Senior Practice Nurse

Trowbridge Health Centre; Trowbridge; Sur place; GBP 36 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Trowbridge Health Centre invites applications for a Senior Practice Nurse with responsibility for infection control. The role leads infection control across the practice and supports the nursing and HCA team in day-to-day operations and clinical sessions.

The post involves treating room sessions, immunisations, cervical screening and supervising staff, with emphasis on evidence-based practice and standards adherence. Permanent, full-time position offered.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current NMC registration.
• Significant post-registration nursing experience.
• Infection prevention and control experience.
• Ability to lead a multidisciplinary team.

Responsabilités

• Infection control lead across the practice with policy compliance oversight.
• Undertake treatment room sessions (wound dressings, stitch removal, injections).
• Be the first point of contact for nursing and HCA day-to-day operational issues and resolutions.
• Administer child and adult immunisations and vaccinations per national/local programmes.
• Provide mentorship and support to other nurses and staff; participate in clinical supervision.
• Contribute to audits, research and development of local standards and care pathways.

Connaissances

Infection control

Wound care

Team leadership

Immunisations

Formation

NMC registration

Description du poste

Job summary

Trowbridge Health Centre has an exciting opportunity within the practice for a Senior Practice Nurse with responsibility for infection control.
This role will lead on infection control for the practice, alongside supporting the nursing and HCA team with day to day operationally and undertaking treatment role clinical sessions.

Main duties of the job

• Infection control lead - lead infection control across the practice ensuring compliance.
• To undertake treatment room sessions, including (but not limited to) wound dressings, stitch removal, injectable medicines and other routine practice nursing procedures.
• Be initial first point of contact for nursing and HCA team in relation to day-to-day operational issues and support with resolutions.

About us

Trowbridge Health Centre has approximately 100 staff and is a happy place to work.
There is a strong team spirit throughout the organisation. We work together to produce the most efficient processes possible, and every individual is encouraged to be the best that they can.

Closing date: 08 November 2026
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Salary: Depending on experience
Reference number: A0240-26-0013

Job responsibilities

The post holder is an experienced nurse, who is responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and effective patient care to the practice population using autonomous clinical skills and a broad in depth theoretical knowledge base. The practice nurse works independently and contributes to audit, research and supporting, implementing, and evaluating local standards, policies, guidelines, and care pathways. NMC requirements will be met, and the individual will work within the NMC Code of Conduct to agreed practice standards and protocols.
The post holder is accountable for his/her own practice and will work independently managing their own clinical workload responding effectively to patient needs and ensuring patient choice and ease of access to services.

• To be responsible for Infection Control for the practice, including oversight of policies and implementation of the policies, audits and staff education.
• To undertake treatment room sessions, including (but not limited to) wound dressings, stitch removal, injectable medicines and other routine practice nursing procedures.
• Administer child and adult immunisations and vaccinations in accordance with national and local programmes. Competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques.
• Managing PGD files and ensuring compliance for staff.
• Provide NHS travel vaccinations, according to our protocols.
• Undertake Cervical Screening.
• Be initial first point of contact for nursing and HCA team in relation to day-to-day operational issues and support with resolutions.
• To mentor and support other nurses and staff in developing and maintaining clinical skills.
• To participate in clinical supervision.
• To use referral pathways for nurses as appropriate.
• To provide input and advice on evidence-based practice and care interventions within their sphere of knowledge.

Primary Duties & Areas of Responsibility Clinical Role

• Assess, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate treatment programmes for patients that promote health and well-being.
• Make professionally autonomous decisions for which he/she is accountable and provide safe, evidence based, cost effective, individualised patient care.
• Where necessary evaluate patient test results in conjunction with the patient and their GP and ensure the appropriate course of treatment is initiated.
• Make appropriate referrals to other members of the primary, community, and secondary care teams.
• Provide support and chaperoning to other colleagues, where necessary.
• Initiate and carry out programmes of health screening as agreed with the practice clinical team.
• Contribute to the practice achieving its PMS contract obligations including quality, organisational and access targets.
• Maintain accurate records according to NMC rules.
• Ensure all data protection requirements are met when gathering, recording, and storing patient data.
• Liaise and maintain good working relationships with all members of the practice team. Work within the multi-disciplinary team within the practice and across the wider health system.

Person Specification

Experience (Essential)

• Significant experience in post registration nursing.
• Infection Prevention and Control experience and depth of knowledge.
• Experience of wound care.
• Evidence of on-going professional development.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Experience of leading teams on a day-to-day basis.

Experience (Desirable)

• Experience in General Practice.
• Experience of leading infection control.
• Experience of immunisations, vaccinations, travel vaccines and cervical screening.

Skills (Essential)

• Excellent clinical skills.
• Excellent communicator.
• Professional commitment and self-awareness.
• Motivate self and others.
• Work without direct supervision and within time scale.
• Demonstrate ability to use initiative.

Qualifications (Essential)

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.

Qualifications (Desirable)

• Training completed in Cervical Screening, Travel Health vaccinations, Childhood immunisations and Vaccinations.

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.

Trowbridge Health Centre is an equal opportunities employer.