Balance Street Practice

Practice Nurse

The closing date is 27 June 2025

Job summary

Looking for self-motivated, enthusiastic and proactive Registered Nurses to join the Practice Nursing Team.

Based in Uttoxeter, is a dynamic forward thinking multidisciplinary team, of GP partners, Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Physician Associate, Clinical Pharmacist team, Nurse, Nursing Associates, HCA, phlebotomist and care co-ordinators. This dynamic provides an environment for development and ongoing learning in a Primary Care setting, which makes us proud and passionate about General Practice and to lead the way to ensure a sustainable and manageable health care system for the future.

The ideal candidate will be a passionate, responsible and professional individual that will be able to provide a high standard of evidence based nursing care in an innovative and autonomous manner. To deliver the right services and care to improve the health and well-being outcomes for our patients.

There will be ample opportunities and support to develop your skills and knowledge as the team has a positive culture to learning. You will be fully integrated in to the team and enjoy working closely with clinical and non-clinical staff.

Duties include chronic disease management, cervical cytology, womens health, vaccination and immunisation programmes, wound care. Supporting junior members of staff in addition to student supervison. Maintaining QOF registers.

Main duties of the job

Applicants ideally should have experience of working in a GP Practice.

We are looking for someone who is able to prioritise workloads and capable of dealing with a range of patient queries.

  • Chronic disease management- autonomous clinics- proactive management approach as well as annual LTC reviews.
  • To be available as a resource for self-referral by patients with all types of wounds and minor ailments. To assess and either treat or refer such patients.
  • To change dressings, remove sutures and administer injections as required.
  • To perform tests such as ECG, blood and urine.
  • To perform cervical smears
  • Childhood Immunisations as per guidelines.
  • NHS Travel Immunisations as per guidelines
  • To maintain clear and contemporaneous records.
  • Womens Health
  • To adhere to all aspects of Health and Safety with particular attention to infection control.
  • Contribute to Nurse Team dynamic
  • Flexible attitude to daily tasks
  • Manage and maintain Nurse admin responsibilities
  • Any other adhoc duties as and when required

About us

Balance Street Practice is set in the town of Uttoxeter in Staffordshire. This exciting opportunity for an experienced Practice Nurse to join our busy forward thinking dispensing Practice with approximately 14,500 patients. If successful you will be joining and supporting a team of 6x GP Partners, 2x Clinical Pharmacists, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, a Physician Associate and an expanding Nursing team that are a dedicated caring practice putting patients at the heart of our work. You will be joining a well establish team that undertake a variety of tasks to support and liaise with the in-house clinical team and other local healthcare providers in order to deliver high quality patient care and maintain accurate pertinent information.

Details

Date posted

12 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Contact pm.balancestreet@nhs.net for more information on pay

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A0605-25-0001

Job locations

Balance Street

Uttoxeter

Staffordshire

ST14 8JG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Professional responsibilities:

Assisting GPs to help deliver effective implementation of management of patients with chronic diseases as detailed by the Quality and Outcomes framework

Apply infection control measures and protocol when collecting and handling laboratory specimens and dealing with bloods and bodily fluid spillages.

Undertake annual training (i.e. anaphylaxis and CPR) and completion of online training

Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs

Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required

Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms

Ordering of stock and maintaining stock levels when required

Participation in administrative systems in the Practice

At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records

A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within a range of assigned tasks

Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.

On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake care home visits

Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Assist or Supervise staff:

Removal of Sutures

ECGs

Venepuncture

Wound care / ulcer care

Hypertension Management

Ear syringing

Diabetic foot checks

Job description

Job responsibilities

Professional responsibilities:

Assisting GPs to help deliver effective implementation of management of patients with chronic diseases as detailed by the Quality and Outcomes framework

Apply infection control measures and protocol when collecting and handling laboratory specimens and dealing with bloods and bodily fluid spillages.

Undertake annual training (i.e. anaphylaxis and CPR) and completion of online training

Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs

Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required

Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms

Ordering of stock and maintaining stock levels when required

Participation in administrative systems in the Practice

At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records

A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within a range of assigned tasks

Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.

On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake care home visits

Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Assist or Supervise staff:

Removal of Sutures

ECGs

Venepuncture

Wound care / ulcer care

Hypertension Management

Ear syringing

Diabetic foot checks

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered with the NMC
  • Cytology
  • Long term conditions qualifications

Desirable

  • Contraception
  • Immunisation
  • Coil and implants

Experience

Essential

  • Recent work in General Practice
  • Immunisations- including travel, child
  • Use of EMIS Web computer system
  • Chronic disease management

Desirable

  • Assisting GPs to help deliver effective implementation of management of patients with chronic diseases as detailed by the Quality and Outcomes framework.
  • Interest in Diabetes and Contraception.
  • Spirometry
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered with the NMC
  • Cytology
  • Long term conditions qualifications

Desirable

  • Contraception
  • Immunisation
  • Coil and implants

Experience

Essential

  • Recent work in General Practice
  • Immunisations- including travel, child
  • Use of EMIS Web computer system
  • Chronic disease management

Desirable

  • Assisting GPs to help deliver effective implementation of management of patients with chronic diseases as detailed by the Quality and Outcomes framework.
  • Interest in Diabetes and Contraception.
  • Spirometry

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

Balance Street Practice

Address

Balance Street

Uttoxeter

Staffordshire

ST14 8JG


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Balance Street Practice

Address

Balance Street

Uttoxeter

Staffordshire

ST14 8JG


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Fiona Moura

fiona.moura@nhs.net

01889562145

Details

Date posted

12 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Contact pm.balancestreet@nhs.net for more information on pay

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A0605-25-0001

Job locations

Balance Street

Uttoxeter

Staffordshire

ST14 8JG


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