Practice Nurse

Job Summary

City Road Medical Centre has a vacancy for a hardworking, enthusiastic, friendly Practice Nurse. The nursing team member would be working as part of the multidisciplinary team that are all enthusiastic and hard working to deliver high quality care to our community. The practice nurse would work alongside our senior practice nurse and form an important pillar of our team to ensure that high quality caring services are delivered effectively to our patients.

• To promote and maintain high standards of nursing care in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and Guidelines for Professional Practice
• To provide childhood and travel immunisations, cervical cytology
• To plan and run health promotion and long‑term condition related clinics
• To directly communicate with patients on matters relating to their ongoing health needs and personalising their care
• To ensure that patients have high quality assessments made of their healthcare needs
• Facilitate patient referrals to appropriate clinical services
• To liaise with other disciplines and outside agencies with a view to providing holistic healthcare
• To participate in the delivery and evaluation of healthcare services at the Practice through meetings, working groups and regular liaison with colleagues
• To be responsible for the ordering, safe systems, and processes, storing and administering of all medicines/drugs
• To undertake and participate in clinical audit projects as necessary
• Respond to medical emergencies
• Ensure that the principles of Infection Control are always adhered to
• To have a good awareness of issues concerning safeguarding
• To act as the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and to work to the IPC Policy providing audits, training, support and compliance

We are a practice serving 4,000 patients with a dedicated and friendly team sharing the same ethos working together to improve the health of our community. Our core values are:
Inspiring Values and Vision;
Support and Compassion;
Learning and Innovation;
Goals and Performance, all underpinned by Empowerment as we believe in everybody in the team having a voice to make a positive change. The practice is a supportive environment with clinical supervision in place and scope for further opportunities in terms of career development.

• Pay scheme:
  Competitive pay depending on experience
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Working pattern:
  Part‑time
• Reference number: A4992‑26‑0001
• Job location:
  
  City Road Medical Centre, 276 Dudley Road, Birmingham, B184HL

• Registered General Nurse (RGN) with valid NMC registration
• Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Experience in primary care, community nursing, or general practice
• Competence in chronic disease management (e.g. asthma, COPD, diabetes)
• Immunisations and vaccinations
• Cervical cytology (smear tests)
• Wound care and dressings
• Infection prevention and control
• Safeguarding (children and vulnerable adults)
• Clinical governance and audit
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent communication and patient education skills
• IT literacy (EMIS, Systm One or similar clinical systems)
• Understanding of NHS policies, QOF, and primary care frameworks

• Previous experience as a Practice Nurse within the NHS
• Independent/Supplementary Prescriber qualification
• Chronic disease diplomas (e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD)
• Family planning/contraception qualification
• Travel health qualification
• Mentorship or teaching qualification
  
  Experience in quality improvement or clinical audit projects
• Leadership or supervisory experience
• Minor illness or triage training

• Post‑registration nursing experience
• Experience working in primary care, community, or outpatient settings
• Experience managing long‑term conditions (e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD)
• Experience delivering immunisations and vaccinations
• Experience performing cervical cytology (smear tests)
• Experience in wound care and chronic disease reviews
• Experience working independently and managing own caseload
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams
• Experience adhering to safeguarding and infection control procedures

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