Practice Nurse

An opportunity has arisen at College Surgery Partnership for a practice nurse to join our friendly team of nurses who serve a community of 18,000+ patients.

The successful applicant will be involved with a full range of treatment room duties and management of long term conditions, ideally with a background in diabetes management. This is an exciting proposition for the right candidate to work with a forward thinking and dynamic team. The successful candidate will provide assessment, treatment, screening, health education services and advice to patients on general health with support and guidance from our experienced team of 10 GP Partners, 11 Salaried GPs, 6 Nurse Practitioners and nursing team.

We are a friendly, innovative and enthusiastic team, seeking a similarly motivated Practice Nurse, who is passionate about great patient care.

We operate from modern, premises in Cullompton, a historic market town set surrounded by beautiful Devon countryside, yet only 15 miles north of the vibrant city of Exeter. We have four branches in surrounding villages and care for over 18,500 patients.

Were proud to have been rated Outstanding by the CQC. We are a teaching and training practice for many different clinical roles.

Our team meets together every day for a clinical meeting over a cuppa and have lunch together whenever we can out in our award-winning garden.

Within agreed protocols provide nursing services, treatments and health screening to patients in participation with General Practitioners or independently.

Primary Responsibilities

• a. Undertake the establishments of clinics; plan, assess, interpret, implement and evaluate care of specific groups of patients, or those with special conditions, including specialist management of chronic disease, following agreed protocols.
• b. Health promotion and screening: including cytology, routine and childhood immunisations.
• c. Manage the collection and dispatch of pathological specimens, including blood samples, cytology, urine tests and other swabs.
• d. Venepuncture, ECGs and routine observations.
• e. Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to general or nurse practitioners as necessary.
• f. Complex wound and ulcer care.
• g. Undertaking the removal of sutures/clips.
• h. Annual reviews and management of chronic diseases, including asthma, COPD, hypertension and diabetes.
• i. Advise, support and administer vaccinations where appropriate for patients travelling abroad.
• j. Providing oral contraceptive pill checks.
• k. Ascertaining smoking status and advising on cessation.
• l. Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician.
• m. Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with aural conditions.
• n. Assist other clinicians and general practitioners in the emergency management of patients.
• o. Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
• p. Report any safeguarding issues concerning children or vulnerable adults.
• q. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.

Secondary Responsibilities

• a. Ensure recording of rooms/fridges as per practice protocol and monitoring vaccine storage.
• b. Ordering of health support materials.
• c. Stock replenishment and rotation as required.
• d. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice.
• e. Participate in audits as indicated.
• f. Report all near misses or adverse incidents to the appropriate person in the practice.
• g. Attend significant event audit meetings.
• h. Demonstrate a continuous improvement approach to your clinical care.
• i. Complete opening and closing procedures in accordance with the duty rota.

• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
• Occupational Health Clearance
• NMC registration

• Registered Nurse
• Postgraduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)

• Experience of working as a practice, community or acute nurse
• Experience of chronic disease management
• Experience of working in a primary care environment

• 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
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort

• Wound Care / Removal of sutures & staples
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• Chaperone procedure
• Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
• 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, understanding when to refer to GPs
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
• Diabetes
• Asthma
• CHD
• Knowledge of…