Practice Nurse - Bank

Primary Care 24; Sefton; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Blue light card

Bank shift bidding

Job summary

Primary Care 24 seeks an experienced Practice Nurse for bank shifts across Merseyside. You will deliver nursing care, assess and plan treatments, and collaborate with GPs and other clinical staff to support patient wellbeing.

Candidate must be NMC registered with at least 2 years post-qualification experience, including GP practice and immunisation work. Degree level and safeguarding/infection control training are required, with strong communication and resilience skills.

Qualifications

• NMC registered with a minimum of 2 years qualified experience.
• NMC mentorship qualification.
• Experience in GP practice, primary care or community setting.
• Experience in cervical cytology and immunisations.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Training certificates in BSL, Infection Control, Information Governance, Safeguarding adults and children level 3.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Resilience.

Responsibilities

• Providing specialist knowledge and skills in general practice nursing.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care ensuring clear channels of communication exist between clinical, administration and community teams.
• Supervise and mentor the general practice nursing team and provide an effective learning environment for staff and students in the wider team.
• Provide assessment, treatment, screening and health education services and advice in accordance with set protocols, guidelines and NMC Code of conduct.
• Ensure accurate, comprehensive records of all consultations and treatments are documented.
• Follow infection control policies and keep up to date with policies.
• Responsible for treatment rooms supplies and equipment.
• Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe, free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.

Skills

NMC registered

Mentorship qualification

GP practice experience

Cervical cytology

Immunisations

Degree level

BSL training

Infection control training

Information Governance training

Safeguarding adults and children level

Excellent communication

Resilience

Education

Degree level or equivalent

Job description

Job Introduction

Are you an experienced Practice Nurse with Primary Care practice experience?Primary Care 24 are looking for Practice Nurse’s who will join our bank workforce to support our practices. You will provide nursing services by evidenced based, quality focused care.You will be a vital member of our clinical team, delivering essential nursing care and supporting the health and well being of our patient. You will work alongside GPs, other nurses and healthcare professionals.

Salary: £23.82 per hour

Department: Primary Care 24 GP practices

Location: Various locations within Merseyside, including Litherland, Hightown, Crosby, Crossways, Maghull, Thornton, Seaforth, Netherton, Netherley & Garston

Shifts:Bank shifts available within our operational Hours of Monday – Friday 08:00 – 18:30

What will I be doing?

• Providing specialist knowledge and skills in general practice nursing.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care ensuring clear channels of communication exist between clinical, administration and community teams.
• Supervise and mentor the general practice nursing team and provide an effective learning environment for staff and students in the wider team.
• Provide assessment, treatment, screening and health education services and advice in accordance with set protocols, guidelines and NMC Code of conduct.
• Ensure accurate, comprehensive records of all consultations and treatments are documented.
• Follow infection control policies and keep up to date with policies.
• Responsible for treatment rooms supplies and equipment.
• Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe, free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.

What do I need?

• NMC registered with a minimum of 2 years qualified experience.
• NMC mentorship Qualification.
• Experience in a GP practice, primary care or community setting.
• Experience in cervical cytology and immunisations
• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Training certificates in BSL, Infection Control, Information Governance, Safeguarding adults and children level 3.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Resilience

What’s on offer?

• £23.82 per hour
• Bank agreement, where you can bid for the shifts available that suit you.
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Eligible to apply for the blue light card

About Us

Primary Care 24 (PC24) is a not-for-profit social enterprise established in 2004, predominately delivering NHS contracts. The majority of our surplus is reinvested in patients and staff. We believe that primary healthcare should be accessible for everyone and are committed to delivering the best quality care we can, challenging social exclusion and working locally, where and when we can, to support our communities. We combine the best of the NHS with social enterprise innovation, developing solutions for NHS primary care and caring for our clinicians so that they can, in turn, care for our patients.

Come join our proud team!