Practice Nurse (Treatment Room)

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full induction

Ongoing training

Protected CPD

Career progression

Job summary

Priory Medical Centre in Warwick is seeking a Practice Nurse to join the treatment room team within a teaching GP partnership. The post focuses on wound care, immunisations, ECGs, travel advice and minor procedures, with a strong emphasis on health promotion for patients with long‑term conditions.

The role trains GP registrars and medical students, so the environment is educational and supportive. NMC registration is required and candidates should have experience in primary care central to the

Qualifications

• NMC registration is essential.
• Experience in a primary care environment preferred.
• Excellent communication, written and verbal.
• Ability to work within a team and autonomously within scope.

Responsibilities

• Deliver treatment room services including wound care, dressings, ECGs and blood pressure monitoring.
• Run nurse-led clinics for immunisations, cervical cytology and travel advice.
• Manage hypertension, asthma and chronic disease risk with care plans.
• Assist GPs with minor surgery and chaperone during examinations.
• Undertake new patient medicals, urinalysis and pathology requests.

Skills

Clinical governance

Communication skills

Time management

Team player

IT skills (Outlook/EMIS)

Education

Registered General Nurse (RGN)

Tools

EMIS

SystmOne

Vision

Outlook

Job description

Practice Nurse post in the treatment room at Priory Medical Centre, a teaching GP partnership in Warwick with a main surgery and a branch on Woodloes Park. The work centres on nurse-led clinics covering cytology, immunisations, wound and ulcer care, travel advice and minor procedures, alongside health promotion for patients with long-term conditions. The practice trains GP registrars and medical students, so the post sits within a learning environment and includes supporting trainees. An NMC registration is required.

What the job involves

• Deliver treatment room services including wound and ulcer care, dressings, ECGs, blood pressure monitoring, venepuncture and NHS Health Checks
• Run nurse-led clinics for cervical cytology, childhood and adult immunisations, and travel advice
• Manage hypertension, asthma, peak flow and spirometry, and identify patients at risk of long-term conditions
• Offer health promotion and lifestyle advice to help patients manage their conditions
• Assist GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings, and chaperone patients during examinations
• Undertake new patient medicals, urinalysis and suture removal, and request pathology tests
• Prescribe medicines under patient group directions and within own scope of practice
• Keep accurate clinical records and follow safe medicines management and infection prevention standards
• Contribute to clinical governance, audit and quality improvement activity
• Support trainees, GP registrars and medical students where appropriate
• Support the infection prevention control lead and safeguarding work across the clinical team
• Manage own clinic workload using digital systems, delegating tasks within scope

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse

Registration & licences

• NMC registration

Experience

• Experience of working in a primary care environment

Skills & knowledge

• Chaperone procedure and evidence-based, governance-aware practice
• Accurate clinical record keeping and following clinical policy
• Working within own scope and knowing when to refer to GPs
• Excellent written and oral communication, with a clear, polite telephone manner
• Strong IT skills, including Outlook and EMIS, SystmOne or Vision
• Problem solving and time management, working as a team member and autonomously

Checks & eligibility

• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

Other

• Flexibility to work outside core office hours
• Ability to work under pressure and empathy in distressing situations
• Polite, confident, cooperative and punctual, committed to the team effort
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Effective use of resources and understanding of patients' needs

Nice to have

• Post Graduate Diploma or degree in a primary care related subject
• Fundamentals of General Practice Nursing
• Experience as a practice nurse or community nurse
• Experience of chronic disease management
• Experience leading audit programmes
• Experience with clinical risk management
• Knowledge of diabetes, hypertension, asthma, spirometry and CHD
• Knowledge of women's health and travel medicine

What’s offered

• Full induction
• Ongoing training
• Protected CPD
• Opportunities to develop special interests
• Career progression and professional development
• Modern purpose-built surgery facilities