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Primary Care Treatment Room Practice Nurse

The Apples Medical Centre

The closing date is 02 May 2025

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Job summary

We are a traditional but very modern five partner practice offering a high standard of clinical care within a friendly atmosphere. We are looking to recruit a Practice Nurse to support the work of our existing team

Come and help shape the future of The Apples Medical Centre

Main duties of the job

  • Providing assessment, screening and treatment services and health education advice
  • Provide nursing treatments to patients in participation with general practitioners or independently to agreed protocols.
  • Provide general and specific health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to general practitioners as necessary.
  • Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as necessary;
  • Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as necessary
  • Phlebotomy
  • Dressings
  • Infection Control

About us

The Apples Medical Centre is a long established five partner practice of 5624 patients within sight of both historic Sherborne Castles. We are a modern thinking Dispensing Practice, with an emphasis on traditional continuity of care. The Practice has a higher than average remuneration and a manageable doctor to patient ratio. We achieve high QOF points and our latest CQC inspection rated the Practice as Good. We have a high patient satisfaction rate and dispense to 1975 of our patient population. We commenced with eConsult, in additional to our Telephone consultations and Email communication. We offer of mixture of pre-bookable and book on the day

Date posted

14 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A0905-042025

Job locations

East Mill Lane

Sherborne

Dorset

DT9 3DG


Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. The duties will include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and any additional roles agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training.

Typical duties include:

  • holding patient consultations within the surgery
  • carrying out physical examinations and tests such as cervical smear
  • treating wounds
  • applying and removing dressings
  • giving advice, education and information about stopping smoking and losing weight
  • taking patient samples, swabs and specimens, and checking pulses, temperatures and blood pressures
  • administering immunisations, travel vaccinations and infant injections
  • writing records and keeping patients notes up to date
  • assisting GPs with minor procedures.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. The duties will include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and any additional roles agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training.

Typical duties include:

  • holding patient consultations within the surgery
  • carrying out physical examinations and tests such as cervical smear
  • treating wounds
  • applying and removing dressings
  • giving advice, education and information about stopping smoking and losing weight
  • taking patient samples, swabs and specimens, and checking pulses, temperatures and blood pressures
  • administering immunisations, travel vaccinations and infant injections
  • writing records and keeping patients notes up to date
  • assisting GPs with minor procedures.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered nurse with current NMC registration and active PIN

Desirable

  • Minimum 1 year experience post registration.

Experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working in primary care
  • Experience of GMS Contract and QOF requirements
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered nurse with current NMC registration and active PIN

Desirable

  • Minimum 1 year experience post registration.

Experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working in primary care
  • Experience of GMS Contract and QOF requirements

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

The Apples Medical Centre

Address

East Mill Lane

Sherborne

Dorset

DT9 3DG


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

The Apples Medical Centre

Address

East Mill Lane

Sherborne

Dorset

DT9 3DG


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Philippa Cannings

philippa.cannings@dorsetgp.nhs.uk

01935812633

Date posted

14 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A0905-042025

Job locations

East Mill Lane

Sherborne

Dorset

DT9 3DG


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