Practice Nurse

Primary Care Careers; Thaxted; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare practice in Thaxted seeks an experienced practice nurse to join their part-time team for 24 hours a week. The role includes managing chronic diseases, performing vaccinations, and treating patients while supported by a dedicated team. Candidates should possess relevant nursing qualifications and experience in general practice, alongside a compassionate approach to providing patient care. This practice offers a supportive environment and various benefits, making it an excellent opportunity for those looking to embrace a new challenge.

Benefits

Access to the NHS pension scheme

Free parking

Annual leave of 6 weeks including bank holidays

Extra day off on your birthday

Qualifications

• Experience in treatment room consultation and management of long-term conditions.
• Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
• Willingness to learn and hold relevant certificates for clinics.

Responsibilities

• Treat patients in a personalized clinic setting.
• Conduct routine health checks and vaccinations.
• Participate in regular clinical meetings.

Skills

Chronic disease management

Phlebotomy

ECG recording

Compassionate manner

Education

Relevant nursing degree

2 years post qualification experience

Job description

Thaxted Surgery has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced practice nurse to join our team on a part-time basis for 24 hours a week. Exact days are negotiable and dependent on the right candidate but will include a 6pm finish on a Thursday afternoon.

As a key member of our practice, you will be able to treat patients in your own clinic along with the support of our team of GPs, ANP and ACP, practice nurses, health care assistants, and dispensary and administration teams.

We would love to hear from you if you are an experienced practice nurse looking for an exciting new challenge or a secondary care nurse looking to make the switch into primary care.

Main duties of the job

• Chronic disease management (such as diabetes and/or respiratory medicine).
• Cervical smears.
• Contraception.
• Wound care.
• Removal of sutures.
• Blood pressure monitoring.
• Travel advice and injections.
• Routine/childhood immunisations.
• ECGs.
• Urinalysis.
• Health promotions.
• Regular clinical meetings.

About us

Thaxted Surgery is an EMIS Web dispensing practice in a historic market town. We work out of our own purpose-built modern premises and have a supportive and friendly team of clinical and administrative staff. All staff work hard to deliver excellent patient focused care and services. We are very proactive not only in caring for our own practice population but also within the wider primary care network. We are a GP training practice; host medical students and are consistent high achievers in QOF. Thaxted Surgery has consistently performed well in the national GP surveys, this year coming top for Herts and West Essex. Our list size is 9000+ and growing every month.

We offer the following benefits:

• Access to the NHS pension scheme
• Supportive and friendly environment
• Free parking
• Extra day off p/a on your birthday
• Annual leave of 6 (FTE) weeks inc bank holidays
• Staff tea/coffee/biscuits and fruit!
• Annual staff day out/party - summer and Christmas
• Training and development opportunities.

Job responsibilities

Ifyou would like to find out more information about this role, please see theattached job specification.

Person Specification

Experience

• Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care.
• Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work.
• Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.

Qualifications

• A relevant nursing degree and at least 2 years post qualification experience in a general practice setting or equivalent.
• Current NMC registration with an active PIN. Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course (General Practice Nurse Foundation Programme) or equivalent experience or qualifications
• Competence (or willingness to learn) to undertake Asthma and Diabetic clinics / reviews and hold relevant certificates.

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.