Job summary
We require a Practice Nurse to join our friendly, hardworking & capable Nursing team who provide patient care to our patient population.
Priory Medical Centre is a well-established Warwick GP Partnership with a list size of approximately 19,500 patients and one branch surgery. We have 6 GP Partners and a full complement of additional staff including Salaried GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Health Care Assistants and administrative support. We are a recognised training practice for GP Registrars.
In June 2021, the practice moved into a brand new purpose built surgery designed with patient care in mind. The new building is a modern, energy efficient & fit for purpose building that enables the practice to provide better services to our patients.
The new facilities act as the main surgery, with a branch surgery still available to patients on Woodloes Park at the following address: 1 Brese Avenue, Woodloes Park, Warwick, CV34 5TS.
We are a teaching practice with a regular allocation of trainees. We also demonstrate strong performance in QOF, IIF, CQC reports and have a good dashboard and funnel chart measures within our ICB area. We are also a forward thinking practice and like to develop and move forward.
Main duties of the job
The following are the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse. There may be, on occasion, a
requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload
and staffing levels:
- Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing
staff and GPs
- Undertake Cytology
- Wound care / ulcer care / Doppler
- Undertake Travel Clinics and offer travel advice to patients
- Complete Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Spirometry
- Conduct routine immunisations/childhood immunisations clinics
- Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by
another clinician
- Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
- Interest in Diabetes or Coronary Heart Disease and Contraception
- Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
- To assess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of healthcare is appropriate
- To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions,
preventing adverse effects to patients health
- As required, to provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical
based evidence, NICE and the NSF.
- To prescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of
practice
- To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is
within the scope of practice of the individual)
- To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and
national policies
About us
Priory Medical Centre is a well-established Warwick GP Partnership with a list size of
approximately 19,500 patients and one branch surgery. We have 6 GP Partners and a full
complement of additional staff including Salaried GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice
Nurses, Health Care Assistants and administrative support. We are a recognised training
practice for GP Registrars.
In June 2021, the practice moved into a brand new purpose built surgery designed with patient
care in mind. The new building is a modern, energy efficient & fit for purpose building that enables the practice to provide better services to our patients.
The new facilities act as the main surgery, with a branch surgery still
available to patients on Woodloes Park at the following address: 1 Brese Avenue, Woodloes
Park, Warwick, CV34 5TS.
Our Vision
To provide accessible and cohesive patient centred care in a supportive town centre
environment that continually strives to improve
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse. There may be, on occasion, a
requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload
and staffing levels:
- Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing
staff and GPs
- Undertake Cytology
- Wound care / ulcer care/Doppler
- Removal of Sutures
- New Patient Medicals/Urinalysis
- Undertake Travel Clinics and offer travel advice to patients
- Complete ECGs as required
- Complete Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Spirometry
- Obtain blood samples from patients via Venepuncture
- Hypertension Management
- Conduct routine immunisations/childhood immunisations clinics
- Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by
another clinician
- Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
- Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
- Interest in Diabetes or Coronary Heart Disease and Contraception
- Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
- To support the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and to work to the IPC Policy
supporting the implementation of audits, training, support and evidence of compliance
to the Executive Director
- To support the production of the IPC annual statement in conjunction with the
Executive Director & IPC Lead
- To assess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of healthcare is appropriate,
incorporating evidence-based practice
- To develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
- To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions,
preventing adverse effects to patients health
- As required, to provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical
based evidence, NICE and the NSF.
- To prescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of
practice
- To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is
within the scope of practice of the individual)
- To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and
national policies
- To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Secondary Responsibilities
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the triage nurse may be requested to:
- Support the nursing department
- Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary
- Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
- Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
- Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives
where appropriate
- Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured
approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)
- 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
- Maintain stock of waiting room leaflets as instructed by the Lead Nurse, Operations
Manager & Executive Director
- Ordering of Health Promotion Literature
- 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 home visits
- Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse. There may be, on occasion, a
requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload
and staffing levels:
- Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing
staff and GPs
- Undertake Cytology
- Wound care / ulcer care/Doppler
- Removal of Sutures
- New Patient Medicals/Urinalysis
- Undertake Travel Clinics and offer travel advice to patients
- Complete ECGs as required
- Complete Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Spirometry
- Obtain blood samples from patients via Venepuncture
- Hypertension Management
- Conduct routine immunisations/childhood immunisations clinics
- Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by
another clinician
- Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
- Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
- Interest in Diabetes or Coronary Heart Disease and Contraception
- Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
- To support the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and to work to the IPC Policy
supporting the implementation of audits, training, support and evidence of compliance
to the Executive Director
- To support the production of the IPC annual statement in conjunction with the
Executive Director & IPC Lead
- To assess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of healthcare is appropriate,
incorporating evidence-based practice
- To develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
- To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions,
preventing adverse effects to patients health
- As required, to provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical
based evidence, NICE and the NSF.
- To prescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of
practice
- To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is
within the scope of practice of the individual)
- To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and
national policies
- To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Secondary Responsibilities
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the triage nurse may be requested to:
- Support the nursing department
- Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary
- Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
- Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
- Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives
where appropriate
- Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured
approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)
- 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
- Maintain stock of waiting room leaflets as instructed by the Lead Nurse, Operations
Manager & Executive Director
- Ordering of Health Promotion Literature
- 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 home visits
- Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Post Graduate Diploma (or degree in Primary Care related subject)
- Fundamentals of General Practice Nursing
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a Primary Care environment
Desirable
- Experience of working as a Practice Nurse or Community Nurse
- Experience of Chronic Disease Management
Clinical Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Chaperone procedure
- Understand the importance of evidence based practice
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs
Desirable
- Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
- ECGs
- Venepuncture
- New patient medicals
- Requesting pathology tests, processing the results, advising patients accordingly
- Travel medicine
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Asthma
- Spirometry
- CHD
- Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
- Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- EMIS/Systmone/Vision user skills
- Effective time management (planning and organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
Desirable
- Experience with audits and able to lead audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated, forward thinker
- Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
- Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the
- patient
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Effectively utilise resources
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
Other Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Occupational health clearance
- NMC registration
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Post Graduate Diploma (or degree in Primary Care related subject)
- Fundamentals of General Practice Nursing
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a Primary Care environment
Desirable
- Experience of working as a Practice Nurse or Community Nurse
- Experience of Chronic Disease Management
Clinical Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Chaperone procedure
- Understand the importance of evidence based practice
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs
Desirable
- Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
- ECGs
- Venepuncture
- New patient medicals
- Requesting pathology tests, processing the results, advising patients accordingly
- Travel medicine
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Asthma
- Spirometry
- CHD
- Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
- Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- EMIS/Systmone/Vision user skills
- Effective time management (planning and organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
Desirable
- Experience with audits and able to lead audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated, forward thinker
- Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
- Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the
- patient
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Effectively utilise resources
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
Other Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Occupational health clearance
- NMC registration
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).
