Practice Nurse - Camberley

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced Practice Nurse with current or recent experience working within a UK GP Practice. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate competence in delivering a broad range of primary care nursing services and be comfortable working both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Due to the nature of the role, applicants must have current or recent experience working as a Practice Nurse within a UK GP Practice. Unfortunately, candidates without this experience will not be shortlisted.

Hours available: 20 - 25 hours per week

No agencies, please

Main duties of the job

You will be an experienced Practice Nurse currently working, or have recently worked, in a UK GP practice environment. You will be confident in delivering immunisations, cervical screening, wound care and long term condition management and will enjoy working as part of a proactive multidisciplinary team while maintaining a high degree of autonomy.

Experience of working with EMIS Web would be advantageous.

About us

We are a friendly and supportive training practice with a patient list size of approximately 9,800. Our multidisciplinary team includes 4 GP Partners, 4 Salaried GP's, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 2 Clinical Pharmacists, 3 Practice Nurses, a Healthcare Assistant and a Phlebotomist. We use EMIS Web and are committed to providing high-quality patient care while supporting staff development and wellbeing.

Job responsibilities

Key responsibilities and duties:

• Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
• Cervical Screening Smear tests
• Wound care to patients (Ulcer/Doppler etc.)
• Implementing vaccination programmes for adults and children
• Adult Immunisations
• Children Immunisations
• Assisting GPs with minor surgery when required

Please see supporting documents for the full job description, list of responsibilities and person specification.

Person specification

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
• Able to communicate effectively and understand the needs of the patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Effectively utilises resources
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort

Other requirements

Essential

• NMC registration
• Flexibility to work outside core office hours
• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
• Occupational Health clearance

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as a practice nurse within a UK GP practice
• Experience of working in a primary care setting
• Experience of delivering vaccination and immunisation programmes
• Experience of cervical cytology and chronic disease management

Desirable

• Diabetes Management

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Wound care including complex dressings/removal of sutures and staples
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• New patient medicals
• Chaperone procedure
• Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
• Hypertension
• CHD
• Child and Adult Immunisations
• Womens health (Cervical cytology, contraception etc.)
• Understands 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 to understand when to refer to GPs
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy

Desirable

• Diabetes
• Travel medicine services
• Asthma
• Spirometry
• Knowledge of public health in the local area
• Awareness of issues within the wider health area

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong IT skills
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• 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

• EMIS user skills
• Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
• Experience with clinical risk management

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse

Desirable

• Postgraduate Diploma or degree in Primary Care