Practice Nurse
COURT THORN SURGERY
The closing date is 31 January 2025
Job summary
About Us
Court
Thorn Surgery is a well-established, patient-centric GP practice located in
North Cumbria. We are committed to providing high-quality care to our diverse
patient base, and we are looking to recruit a dedicated and skilled Practice
Nurse to join our friendly team in a part time (27hr) capacity.
Our practice has 2 GP partners plus 2 salaried
GPs, a Nurse Associate, a Trainee Nurse Associate and 2 Healthcare Assistants,
all supported by an excellent administrative team, offering a collaborative
environment where patient care is our top priority.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
As a Practice Nurse, you will be responsible for providing a wide range of clinical services to our patients, including but not limited to:
Core
- Chronic Disease Management: Monitoring and managing conditions such as diabetes, asthma, COPD, and hypertension.
- Infection Prevention Control (IPC): Leading and working to the IPC Policy providing audits, training, support and evidence of compliance to the practice manager.
- Cervical Screening: Performing cervical smears (PAP tests) to screen for abnormal cervical cells, in line with current national guidelines and best practice protocols.
- Immunisations: Administering childhood vaccinations, flu vaccines, and other routine immunisations.
Supplementary
- Wound Care: Performing dressings, leg ulcer management, and other wound care procedures.
- Health Promotion: Providing advice on lifestyle changes, smoking cessation, weight management, and sexual health.
- General Nursing Duties: Undertaking routine assessments, blood pressure checks, ECGs, and urine testing.
- Support for Minor Injuries: Assisting with minor injuries and offering initial assessments and treatment.
- Collaboration: Working closely with the GPs, healthcare assistants, and administrative staff to ensure the smooth delivery of services.
About us
Why Join Us?
- Competitive Salary: We offer a competitive salary based on experience.
- Supportive Environment: Join a supportive and collaborative team, with opportunities for professional development and training.
- Flexible Working Hours: We offer flexible working hours to support your work-life balance.
- NHS Pension: Access to the NHS pension scheme.
- Additional Benefits: Additional wellbeing day, onsite free parking, free hot beverages and access to staff discount schemes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description available at interview stage
- Chronic Disease Management: Monitoring and managing conditions such as diabetes, asthma, COPD, and hypertension.
- Infection Prevention Control (IPC): Leading and working to the IPC Policy providing audits, training, support and evidence of compliance to the practice manager.
- Cervical Screening: Performing cervical smears (PAP tests) to screen for abnormal cervical cells, in line with current national guidelines and best practice protocols.
- Immunisations: Administering childhood vaccinations, flu vaccines, and other routine immunisations.
- Wound Care: Performing dressings, leg ulcer management, and other wound care procedures.
- Health Promotion: Providing advice on lifestyle changes, smoking cessation, weight management, and sexual health.
- General Nursing Duties: Undertaking routine assessments, blood pressure checks, ECGs, and urine testing.
- Support for Minor Injuries: Assisting with minor injuries and offering initial assessments and treatment.
- Collaboration: Working closely with the GPs, healthcare assistants, and administrative staff to ensure the smooth delivery of services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description available at interview stage
- Chronic Disease Management: Monitoring and managing conditions such as diabetes, asthma, COPD, and hypertension.
- Infection Prevention Control (IPC): Leading and working to the IPC Policy providing audits, training, support and evidence of compliance to the practice manager.
- Cervical Screening: Performing cervical smears (PAP tests) to screen for abnormal cervical cells, in line with current national guidelines and best practice protocols.
- Immunisations: Administering childhood vaccinations, flu vaccines, and other routine immunisations.
- Wound Care: Performing dressings, leg ulcer management, and other wound care procedures.
- Health Promotion: Providing advice on lifestyle changes, smoking cessation, weight management, and sexual health.
- General Nursing Duties: Undertaking routine assessments, blood pressure checks, ECGs, and urine testing.
- Support for Minor Injuries: Assisting with minor injuries and offering initial assessments and treatment.
- Collaboration: Working closely with the GPs, healthcare assistants, and administrative staff to ensure the smooth delivery of services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Key Requirements
- Nursing Qualification: Registered Nurse (RN) with a valid NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) pin.
- Experience: Previous experience in Primary Care or a similar setting is desirable.
- Skills:
- - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- - Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- - Strong organisational and time-management abilities.
- Clinical Skills: Experience in chronic disease management, immunisations, cervical screening and general nursing procedures.
- Mentoring: Qualified, or working towards being able to provide mentorship and guidance to trainee nurses or other team members, helping them integrate into the practice and develop their clinical skills.
- CPD: Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD), with a desire on improving own skills and knowledge.
Desirable
- Two years experience working within a GP practice or similar healthcare setting.
- Additional qualifications or training in areas such as cytology, asthma, diabetes management, or family planning.
- Knowledge of current NHS policies and guidelines.
- Understanding of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) clinical expectations.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Key Requirements
- Nursing Qualification: Registered Nurse (RN) with a valid NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) pin.
- Experience: Previous experience in Primary Care or a similar setting is desirable.
- Skills:
- - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- - Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- - Strong organisational and time-management abilities.
- Clinical Skills: Experience in chronic disease management, immunisations, cervical screening and general nursing procedures.
- Mentoring: Qualified, or working towards being able to provide mentorship and guidance to trainee nurses or other team members, helping them integrate into the practice and develop their clinical skills.
- CPD: Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD), with a desire on improving own skills and knowledge.
Desirable
- Two years experience working within a GP practice or similar healthcare setting.
- Additional qualifications or training in areas such as cytology, asthma, diabetes management, or family planning.
- Knowledge of current NHS policies and guidelines.
- Understanding of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) clinical expectations.
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).
