Practice Nurse

Job summary

Are you a passionate and dedicated nurse who wants to make a positive impact on patients lives? We think you may have found what you are looking for. The Lawns Medical Practice has an innovative approach to patient care and we are seeking an enthusiastic Registered Practice Nurse to join our team.

We offer competitive salary and benefits with the opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme.

We encourage ongoing learning and development with study leave built into the contract of employment. Our Nurses work collaboratively with our GPs and other medical staff to ensure our services are efficient and effective to meet patient need and give the best care we can. You will benefit from the full support of the team.

We are a supportive and friendly practice with a manageable workload.

Main Duties

As a Registered/Practice Nurse you will be expected to be able to perform core clinical nursing responsibilities and must be happy to engage in ongoing training to increase your skills and range of consultations. This role is varied and interesting and covers long term conditions along with general practice nurse duties, training and support will be given.

What We Are Looking For

Qualified and registered Nurse

Ability to perform full range of primary care nursing duties

Positive and committed Nurse

Ability to work with and enhance our team

Main duties of the job

As a Practice Nurse you will be expected to see patients at the practice for long term condition reviews (with GP support), cervical screening, wound care & dressings, minor injuries & assist with minor surgeries, vaccinations including childhood vaccs and imms, shingles, B12, depo, covid, flu & pneumonia, asthma & COPD reviews, etc. You will be expected to manage your workload and enter all data onto the electronic patient record using the relevant coding.

The candidate would work on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, totalling 32 hours per week, and have the flexibility to offer holiday and sickness cover. We hold flu and covid clinics on Saturdays and also work our share of Improved Access Saturdays (these are minimal) and we would expect our candidate to work a share of these.

About us

We work in a busy market town in South Norfolk and we are 26 miles from our nearest hospital.

We have a fantastic team of nurses including a Nurse Practitioner, Outreach Nurse who looks after our frail and elderly, and three HCAs. We all support each other and have developed good working relationships and friendships.

We have good support from our admin and dispensary staff. We also benefit greatly from having a Social Prescriber, Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, Mental Health Worker, and First Contact Physiotherapy. Our Community Nursing Team is based on our premises along with Community Physio, Podiatrist, Hand Physio, SALT, etc. The community staff often come directly to us to speak to a GP or Nurse when they need to.

We encourage ongoing learning and development with study leave allowance. Our team works collaboratively with our GPs and other medical and non-clinical staff. We value all of our staff and listen to them.

The nursing team works in a nursing wing which includes a large treatment room with bariatric equipment and life support emergency trolley. It has space for several clinicians to work, if necessary and our minor surgeries are carried out in this room, mostly.