Practice Nurse

Integrated Care System; North East; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facility in North East England is seeking a Practice Nurse to join its team at Station Lane Medical Centre. This role offers an excellent training opportunity for new or recently qualified nurses, focusing on general nursing care, health assessments, and patient education. The ideal candidate will hold a Nursing Degree and will be supported through the VTS training scheme, making it a perfect position for individuals wishing to establish their career in primary care.

Benefits

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with NMC qualification.
• Newly qualified or recent nursing graduates are encouraged to apply.
• Experience in health screenings and chronic disease management is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide general nursing care, including wound management and immunisations.
• Conduct health assessments and screenings for patients.
• Work collaboratively with healthcare professionals to develop management plans.

Skills

Wound management

Health assessments

Patient education

Education

Nursing Degree

Diploma in Asthma and COPD

Vaccination and Immunisation

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisenfor a practice nurse role at Station Lane Medical Centre due to a plannedretirement. This is open to-

New or recently qualified nurses

Nurses who have not worked in general practicebefore.

We have the opportunity to enrol a new toGeneral practice nurse into the vocational training scheme which will allowfor a year of supported teaching and learning alongside working in thepractice. This will start November 2025.

We are looking to recruit aPractice Nurse to join our busy and friendly team here at Station Lane MedicalCentre. We would welcome applicants from community nursing or secondary caresettings. We offer excellent training opportunities and the candidate will beable to join the VTS training scheme for the first 12 months of employment ifthey are new to primary care or with less than 12 months experience in primarycare.

Working in accordance with the NMCCode of Conduct, the post-holder will provide assessment, treatment, screening,health education services and advice to patients.

The post-holder will work withreference to practice agreed protocols and guidelines, providing nursingtreatments to patients both independently and in participation with nursecolleagues and general practitioners.

The post-holder will have therequired level of training and competence and will work within patient groupdirections where these are available.

Main duties of the job

Provide general nursing care, including woundmanagement, immunisations, and chronic disease management.

Conduct health assessments and screenings.

Support patients with long-term conditions,providing education and self-management advice.

Participate in health promotion activities andinitiatives.

Work collaboratively with GPs, healthcareassistants, and other practice staff.

Maintain accurate and up-to-date patientrecords.

About us

Station Lane Medical Centre is a well-established practice with a list size of c.8000 patients. We are a hardworking, high achieving Practice in Featherstone, Pontefract. We are a friendly and supportive team, committed to creating a positive and collaborative working environment. We are part of Wakefield North PCN and West Yorkshire ICB. The surgery has 4 GP Partners and 2 salaried GPs, 2 practice nurses and one ANP.

At Station Lane, we are committed to providing high-quality, patient-centred care to our community.

Our team is dedicated to creating a supportive and collaborative environment where staff can thrive and make a real difference in patients' lives.

Job responsibilities

Management of chronic disease

• Identifying significant abnormalities
• Diagnosis, monitoring and development of individual management plans; agreeing these as appropriate with the patient and other health professionals

Wound Care and management

• Assessing routine wounds including trauma
• Assessing [and prescribing] to support good wound management in complex situations
• Identifying significant abnormalities
• Obtaining appropriate information using a lifestyle questioning approach and identifying appropriate health promotion issues
• Working with patients to develop a management plan where health problems or potential health problems are identified
• Recognising issues and gathering sufficient information to refer (e.g. drugs; domestic violence; child protection; vulnerable adults; senior patients; social problems)

Health screening

• Recognising issues and gathering sufficient information to refer (e.g. womens and mens health, sexual health, older people)
• Undertaking monitoring tasks (e.g. smears) and providing advice as appropriate
• Providing in-depth monitoring and advice as appropriate to the level of the post-holders specialty and working with the patient in deciding on management plans.

Travel health

• Administering injections and providing guidance in accordance with guidelines
• Identifying problems
• Provision of specialist and evidence-based support to the team.

Immunisation (adult and child)

• Working with patients with more complex immunisation issues.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Nursing Degree and registration Qualification Member of NMC
• Mangement of wound care
• Diploma or equivalent in Asthma and COPD
• Cytology
• Vaccinations and Immunisations including travel

Experience

• No specific experience criteria required if wanting to join the practice and the VTS training scheme.

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.