Practice Treatment Room Nurse

NHS; Truro; On-site; Part time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a leading healthcare provider in Truro as a part-time Practice Treatment Room Nurse. You will provide essential nursing care to patients, ensuring high standards of service in a supportive environment. The role offers flexibility and the opportunity to work closely with a team of healthcare professionals while contributing to the health and well-being of the community.

Qualifications

• Understanding of the scope of the role of the Registered Nurse in general practice.
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Perform treatment room duties including injections, phlebotomy, and lifestyle advice.
• Provide optimum nursing care to patients within the practice.
• Assist GPs with minor surgery and family planning clinics.

Skills

Communication

Time Management

Teamwork

Education

Registered General Nurse on the NMC register

Job description

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Job Summary

Have you ever wanted to work in primary care? Come and work with us. We have a great team with an excellent record of a high retention of staff.

Job Summary

Have you ever wanted to work in primary care? Come and work with us. We have a great team with an excellent record of a high retention of staff.

Lander Medical Practice, Truro Health Park, Truro is looking for a part-time Treatment Room Practice Nurse to join our team of Nurses and HCAs for 32 hours per week. Happy to discuss flexibility/job share with this role. An ability to provide holiday/sickness cover would also be appreciated. Salary will be based on Agenda for Change Band 5 dependant on qualifications and experience.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to undertake a variety of roles within their scope of professional practice and perform a number of functions within role of treatment room nurse as listed in the attached job description/specification.

To provide an optimum level of nursing care to the patients within the practice as part of the nursing team and within the wider context of the primary health care team.

About Us

We are a close team which consists of 8 nurses and 5 HCA's who work together over 2 surgery sites to offer a high standard of nursing care for our list of approximately 20,000 patients. We work closely with the wider surgery team and other associated healthcare teams and form Truro PCN along with our neighbouring practice.

Date posted

06 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£15.33 to £18.66 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1592-25-0006

Job locations

Lander Medical Practice

Infirmary Hill

Truro

Cornwall

TR1 2JA

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Job Description

Job TitleTreatment Room Nurse

PracticeTruro Health Park/Threemilestone Surgery

Pay Band AFC Band 5

Hours: 32 hours per week + cover for holiday/sickness

Job Summary:

The post holder will be expected to undertake a variety of roles within their scope of professional practice and perform a number of functions. The following list of responsibilities is intended to indicate a range rather than set limits.

To provide an optimum level of nursing care to the patients within the practice as part of the nursing team and within the wider context of the primary health care team.

Job Responsibilities:

Perform all aspects of treatment room duties related to patient care including tissue viability, injections, pill checks, suture removal, phlebotomy and lifestyle advice as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs.

Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate to assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to deliver a person-centre care for our patients.

Work in an effective and organised manner, demonstrating excellent time management and organisational skills.

Carry out annual reviews alongside senior colleagues.

Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new-patient medicals.

Able to document consultations according to NMC guidelines and obtain and record consent.

Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration and emergency equipment.

Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture and swabs.

Assisting GPs with minor surgery and family planning clinics.

Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician.

Adult/Child Immunisations & Vaccinations as per PGDs.

IM and subcutaneous Injections/implants as per PSDs.

Advise patients on general health care with referral to GPs as necessary.

Following recognised Leg Ulcer management training and completion of competencies, undertake leg ulcer care, compression bandaging and Doppler assessments.

Carry out holistic assessment and planning of wound care for patients with chronic and acute wounds. To recognise deterioration of wounds or infection and arrange early review with RGN/GP or specialist as required.

Ensure awareness of statutory and local clinical adult and children safeguarding protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse.

• Liaise with other members of the primary care team and when necessary with other agencies such as local authority social services
• Participate in regular practice clinical meetings
• Involvement with practice policy development providing the nursing input to decision-making processes affecting patient care within the practice
• Participating with teaching students, other practice nurses, GP registrars and other clinical trainees
  
  

Supervising/supporting Nursing Associate/HCAs in their role.

Ensure all mandatory training is completed on an annual basis including; safeguarding, confidentiality, equality and diversity etc.

Able to recognise and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.

Able to perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines.

Confidentially of information gained at work must be preserved at all times. Ensuring that data protection and information governance policies and protocols are followed and strictly adhered to, reporting any infringements to the Management Team immediately.

Assist in practice audits, CQC compliance evidence and QOF recalls.

This job description should be regarded only as a guideline to the responsibilities required and is not definitive or restrictive in any way and may be reviewed in the light of changing circumstances following consultation with the postholder

Personal/Profession Develpoment:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

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.

UK Registration:

Applicants must have current UK professional registration

Job Description

Job responsibilities

UK Registration:

Applicants must have current UK professional registration

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse on the NMC register
  
  

Desirable

• RGN with at least 1 years post-registration experience
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Understanding of the scope of the role of the Registered Nurse in general practice and have good knowledge of NMC code of conduct and accountability
• Understands principles of Clinical Governance/Data Protection
• Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
• Understand requirements for NMC Professional Revalidation
• Skilled in assessing nursing needs of patients and evaluating outcomes
• Working within a team
• Holistic approach to care
• Understands the importance of evidence based practice and clinical effectiveness
• Ability to undertake clinical skills relevant to primary care, as per job description
• Where appropriate work without direct supervision within parameters of Registered Nurse role
• Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
  
  

Desirable

• Audit experience
• Development of practice policies in conjunction with primary care team
• Previous experience of working within General Practice
  
  

Personal attributes

Essential

• Recognises own limitations and when to seek help/refer onwards
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Good communication skills
• Potential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility
• Commitment to continued professional development
• Uses resources efficiently
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Recognises own limitations and when to seek help/refer onwards
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Good communication skills
• Potential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility
• Commitment to continued professional development
• Uses resources efficiently
  
  

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Lander Medical Practice

Address

Lander Medical Practice

Infirmary Hill

Truro

Cornwall

TR1 2JA

Employer's website

https://www.landermedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lander Medical Practice

Address

Lander Medical Practice

Infirmary Hill

Truro

Cornwall

TR1 2JA

Employer's website

https://www.landermedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals

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