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Schoolacre Surgery

Practice Nurse

The closing date is 05 June 2025

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Job summary

Schoolacre Surgery are looking for an Exeprienced Practice Nurse to join our friendly team

To provide clinical nursing service and support to other professionals and to patients of the practice including treatment, screening, chronic disease management and advice within the professional competence of the post holder. Support and work effectively within the clinical team.

All duties will be carried out in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and with regard to the various practice protocols. The nurse is part of a nursing team responsible for ensuring that the practice provides an optimum service of nursing care relevant to the practice population.

Main duties of the job

Main Responsibilities of the Post

Meeting patients nursing care needs identified or work care has been transferred to her by a GP. This will usually be in surgery but occasionally home visits will also be required.

Initiating a mountain health screening a promotional promotion clinic for identified areas of the practice population recognising where modification of systems are referral is necessary

Managing the nursing care of patients with chronic disease employing personal recall system suitable to the practice knees this includes usually practice computer systems for input of information for recall and screening purposes.

We offer the following clinics:

Asthma/COPD

Diabetes,

Hypertension,

Cardiovascular Disease Monitoring

Cervical Smears

Child and Adult Immunisation

About us

We are small family practice located in Shard End with a patient list size of 3,000. We pride ourselves on our team spirit and if successful, you will find yourself part of a fun and approachable work group with a passion for self-improvement and progression opportunities.

We actively promote from within - and hope that our staff members feel supported in their role. We encourage our staff to take on their own areas of responsibility and ownership, and to develop autonomous skills, giving them a step into their future careers within the non-clinical side of the NHS.

Details

Date posted

29 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1351-25-0005

Job locations

2 Schoolacre Road

Birmingham

B34 6RB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Maintaining efficient liaison with all areas of primary care team and other agencies to assure continuity of care when necessary.

Routine treatment in general clinics, including:

Wound management

Blood tests

ECGs

and other general treatment room skills including:

clinical nursing practice

wound management:

Undertake dressing

Suture and clip removal

Screening:

undertake screening including BP checks high and white BMI analysis smoking status

undertake venepuncture according to practice protocol

Health promotion:

Make basic assessments of needs of patients

Provide nutritional advice on:

Weight

CHD

Diabetes

BMI

Infection control

Support patient of colleagues adapting sand infection control measures

Apply infection control measures within the practice according to local national guidelines

This includes:

universal hygiene precautions

the collection handling of laboratory specimens,

segregation disposal of waste materials,

Decontamination of instruments and including clinical equipment

reporting treatment of sharp injuries

dealing with blood and blood fluid apologies

Emergency Management

to be competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques.

Attend updates when required

Womens Health:

Have a working knowledge of the national and local cervical

Cytology and mammography screen programs

Can discuss self awareness and provide supporting literature to patients

General Duties:

To maintain accurate patient records on the computer

To collect data and participate in regular practice audit and research projects when required

To login dispatch investments to the hospital

To assist the practice nurse in the provision of health promotion and chronic disease management

Job description

Job responsibilities

Maintaining efficient liaison with all areas of primary care team and other agencies to assure continuity of care when necessary.

Routine treatment in general clinics, including:

Wound management

Blood tests

ECGs

and other general treatment room skills including:

clinical nursing practice

wound management:

Undertake dressing

Suture and clip removal

Screening:

undertake screening including BP checks high and white BMI analysis smoking status

undertake venepuncture according to practice protocol

Health promotion:

Make basic assessments of needs of patients

Provide nutritional advice on:

Weight

CHD

Diabetes

BMI

Infection control

Support patient of colleagues adapting sand infection control measures

Apply infection control measures within the practice according to local national guidelines

This includes:

universal hygiene precautions

the collection handling of laboratory specimens,

segregation disposal of waste materials,

Decontamination of instruments and including clinical equipment

reporting treatment of sharp injuries

dealing with blood and blood fluid apologies

Emergency Management

to be competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques.

Attend updates when required

Womens Health:

Have a working knowledge of the national and local cervical

Cytology and mammography screen programs

Can discuss self awareness and provide supporting literature to patients

General Duties:

To maintain accurate patient records on the computer

To collect data and participate in regular practice audit and research projects when required

To login dispatch investments to the hospital

To assist the practice nurse in the provision of health promotion and chronic disease management

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE Grade A-C in Maths and English

Desirable

  • Minimum previous job specific training: patient/customer service
  • Experience of working directly with members of the public in a busy patient/customer facing environment
  • Experience of answering telephone calls in a high call volume environment
  • Experience of working as part of a team
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE Grade A-C in Maths and English

Desirable

  • Minimum previous job specific training: patient/customer service
  • Experience of working directly with members of the public in a busy patient/customer facing environment
  • Experience of answering telephone calls in a high call volume environment
  • Experience of working as part of a team

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Schoolacre Surgery

Address

2 Schoolacre Road

Birmingham

B34 6RB


Employer's website

https://www.schoolacresurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Schoolacre Surgery

Address

2 Schoolacre Road

Birmingham

B34 6RB


Employer's website

https://www.schoolacresurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Sabrina Jussab

sabrina.jussab1@nhs.net

01217303887

Details

Date posted

29 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1351-25-0005

Job locations

2 Schoolacre Road

Birmingham

B34 6RB


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