Practice Nurse

Job summary

The Laurels Surgery is looking for an experienced practice nurse, on a part time basis for 30 hours per week, who is competent and confident in carrying out annual reviews for patients with long term conditions, including asthma, COPD and particularly diabetes.

Main duties of the job

• Managing and treating long-term conditions, in line with national or local policies and practice needs.
• Supporting and managing the health needs of women presenting for sexual health, contraception, and cervical cytology consultations.
• Implementing, and participating in, vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults/children.
• Providing wound care including removal of stitches or staples, dressings and compression-dressings.
• Running asthma, COPD, diabetes clinics and reviews.

About us

We are a two-site training practice based in the semi-rural villages of Hatfield Peverel and Boreham, serving a patient population of 11,300. We are a SystmOne practice with a consistently high QOF achievement and a CQC rating of good.

We are part of the Aegros PCN with Little Waltham & Great Notley, Douglas Grove Surgery and the Beacon Health Group.

Our team is made up of three GP partners, five salaried GPs, a paramedic practitioner, a nurse prescriber, a practice nurse, two HCAs, and a phlebotomist, further supported by PCN staff including a pharmacist and physiotherapist. Additionally we have a well established non-clinical team of managers, administrators, dispensers and receptionists.

We offer the following benefits:

• Supportive environment within a well established and knowledgeable team.
• Peer support.
• CPD support.
• 5.6 weeks holiday in addition to all bank holidays (pro rata).
• NHS Pension.
• Study leave.
• Free on-site parking.
• Annual Christmas party and team lunches arranged during the year.

If you are one of our patients and are offered the role, you would need to be registered at another GP Surgery before commencing in post.