Practice Nurse

St Stephens Gate Medical Practice; Norwich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Norwich seeks a Practice Nurse to deliver high-quality patient care. Candidates should have primary care nursing skills and experience, alongside a valid NMC Pin. You will manage clinical workloads, mentor team members, and provide various health services to ensure outstanding patient care. Join a supportive team with a commitment to continuous training and development.

Benefits

Attractive city centre location

Continuous learning culture

Generous annual leave package

Qualifications

• Experience of working in primary care.
• Experience of working in a GP practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a high standard of patient care as a Practice Nurse.
• Manage a clinical caseload in a primary care setting.
• Lead and develop high quality patient care.

Skills

Primary Care Nursing skills

Clinical skills

Mentoring and leadership

Education

Valid NMC Pin

Job description

We are looking for individuals with Primary Care Nursing skills and experience, and a willingness to develop other skills that they dont already have. This role is integral to ensuring that the practice provides an outstanding level of nursing care.

Main duties of the job

SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

To deliver a high standard of patient care as a Practice Nurse in general practice, using advanced autonomous clinical skills, and a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge base

To manage a clinical caseload, dealing with presenting patients needs in a primary care setting

To lead and develop high quality patient care to meet the holistic health care needs of a practice population

To develop the nursing services offered by the practice

Diabetes experience would be desirable.

JOB DIMENSIONS

To manage own clinical workload in general practice responding effectively to patient need and ensuring patient choice and ease of access to services.

The development and use of referral pathways to the local acute NHS Trust services and to Diagnostic and Treatment Centres (where relevant).

To mentor and support other nurses in developing and maintaining clinical skills (where applicable)

About us

We are a busy city centre medical practice offering outstanding patient care, and we have an exciting opportunity for a Practice Nurse to join our Nursing Team to provide primary health care to our patient population.

We are a dual-site practice, based between St Stephens Gate Medical Centre and Newmarket Road surgery, and provide care for over 19,000 patients. We consistently receive excellent patient feedback, and this role is integral to ensuring that the practice provides an outstanding level of nursing care and maintaining this.

You would be joining a practice with a supportive admin team, friendly clinicians and a commitment to developing new ways of working across the whole practice.

As well as being part of a supportive and welcoming team, benefits for the candidate include:

• An attractive city centre location
• A culture of continuous learning, training and improvement - as a training practice, we have a real focus on training and development for our staff
• A generous annual leave package of six weeks annual leave, plus Bank Holidays, pro rata

Parking is not available on site, but we do offer subsidised city centre parking permits that can be used anytime on a waiting list basis.

Job responsibilities

To deliver a high standard of patient care as a Practice Nurse in general practice, using advanced autonomous clinical skills, and a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge base

• To deliver a high standard of patient care as a Practice Nurse in general practice, using advanced autonomous clinical skills, and a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge base
• To manage a clinical caseload, dealing with presenting patients needs in a primary care setting
• To lead and develop high quality patient care to meet the holistic health care needs of a practice population
• To develop the nursing services offered by the practice

2. JOB DIMENSIONS

• To manage own clinical workload in general practice responding effectively to patient need and ensuring patient choice and ease of access to services.
• The development and use of referral pathways to the local acute NHS Trust services and to Diagnostic and Treatment Centres (where relevant).
• To mentor and support other nurses in developing and maintaining clinical skills (where applicable)

3. Clinical Role

The post-holder will (with appropriate training and competency):

Work independently using own initiative and is accountable for their own professional actions.

Provide support and leadership for other members of the Primary Health Care Team and lead towards the co-ordination of team activities.

Administer adult and child immunisations and vaccinations in accordance with national and local programmes.

Competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques.

Ensures safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs and adequate stock levels are maintained.

Offers comprehensive travel health advice for patients prior to travel including malaria prophylaxis, safe sex, food hygiene, sun protection, first aid and emergency medication, health insurance and vaccinations.

Undertake procedures to include, venepuncture, BP management, urinalysis, peak flow, spirometry, new patient health checks, pregnancy testing, stitch/clip removal, ear syringing and cytology, wound management.

Provides a comprehensive family planning service.

Recognises and understands the importance of observing, documenting and communicating the signs and symptoms of child and adult abuse.

Works within all relevant practice and ICB policies and procedural guidelines eg infection control, chaperoning and patient group directions.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience of working in a GP practice

Qualifications

• Valid NMC Pin

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.