Registered Nurse

NHS; Coalville; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

NHS is seeking 3 dedicated Practice Nurses to deliver vaccination services across Leicestershire and surrounding areas in a roving health unit model. The role supports GP vaccination campaigns, requires infection control awareness, and involves clinical documentation and cross-site collaboration.

The post offers flexible working arrangements within a hybrid setting, with emphasis on patient wellbeing and high-quality care across community health settings.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current licensure and practice experience.
• Experience in vaccination delivery and cytology desirable.
• Infection prevention and control knowledge essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver vaccinations across regions in a roving health unit model.
• Maintain and clean equipment, stock rotation and storage.
• Complete daily site reports via SharePoint and maintain accurate records.
• Support GP practices with vaccination campaigns and health promotion.
• Follow infection control policies and escalate issues as needed.
• Utilise clinical IT systems and document patient care promptly.
• Manage PPE and ensure safe practice across settings.
• Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders.

Skills

Vaccination delivery

Cytology

Infection control

Wound care

Venepuncture

Clinical documentation

SharePoint

System1

Teamwork

Autonomy

Education

Registered Nurse

Tools

System1

SharePoint

Job description

We are seeking 3 x dedicated and compassionate Practice Nurses to join our healthcare team to carry out our services across Leicestershire, Nottingham, Rutland, Northamptonshire. The successful candidates will provide high-quality patient care within a hybrid setting, supporting the delivery of essential medical services. This role offers an excellent opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, contributing to patient wellbeing and health management. The position is paid and suitable for nurses seeking flexible working arrangements to complement their professional commitments.

Main duties of the job

• Towork on the Roving HealthUnits, delivering vaccinations to the local populations
• Cytology
• To completedaily site reports via our sharepoint site.
• Working within GP practicesto support their vaccination campaignsin areas of deprivation and health inequalities.
• Engage with the GeneralPublic to raiseawareness around vaccinations and health.
• Follow agreed policies and protocols, referto the senior nurse or Head of Nursingas appropriate.
• Maintain and clean equipment after use.
• Maintain environment, including stock rotation and stock control.
• Maintain general tidinessand cleanliness ofenvironment.
• Stock taking of vaccines and reporting to lead nurse for ordering.
• Use of clinicaladministration systems such as System1
• Accurate documentation of patient care and recordedin a timely fashion.
• Aduty to inform the lead nurse or the Head of Nursingof potential problemsor issues arising within the day-to-day duties
• Attend meetings whenrequired.
• Awareness of national standardsof infection controland cleanliness and regulatory / contractual /professional requirements, and good practice guidelines.
• Responsible for the correctand safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use ofcorrect and clean containers, storage, and transport arrangements.
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions,either directly or under supervision.
• Communicate effectively with other teammembers.

About us

PCL is key partner supporting the delivery of healthcare for the NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland and surrounding areas We are a high-performing organisation meeting and achieving the highest standards of quality and governance with among the highest levels of staff and patient satisfaction. Our goal is to provide commissioned services that are locally based for patients and designed to enhance integrated relationships with other providers of care. These other providers come from a number of sources including primary care, secondary care, and the independent sector. Depending on the nature of the service, we also look to work more collaboratively with agencies such as the Local Authorities. We have a commitment to improving healthcare for the people of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and surrounding areas with services that are delivered locally.

Job responsibilities

• Towork on the Roving HealthUnits, delivering vaccinations to the local populations.
• To completedaily site reports via our Sharepoint site.
• Cytology
• Working within GP practicesto support their vaccination campaignsin areas of deprivation and health inequalities.
• Engage with the GeneralPublic to raiseawareness around vaccinations and health.
• Follow agreed policies and protocols, referto the senior nurse or Head of Nursingas appropriate.
• Maintain and clean equipment after use.
• Maintain environment, including stock rotation and stock control.
• Maintain general tidinessand cleanliness ofenvironment.
• Stock taking of vaccines and reporting to lead nurse for ordering.
• Use of clinicaladministration systems such as System1
• Accurate documentation of patient care and recordedin a timely fashion.
• Aduty to inform the lead nurse or the Head of Nursingof potential problemsor issues arising within the day-to-day duties.
• Attend meetings whenrequired.
• Any other delegatedduties as appropriate to the post.
• Awareness of national standardsof infection controland cleanliness and regulatory / contractual /professional requirements, and good practice guidelines
• Responsible for the correctand safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use ofcorrect and clean containers, storage, and transport arrangements.
• Management and maintenance ofPersonal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice including provision, ordering,availability, and ongoingcorrect usage by staff.
• Responsible for hand hygieneacross the practice
• Ownership of infection controland clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols.
• Monitoring practice facilities andequipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of handcleansing facilities, wipes etc are sufficient to ensure a good clinicalworking environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate.
• Safe management of sharpsprocedures including training, use, storage, and disposal.
• Using appropriate infection controlprocedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean, and sterile, and safe way,free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed orescalation to responsible management.
• Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazardsand infection hazards immediately when recognised
• Spillage control procedures, management, and training
• Decontamination controlprocedures, management and training, and equipmentmaintenance
• Maintenance of sterileenvironments
• Demonstrate due regardfor safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Personal Development

The post-holder will participate in any trainingprogramme implemented by PCL as part of this employment, such training toinclude:

Participation in an annualindividual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personaland/or professional development.

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

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain qualitywithin the practice, and will:

• Alert other team membersto issues of quality andrisk.
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions,either directly or under supervision
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on waysto improve and enhance the teams performance.
• Work effectively with individuals in other agenciesto meet patients needs.
• Effectively manageown time, workload, and resources

Communication

The post-holder shouldrecognize the importance of effective communication within the team andwill strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other teammembers.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
• Recognize peoples needs for alternative methodsof communication and respondaccordingly.

Person Specification

Other

• *Competency in Cytology or vaccination administration is a must have however both is desirable**

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
• Has evidence of working at the relevant level of practice as described in the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework
• Has attended and completed the 2 day fundamentals of vaccine administration course.
• Experience of Practice Nurse skills including wound care, ECG, venepuncture, immunisations, new patient medicals, and womans health (cervical cytology, contraception etc.)
• Request pathology tests and process the results, advising patients accordingly.
• Understanding of the importance of evidence-based practice
• Ability to promote best practice regarding nursing matters.
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs.
• Good clinical system IT knowledge and an ability to record accurate clinical notes.
• Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people by telephone, email, and face to face.
• Understanding of safeguarding adults and children
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• Broad knowledge of general practice and experience of working as a Practice or Community Nurse
• Experience of working autonomously
• Experience of infection prevention and control measures.
• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Ability to follow legal, ethical, and professional policies/local policies/procedures and codes of conduct.
• Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy.
• Ability to use own initiative, discretion, and sensitivity.
• Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity.
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals.
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
• Good interpersonal and organisational skills
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Occupational Health clearance
• Meet the requirements and produce evidence for professional revalidation.
• Evidence of CPD commensurate with the role
• Flexibility to work outside core office hours.
• Mentor or teaching qualification
• Microsoft skills on Word, teams and SharePoint
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena and knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP surgeries, QOF and enhanced service
• Knowledge of national standards that inform general practice (NSF NICE guidelines)
• Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking
• Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
• An appreciation of the NHS landscape including the relationship between individual organisations, PCNs
• and the commissioners
• Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure.
• Knowledge of IT systems including the ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet
• Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality

Experience

• Broad knowledge of general practice and experience of working as a Practice or Community Nurse
• Experience of working autonomously
• Experience of infection prevention and control measures
• Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking
• Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
• An appreciation of the NHS landscape including the relationship between individual organisations, PCNs
• and the commissioners

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.