Practice Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; London Borough of Harrow; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

Lanfranc Medical Centre is seeking a Practice Nurse for ten hours per week to join a supportive primary care team. The role focuses on chronic disease reviews, immunisations and vaccinations, cervical screening and wound care, working with GPs and Healthcare Assistants.

Applicants should be registered nurses with current NMC registration and experience in general practice. The post involves independent working within a multidisciplinary team to maintain high standards of patient care.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Training or competency in cervical screening
• Training or competency in immunisations and vaccinations

Responsibilities

• Chronic disease management and reviews
• Cervical screening
• Childhood and adult immunisations and vaccinations
• Administering medications, vaccinations and injections under protocols
• Wound care and dressings
• Venepuncture and other routine clinical procedures
• NHS Health Checks
• Health promotion, lifestyle advice and patient education
• Keeping accurate clinical records
• Supporting infection prevention and control, clinical governance and quality improvement
• Working with GPs, Healthcare Assistants and the wider multidisciplinary team
• Other practice nurse duties in line with competency, training and practice needs

Skills

Clinical excellence

Patient communication

Independent practice

Team collaboration

Record keeping

Confidentiality & governance

Education

Registered Nurse

Cervical screening competency

Immunisations & vaccinations competency

Tools

EMIS Web

Job description

Lanfranc Medical Centre, a long-established GP practice, is recruiting a Practice Nurse for ten hours a week within its primary care team. The post centres on general practice nursing: chronic disease reviews, immunisations and vaccinations, cervical screening, wound care and NHS Health Checks, alongside GPs and Healthcare Assistants. It suits a nurse with previous General Practice experience who can work independently as well as within a multidisciplinary team. Current NMC registration is required.

What the job involves

• Chronic disease management and reviews, including diabetes, asthma, COPD and hypertension
• Cervical screening
• Childhood and adult immunisations and vaccinations
• Administering medications, vaccinations and injections under protocols
• Wound care and dressings
• Venepuncture and other routine clinical procedures
• NHS Health Checks
• Health promotion, lifestyle advice and patient education
• Keeping accurate, clear and contemporaneous clinical records
• Supporting infection prevention and control, clinical governance and quality improvement
• Working with GPs, Healthcare Assistants and the wider multidisciplinary team
• Other practice nurse duties in line with competency, training and practice needs

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Training or competency in cervical screening
• Training or competency in immunisations and vaccinations

Registration & licences

• Current and valid NMC registration

Experience

• Previous Practice Nurse experience in General Practice or primary care
• Experience of immunisations and vaccinations
• Experience of cervical screening
• Experience managing long-term conditions
• Experience in wound care and general treatment-room nursing

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent clinical and patient-care skills
• Good written and verbal communication
• Works independently within professional competence and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Good organisation and time management, adapting to changing priorities in a busy practice
• Accurate clinical record keeping
• Understanding of patient confidentiality and information governance

Other

• Commitment to maintaining professional knowledge and clinical competence

Nice to have

• Experience using EMIS Web or another GP clinical system
• Experience of NHS Health Checks
• Travel health experience or qualification
• Additional qualifications or training in chronic disease management
• Independent or Supplementary Prescribing qualification
• Basic IT skills