Practice Nurse

Wapping Group Practice, a GP surgery with around 11,000 patients, is recruiting a permanent Practice Nurse on a part-time or full-time basis. The post covers broad primary care nursing, including cervical screening, wound care, immunisations and long-term condition management such as asthma, COPD and diabetes. Hours run between 24 and 37.5 a week over three to five days in a training and teaching practice with a multidisciplinary team.

Current NMC registration and previous Practice Nurse experience in a GP surgery are essential.

• Carry out cervical screening (cytology) in line with national guidance
• Assess, treat and manage wounds, and remove sutures and clips
• Assess, monitor and manage long-term conditions including diabetes, asthma, COPD, hypertension and cardiovascular disease
• Deliver childhood, adult and travel immunisations and manage the vaccine cold chain
• Request pathology tests such as urine cultures and swabs, and act on the results
• Take clinical observations and provide telephone and face-to-face clinical advice
• Deliver health promotion and prevention, including weight management and contraception advice within competence
• Assist GPs with minor surgery and other clinical procedures
• Maintain infection prevention and control standards in clinical rooms
• Check emergency equipment and medicines, monitoring expiry dates and stock
• Contribute to clinical governance, audit and quality improvement
• Support and mentor healthcare assistants and trainee nurses

• Nursing qualification at Diploma level or above
• Post-registration qualifications in areas such as cervical screening, immunisation, chronic disease management and wound care
• Evidence of training and competency in relevant clinical procedures

• Current NMC registration

• Working in line with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
• Providing safe, effective and compassionate nursing care
• Working in a primary care, community or multidisciplinary healthcare setting
• Previous experience as a Practice Nurse in a GP surgery

• Continuing professional development opportunities
• Opportunities to develop leadership, teaching and mentoring skills
• Access to learning and development opportunities throughout the career