Practice Nurse

Empingham Medical Centre; Oakham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Oakham is seeking a Practice Nurse to deliver evidence-based nursing care and manage chronic conditions in patients. The successful candidate will work collaboratively within a clinical team and provide leadership to the nursing team. Strong interpersonal skills and relevant qualifications are essential for this role, along with experience in primary care. Competitive compensation and a supportive working environment are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in the management of patients with long term conditions.
• Recent and relevant experience in primary care.
• Cervical Cytology updated within last 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Manage patients in a chronic disease management clinic.
• Provide telephone advice to patients.
• Identify and manage treatment plans for long-term conditions.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Understanding of evidence-based practice

Proficient in the use of MS office, word, Excel

Good organisational skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Nursing and Midwifery Council Registered Nurse

Accredited qualification in Family Planning and Sexual Health

Accredited qualification in Diabetes care

Tools

System One

Job description

The Practice Nurse worksas part of the clinical team responsible for the delivery of general practicenursing to the Empingham Medical Centre practice population. Key elements ofthe role are delivering evidence-based practice for patients presenting withlong term conditions and the provision of preventative health care. An autonomous practitioner the nurse isresponsible for the care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking skills inclinical decision-making in the management of patients. He/she also workscollaboratively within the general practice team to meet the needs of patientsand support practice objectives, policies and procedures. He/she will act assupport to the nurse manager by providing leadership within the practice nurseteam as well as making practice nurse team decisions in the absence of thenurse manager.

Main duties of the job

Manage patients in achronic disease management clinic with diabetes mellitus, stable hypertension,asthma / COPD and deliver key performance indicators

Provide telephoneadvice to patients when required

Proactively identify,diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developinglong-term conditions

Adult and childhoodimmunisation including seasonal campaigns

Cervical Screening

Coil removals and coilchecks

Contraception

Removal of sutures

Other vaccinationsincluding travel

About us

Empingham Medical Centre is situated in the village of Empingham, on the edge of Rutland Water in the heart of the picturesque County of Rutland. We provide GP and Nurse appointments and we are a Dispensing Practice.

The Practice area covers over 120 square miles in the villages around Rutland Water. We are members of the East Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (ELRICB) and mainly refer for secondary care to Peterborough City Hospital and its clinics at Stamford. A smaller number of referrals are made to University Hospitals Leicester as well as the local community based facilities.

We are a very popular Practice, rated very highly in local and national patient satisfaction surveys. We were rated GOOD in all areas at our CQC inspection which took place in April 2025.

The Practice is part of the Jubilee Academy and is actively involved in teaching 3rd Year Medical Students from Leicester Medical School.

Job responsibilities

The Practice Nurse worksas part of the clinical team responsible for the delivery of general practicenursing to the Empingham Medical Centre practice population. Key elements ofthe role are delivering evidence-based practice for patients presenting withlong term conditions and the provision of preventative health care. An autonomous practitioner the nurse isresponsible for the care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking skills inclinical decision-making in the management of patients. He/she also workscollaboratively within the general practice team to meet the needs of patientsand support practice objectives, policies and procedures. He/she will act assupport to the nurse manager by providing leadership within the practice nurseteam as well as making practice nurse team decisions in the absence of thenurse manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• - Nursing and Midwifery Council Registered Nurse
• - Adult and child immunisation recently updated
• - Cervical Cytology updated within last 3 years (registered)
• - Recent and relevant experience in primary care
• - Experience in the management of patients with Long term conditions
• - Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinic practice.
• - Understanding of evidence based practice
• - Knowledge of national standards that inform practice (eg QOF, NICE guidelines etc)
• - Understanding of systems to gain understanding of the health needs of the practice population as they relate to Primary Care.
• - Understanding of infection prevention and control measures in clinical practice.
• - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• - Proficient in the use of MS office, word, Excel, System One
• - Good organisational skills
• - The ability to work under pressure
• - Accredited qualification in Family Planning and Sexual Health
• - Accredited qualification in Diabetes care

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.