Practice Nurse

Southend Medical Centre is looking for a qualified Practice Nurse with experience in primary care to support and facilitate clinical care in a holistic and proactive manner to patients registered at the practice.

The successful individual will maintain a high professional standard of nursing care in adherence to all practice protocols and policies, as well as to provide nursing assistance to all members of our healthcare team.

Ideally, we are looking for 24 hours, over 3 days, on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday however hours and shift pattern are negotiable for the right candidate.

Please refer to the 'About the candidate' section as it is essential you have the right skills and qualifications to carry out this role.

• It is essential that the Practice Nurse works within their own level of competency and expand their role in accordance with practice requirements and their own scope of practice. The applicant must work well in a team, be kind and compassionate towards our patients and be invested in your role and the practice team.

Southend Medical Centre is a 7300 patient practice with a friendly and supportive team that strives to provide an outstanding service to its patients. We are proud to be a multi-cultural surgery, we have been accredited with several awards including our Pride in Practice LGBTQIA+ Gold award, our Veterans Friendly Practice award, our Dementia Awareness Practice award, our Trauma Informed Surgery accreditation and were finalist in the Impact Awards Practice of the Year.

We hold patient care at the forefront of our minds, and we fly the flag for the future of healthcare by being a training and research studies practice.

Ifyou would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

• Current NMC registration with an active PIN.

• Experience of working in a primary healthcare setting
• Competent in CORE SKILLS such as cervical screening, contraception, childhood immunisations, vaccines, staple and suture removal and wound care
• Good understanding of Infection Prevention Control with primary care
• Respiratory experience with Asthma and COPD including stop smoking
• Experience with Systm One and great organisational skills
• Must work well in a team, be kind and compassionate towards our patients and be invested in your role and the practice
• Have an understanding of Diabetes.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.