Practice Nurse (Asthma & Respiratory)

Watling Street Practice; Stony Stratford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Practice Nurse to join their clinical team in Stony Stratford. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and experience in practice nursing, ensuring high-quality patient care. Responsibilities include assisting in routine tasks, conducting health assessments, and making pathology requests. A commitment to patient welfare and collaboration in a supportive team is essential. The position offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discounts

Wellbeing resources available

Qualifications

• Experience in practice nursing is essential.
• Knowledge of respiratory and chronic illness management.
• Ability to perform immunisations and wound care.

Responsibilities

• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care.
• Conduct asthma/peak flow readings and other tests.
• Make pathology test requests and referrals.

Skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Resourcefulness

Job description

Hours, Salary and Benefits

• 18 - 21 hours per week
• £21 - £23.50 per hour (depending on experience)
• A minimum 25 days annual leave(pro-rata'd), plus bank holidays, increasing to 33 days with length of service
• NHS Discounts with a massive number of retailers (with a Bluelight card)
• Wellbeing resources available free to all staff

Conversations around flexible working and compressed hours are encouraged

Main duties of the job

As a member of the Watling Street Practice nursing team, you will be working from our surgery in Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes.

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Practice Nurse to join our clinical team; someone with excellent communication skills, a strong sense of empathy, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

If you’re passionate about making a positive impact on patients lives and are ready to contribute to a hardworking, collaborative clinical team, we encourage you to apply.

About us

Our ethos is to treat patients as we would expect our family members to be treated. We are proud of our caring and supportive team approach and it is important that the successful applicant fits well within our team.

We pride ourselves on being a modern, forward thinking general practice whilst retaining traditional values.

As Watling Street Practice, our three sites are within Stony Stratford, Great Holm and Shenley Church End. We are part of the Watling Street Primary Care Network and have a community team including nurses, social prescribers and social work assistant supporting our patient populations.

We strive to provide high quality, readily accessible medical and preventative health care within a well organised, efficient, up-to-date, friendly and caring environment.

Job responsibilities

• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
• Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Feno/Spiro/COPD
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, bloods
• Ability to do referrals to local services
• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate

Additional Expectations

• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
• Ability to use own judgment, resourcefulness and common sense
• A commitment to maintain a high professional standard of nursing care and keep up to date with all aspects of nursing care relevant to the post
• A commitment to ensure all Health and Safety requirements and Infection Control measures are met and to report any problems to the practice manager
• A commitment to the effective use of practice and NHS resources.
• An awareness of own limitations and experience
• To work only in accordance with the UKCC Code of Conduct and within the scope of professional practice
• To have a written professional development plan and to maintain an up to date portfolio which meets the requirements of registration with the UKCC

Person Specification

Experience

• Practice Nursing
• Respiratory
• Chronic illness
• Immunisations
• Wound 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.

£21 to £23.50 an hour, depending on experience.