Prescribing qualification and use of SystmOne.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a range of practice nursing services including cervical screening, wound care, immunisations, long-term condition management, health promotion and clinical governance.
• Maintain accurate records and follow practice protocols.
• Contribute to audits and patient safety initiatives.
• Collaborate with GPs, HCAs and other staff to provide high-quality care.
• Support continuous service improvement and evidence-based practice.
• Ensure patient education and safety are central to care.

Skills

General practice nursing

Cervical screening

Wound care

Immunisations

Long-term condition management

Health promotion

Education

NMC registration

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Join ourfriendly GP practice and make a difference to patient care.

We are lookingfor an enthusiastic and experienced Registered Nurse to join our nursing teamand deliver high-quality, compassionate care to our patients.

This is a greatopportunity for a Practice Nurse who enjoys working as part of a supportivemultidisciplinary team and is committed to providing safe, effective andevidence-based care.

Main duties of the job

Working alongside our Lead Practice Nurse, GPs, practice nurse, two Healthcare Assistants and General Practice Assistant, you will deliver a range of practice nursing services, including:

• Cervical screening: Undertaking smear appointments and ensuring appropriate documentation and follow-up.
• Wound care: Assessing and managing wounds, dressings and compression therapy within your competence.
• Immunisations and vaccinations: Delivering vaccination programmes in line with current guidance and appropriate authorisation.
• Long-term condition management: Supporting reviews for conditions such as diabetes, asthma, COPD and hypertension, according to your training and experience.
• Health promotion: Providing lifestyle advice, preventative care and patient education.
• Clinical governance: Maintaining accurate records, following practice protocols and contributing to audits, infection prevention and patient safety.

About us

The Leith Hill Practice is a friendly, well-established GP practice situated between Horsham and Dorking. We operate across two sites, supported by a dedicated and experienced multidisciplinary team.

Our team includes GP Partners, doctors, nursing staff, Healthcare Assistants, clinical pharmacists, paramedic practitioners, first contact physiotherapists and administrative colleagues, all working together to provide high-quality patient care.

We are committed to delivering accessible, personalised healthcare and continually developing the services we offer to meet the needs of our patients and local community.

We pride ourselves on our supportive team environment, collaborative approach and the value we place on every member of staff.

Job responsibilities

Working alongside our Lead Practice Nurse, GPs, practice nurse, two Healthcare Assistants and General Practice Assistant, you will deliver a range of practice nursing services, including:

• Cervical screening: Undertaking smear appointments and ensuring appropriate documentation and follow-up.
• Wound care: Assessing and managing wounds, dressings and compression therapy within your competence.
• Immunisations and vaccinations: Delivering vaccination programmes in line with current guidance and appropriate authorisation.
• Long-term condition management: Supporting reviews for conditions such as diabetes, asthma, COPD and hypertension, according to your training and experience.
• Health promotion: Providing lifestyle advice, preventative care and patient education.
• Clinical governance: Maintaining accurate records, following practice protocols and contributing to audits, infection prevention and patient safety.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Experience in general practice or primary care nursing.
• Clinical competence in relevant practice nursing procedures, particularly cervical screening, wound care, compression therapy and immunisations.
• Good understanding of infection prevention and control, medicines management and clinical documentation.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• A compassionate, professional approach and the ability to work effectively within a team.
• Good understanding of CQC requirements and standards
• Experience of clinical audit and quality improvement.
• Independent or supplementary prescribing qualification.
• Confident use of SystmOne clinical system
• Prescribing Qualification

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.