Senior Practice Nurse

West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group; Cuffley; Remote; GBP 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

NHS pension

Five weeks annual leave + BH

Induction and development

Uniform provided

Job summary

Cuffley and Goffs Oak Medical Practice has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Practice Nurse. You will work across Cuffley Village Surgery and Valley View Health Centre, with either a full-time 37-hour-week role or two part-time nurses sharing the position.

Essential qualifications include a nursing degree, active UK NMC registration, and experience in general practice with clinical competencies across chronic disease management, cervical cytology, vaccinations, and wound care.

Qualifications

• Nursing degree with at least 2 years post-qualification experience in a general practice setting.
• Current UK professional registration with active NMC PIN.
• Completion or willingness to undertake Practice Nursing foundation program.
• Ability to run asthma, COPD and diabetic clinics or reviews.
• Experience in ECG, vaccinations, cervical cytology and minor surgery support.
• Demonstrated compassion, empathy and patient-centred care.
• Understanding of NHS issues and long-term condition management.

Responsibilities

• Manage chronic diseases across two sites to improve patient outcomes.
• Perform cervical smears, vaccinations and minor procedures as needed.
• Provide wound care and dressings, ECGs and health promotion advice.
• Monitor blood pressure, travel health advice and injections.
• Support routine immunisations and ensure vaccination schedules.
• Participate in regular clinical meetings and care reviews.

Skills

Chronic disease management

ECG recording

Vaccinations & immunisations

Cervical cytology sampling

Wound care and dressings

Immunisations delivery

Long-term condition management

Patient education & health promotion

Clinical governance & patient safety

Education

Nursing degree

Current UK NMC registration

NMC PIN active

Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course

Tools

SystmOne

Accurx

Footfall

Job description

About the Role

Cuffley and Goffs Oak Medical Practice has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Practice Nurse to join our friendly, welcoming and supportive team.

The successful candidate will work across both of our sites, Cuffley Village Surgery and Valley View Health Centre. We are offering either a full-time position of 37 hours per week or the opportunity for two part‑time nurses to share the role, with working days to be agreed.

Interested applicants must have primary care experience. You will be working to improve patient health outcomes and deliver high-quality care to our patients.

Main duties of the role will include:

• Chronic disease management (such as diabetes and/or respiratory medicine)


• Cervical smears


• Contraception


• Wound care/leg ulcer care e.g. compressions


• Removal of sutures


• Blood pressure monitoring


• Travel advice and injections


• Routine/childhood immunisations


• ECGs


• Urinalysis


• Health promotions


• Regular clinical meetings

About the Candidate

All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:

Essential

• A relevant nursing degree and at least 2 years post qualification experience in a general practice setting or equivalent.


• Applicants must have current UK professional registration.


• Current NMC registration with an active PIN; Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course (General Practice Nurse Foundation Programme) or equivalent experience or qualifications.


• Competence (or willingness to learn) to undertake Asthma, COPD and Diabetic clinics / reviews and hold relevant certificates.


• Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, ECG recording, screening, management of long‑term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care.


• Compassionate, empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work as well as valuing the dignity of our patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.


• Knowledge and application of supporting long‑term conditions.


• Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the NHS.

About Us

We are a busy practice based over two sites (just one mile apart) which are Valley View Health Centre and Cuffley Village Surgery. We provide services for approximately 13,600 patients. We have a happy, established team that consists of GPs, nurses and HCAs who are all supported by an experienced and organised admin team. We are also joined regularly by colleagues from our primary care network. We use SystmOne as our clinical system and also utilise Accurx and Footfall to support our processes.

We can offer you:

• Competitive pay.


• Free parking.


• NHS pension.


• Five weeks annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata).


• Comprehensive induction as well as training and development opportunities.


• Uniform provided.

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.