Practice Nurse - Church Street Surgery

NHS; Larkhill; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 46,000; Part time

Job summary

Wyre Forest Health Partnership is seeking a motivated Practice Nurse to work 23 hours per week. The role delivers nursing assessments and high-quality care in line with practice policies, collaborating with GPs and the wider team.

Chronic disease management and mentorship of Health Care Assistants are key parts of the role, with a focus on improving patient care standards and service delivery.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current UK NMC registration.
• Experience in primary care or district nursing is desirable.
• Minimum 2 years post-registration experience.
• Experience in managing long-term conditions and chronic disease.
• Experience implementing and using clinical protocols and governance.

Responsibilities

• Undertake nursing assessments and provide care/treatment with GPs according to practice policy and protocols.
• Lead wound care, leg ulcers, dopplers and compression bandaging.
• Administer adult and paediatric injections under prescribed directives; manage vaccine storage and disposal.
• Provide immunisation services following appropriate guidance.
• Apply infection control measures when handling specimens and disposing of waste; manage sharps injuries.
• Support and mentor Health Care Assistants and contribute to quality improvement in patient care.

Skills

Communication skills

Nursing assessment

Wound care

Infection control

Education

Registered first level nurse

Clinical supervision training

Job description

NOTE: We are not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position

Church Street Surgery is seeking a motivated and experienced Practice Nurse to work 23 hours per week. This role is responsible for delivering a range of nursing assessments and providing high-quality care and treatment in line with practice policies and protocols, working collaboratively with GPs and the wider team.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to improving patient care standards and actively contribute to identifying and addressing the health needs of our practice population. Chronic Disease Management is a key component of the role, alongside mentoring and supporting our Health Care Assistants, ensuring a cohesive and skilled nursing workforce.

We are looking for someone who is clinically confident, a strong communicator, and passionate about delivering excellent primary care services.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake woundcare/ management/dressing techniques. Leg ulcermanagement, dopplers and compression bandaging.


• Administeradult and paediatric injections under an individualised prescription orPatient Group Direction, ensuring safe storage, rotation and disposal ofvaccines and drugs.


• Provide anadult and childhood immunisation service working to Patient Group Directions- following appropriate training if required.


• Apply infectioncontrol measures when collecting and handling of laboratory specimens,disposing of waste materials, dealing with blood and body fluids spillagesand report and treat sharps injuries.


• Undertake firstaid and management of emergencies, e.g., burns, haemorrhage,hypo/hyperglycaemic emergencies/asthma attacks.


• Apply infectioncontrol measures when collecting and handling of laboratory specimens,disposing of waste materials, dealing with blood and body fluids spillagesand report and treat sharps injuries.

About us

Wyre Forest Health Partnership (WFHP) is a successful and ambitious health partnership, working at scale to deliver high-quality, innovative patient care through a valued, skilled, and respected multidisciplinary team.

Since its formation in December 2014, WFHP has operated as a single partnership across five surgeries. Serving approximately 72,000 patients, we are at the forefront of primary care delivery, with a workforce of around 300 employees, including 50 GPs. Our scale enables us to develop strong leadership, effective management structures, and innovative ways of working that support both patients and staff.

We are committed to continuous improvement and have a strong quality improvement culture, constantly seeking opportunities to enhance patient outcomes, service delivery, and staff experience.

WFHP is also committed to supporting the NHS ambition to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions. We actively encourage all staff to take an interest in sustainability and to incorporate environmentally responsible practices into their roles, helping to create a greener and more sustainable healthcare system for the future.

Job responsibilities

Undertake a range of nursing assessments and provideappropriate care / treatment in conjunction with GPs according to practicepolicy, protocols etc.

Strive to improve standards of care and be involved inidentifying practice population needs. ChronicDisease management is an essential part of the role as well as the mentoring ofour Health Care Assistants.

Knowledgeof the GMS contract, e.g. The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and an understanding of LES/DES is desirable.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered first level nurse


• Clinical supervision training and experience

Knowledge and experience

• Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions.


• Knowledge of health promotion strategies.


• Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service.


• Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care.


• Ability to identify determinants on health in the local area.


• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
  
• Awareness of local and national health policy.


• Awareness of issues within the wider health economy.


• Basic IT skills.

Right to work in the UK

• Right to work in the UK (We are not able to offer skilled worker sponsorship for this position)

Experience

• Minimum 2 years post-registration experience


• Management of long-term conditions


• Involvement in implementing and using protocols


• Participation in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking


• INR trained.


• At least 1 year recent primary and community nursing experience

Skills

• Communication skills, both written and verbal.


• Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families.


• Clinical skills such as cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, ear care.


• Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle .

£32,790 to £46,300 a yearPay Dependant on Experience