Senior Practice Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Botany Bay; Sur place; GBP 40 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive pay

Free parking

NHS pension

Five weeks annual leave + bank holiday

Comprehensive induction

Training and development opportunities

Uniform provided

Résumé du poste

Cuffley and Goffs Oak Medical Practice is seeking a senior clinical nurse to run a broad range of clinics across its Cuffley Village Surgery and Valley View Health Centre sites. The post involves leading the practice nursing team and supporting healthcare assistants.

Applicants should hold a nursing degree, have at least two years’ post-qualification GP practice experience and an active NMC PIN. The role can be full-time or shared between two part-time nurses, with days to be agreed.

Qualifications

• Nursing degree required.
• Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course or equivalent qualifications.

Responsabilités

• Run nursing clinics for chronic disease management (diabetes, asthma, COPD, hypertension), immunisations, travel health, cervical screening, wound care and health promotion.
• Provide high-quality nursing care to the practice patient population.
• Lead and supervise the practice nursing team, including healthcare assistants.
• Mentor junior nursing staff.
• Manage QOF targets and clinical audits.
• Develop and review nursing protocols and SOPs.
• Liaise with GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team on complex patient care.
• Support infection control, safeguarding and clinical governance processes.
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.
• Take part in health promotions and clinical meetings.

Formation

Nursing degree

Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course / equivalent

Description du poste

A senior clinical nursing role at Cuffley and Goffs Oak Medical Practice, based across its Cuffley Village Surgery and Valley View Health Centre sites. The post centres on running a broad range of nursing clinics, including long-term condition reviews, immunisations and cervical screening, while leading the practice nursing team and its healthcare assistants. It can be filled full-time or shared between two part-time nurses, with working days to be agreed. Applicants need a nursing degree, at least two years' post-qualification general practice experience and an active NMC PIN.

What the job involves

• Running nursing clinics for chronic disease management (diabetes, asthma, COPD, hypertension), immunisations, travel health, cervical screening, wound care and health promotion
• Providing high-quality nursing care to the practice patient population
• Leading and supervising the practice nursing team, including healthcare assistants
• Mentoring junior nursing staff
• Managing QOF targets and clinical audits
• Developing and reviewing practice nursing protocols and standard operating procedures
• Liaising with GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team on complex patient care
• Supporting infection control, safeguarding and clinical governance processes
• Contributing to service development and quality improvement initiatives
• Taking part in health promotions and clinical meetings

What’s required

Qualifications

• Relevant nursing degree
• Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course (General Practice Nurse Foundation Programme) or equivalent experience or qualifications

Registration & licences

• Current UK professional registration
• Current NMC registration with an active PIN

Experience

• At least 2 years' post-qualification experience in general practice or equivalent
• Evidence of clinical skills in treatment room consultation, ECG recording, screening and management of long-term conditions
• Evidence of cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, and dressing and wound care

Skills & knowledge

• Competence, or willingness to learn, to run asthma, COPD and diabetic clinics and hold relevant certificates
• Knowledge and application of supporting long-term conditions
• Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the NHS
• Compassionate, empathetic approach that values the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues

What’s offered

• Competitive pay
• Free parking
• NHS pension
• Five weeks annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Comprehensive induction
• Training and development opportunities
• Uniform provided