Practice Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave per contract

Job summary

Wellside Surgery is seeking a part-time practice nurse to join our general practice clinical team. The role focuses on treatment room care, chronic disease management and immunisations, with cervical cytology and specimen collection included as needed.

Applicants should be registered nurses with general practice experience, possess strong communication and team skills, and demonstrate reliability and self-motivation. Home visits may be required in emergencies.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with general practice experience.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective time management and teamwork.
• Flexible, reliable, enthusiastic and self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Provide full range of treatment room services.
• Manage chronic disease care.
• Administer immunisations and travel vaccines, cervical cytology.
• Collect specimens and assist GPs with procedures.
• Chaperone and support clinical teams during procedures.
• Conduct home visits as needed and during emergencies.
• Maintain accurate computerised patient records and stock levels.
• Participate in clinical audits and practice meetings.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Team player

Education

General education

Professional body membership

Tools

EMIS

Job description

Wellside Surgery is recruiting a part-time practice nurse for about 20 hours a week within its general practice clinical team. The core of the work is treatment room care, including chronic disease management, immunisations, cervical cytology and specimen collection, carried out on the request of each patient's GP. The post serves a practice population of about 9,000 and can extend into minor illness and chronic disease work depending on experience and interest. Fit depends on being a registered nurse with previous general practice experience.

What the job involves

• Full range of treatment room services for patients
• Chronic disease management
• Preventative procedures, including child immunisations and travel vaccines
• Cervical cytology
• Collecting pathological specimensInvestigatory procedures at the GP's request
• Assisting GPs with clinical procedures, including chaperoning
• Home visits at the GP's request or in an emergency
• Minor illness services, depending on experience and interest
• Keeping clear, accurate consultation notes on the computerised patient record
• Care of equipment, stock levels, ordering and stock control
• Clinical audit, practice research and attending practice meetings

What's required

Qualifications

• Good standard of general education
• Membership of a professional body

Registration & licences

• Registered nurse

Experience

• Previous experience of working in general practice

Skills & knowledge

• Good communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Time management skills
• Good team worker

Other

• Flexible
• Reliable
• Enthusiastic
• Self-motivated

Nice to have

• Diabetes, asthma or COPD diploma
• Minor illness course
• Chronic disease management experience
• Minor illness experience
• EMIS clinical system

What's offered

• Annual leave as per contract