Practice Nurse - Camberley

The Methodist Church in Britain; Camberley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

Camberley Health Centre is seeking a Practice Nurse to join the primary care team. The role focuses on cervical screening, wound care, immunisations and health promotion, with duties supporting coil clinics and assisting GPs with minor surgery.

The post requires NMC registration and evidence of GP-practice experience. You will work autonomously within your scope, delivering vaccines, conducting health checks and contributing to chronic disease management.

Qualifications

• NMC registration
• Experience as a practice nurse within a UK GP practice
• Experience in primary care setting
• Experience delivering vaccination and immunisation programmes
• Experience of cervical cytology and chronic disease management

Responsibilities

• Cervical screening
• Wound care, including leg ulcers
• Adult and child immunisations and vaccination programmes
• Developing, implementing and embedding health promotion and wellbeing programmes
• Supporting coil clinics
• Assisting GPs with minor surgery
• Working autonomously within scope of practice

Skills

Wound care

ECGs & venepuncture

New patient medicals

Pathology tests & results

Written & oral communication

IT skills: Office & Outlook

Education

Postgraduate diploma or degree in primary care

Job description

Camberley Health Centre, a well-established training practice of around 9,800 patients, needs a Practice Nurse for its primary care team. The work centres on cervical screening, wound care, immunisations, health promotion and supporting coil clinics, with minor surgery assisting GPs. The post suits a nurse with primary care experience, ideally within a GP setting, who works autonomously within their scope. NMC registration is required, and agency applications are not accepted.

What the job involves

• Cervical screening
• Wound care, including leg ulcer management and Doppler assessments
• Adult and child immunisations and vaccination programmes
• Developing, implementing and embedding health promotion and wellbeing programmes
• Supporting coil clinics
• Assisting GPs with minor surgery when required
• Working autonomously within scope of practice

What's required

Registration & licences

• NMC registration

Experience

• Experience as a practice nurse within a UK GP practice
• Experience working in a primary care setting
• Experience delivering vaccination and immunisation programmes
• Experience of cervical cytology and chronic disease management

Skills & knowledge

• Wound care, including complex dressings and removal of sutures and staples
• ECGs and venepuncture
• New patient medicals and chaperone procedure
• Requesting pathology tests and advising patients on results
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Strong IT skills, including Office and Outlook

Checks & eligibility

• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check

Other

• Flexibility to work outside core office hours
• Occupational health clearance

Nice to have

• Postgraduate diploma or degree in primary care
• Diabetes management
• Asthma management
• Spirometry
• Travel medicine services
• EMIS user skills
• Experience leading audit programmes
• Experience with clinical risk management

What's offered

• Ongoing learning and development opportunities