Practice Nurse

The Chiltern & The Brook surgeries; Watlington; On-site; Part time

Job summary

A GP surgery in England is seeking an experienced Practice Nurse to join their friendly team. The successful candidate will engage in various nursing duties, including wound care, immunisation programmes, and conducting cervical smears. Strong experience in primary care and nursing teams is essential. This position offers between 25 and 37.5 hours per week across 3 or 4 days. You will be part of a dynamic, multidisciplinary team, ensuring effective nursing services to the patient population.

Qualifications

• Experience in primary care settings.
• Capability to manage chronic diseases.
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes.

Responsibilities

• Perform general nursing tasks and immunisations.
• Conduct cervical smears and phlebotomy.
• Provide travel advice and ensure effective nursing services.

Skills

Experience in nursing teams

Autonomous working capability

Excellent interpersonal skills

Education

Registered Nurse with the NMC

Family planning qualification

Job description

We are recruiting for a Practice Nurse to join our friendly GP surgery team. The hours are between 25 and 37.5 per week, to work over 3 or 4 days.

We seek an experienced Practice Nurse who is looking for a new challenge, working in a multidisciplinary team, to ensure that nursing services are delivered effectively to the patient population.

Main duties of the job

Duties include general nursing tasks, wound care, immunisation programmes for adults and children, conducting cervical smears, some phlebotomy, travel advice, accurate record taking onto the clinical system.

Please see the attached job description.

About us

Chalgrove & Watlington Surgeries are a two site GP practice located in the small market town of Watlington and the village of Chalgrove, with a list size of approximately 8000 patients.

We have a strong multidisciplinary team with GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants, a paramedic, a locum clinical pharmacist, social prescribers, a reception/admin team and a secretary team. We are part of Thame Primary Care Network (PCN).

Job responsibilities

General nursing duties, immunisations, some phlebotomy, wound care, travel advice, cervical smears. Close working with nursing team and healthcare assistant colleagues to ensure nursing services are delivered effectively to the patient population.

Please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working within a nursing team
• Experience of working in a primary care setting
• Experience of working autonomously and as part of a team
• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
• Experience of infection prevention and control measures

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with the NMC (Nursing & Midwifery Council)
• Family planning qualification
• Excellent clinical knowledge and skills
• Chronic disease management awareness
• An ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Excellent interpersonal skills

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.