Practice Nurse

The Crown Medical Centre, a GP practice, is recruiting a Practice Nurse to provide primary care nursing across its patient services. Core work covers treatment room procedures, wound care, vaccinations, venepuncture, injections and clinical observations, with long-term condition management and cervical screening added as training allows. Hours are negotiable up to full-time, and both experienced nurses and newly qualified applicants are welcomed.

Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse is required.

• Providing treatment room nursing services in line with practice protocols and evidence-based guidelines
• Undertaking wound care, dressings and leg ulcer management
• Administering vaccinations and immunisations, including childhood and adult programmes
• Carrying out venepuncture and blood sampling
• Administering injections, including B12, contraceptives and travel vaccines where trained
• Undertaking clinical observations, blood pressure monitoring, urinalysis and ECGs
• Supporting management of long-term conditions, including diabetes, asthma and COPD, where trained
• Undertaking cervical screening where qualified
• Maintaining accurate and timely clinical records on EMIS Web
• Ensuring infection prevention and control standards are maintained
• Recognising clinical concerns and escalating appropriately
• Working with practice colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team, and taking part in training and quality improvement

• Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse

• Experience providing safe and effective nursing care

• Competency in venepuncture and blood sampling, injections, and basic wound care and dressings
• Ability to undertake clinical observations and recognise abnormal findings
• Knowledge of infection prevention and control
• Understanding of safeguarding and confidentiality
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Accurate record-keeping and documentation skills

• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to recognise personal limitations and elevate concerns appropriately
• Enthusiasm and willingness to undertake training and develop new clinical skills

• Previous experience in general practice or primary care
• Experience managing long-term conditions, including diabetes, asthma and COPD
• Training or qualification in immunisations and cervical screening, with experience
• Experience in contraception and women's health
• Experience in ear care or syringing, NHS Health Checks and health promotion
• Experience performing ECGs and complex wound care or leg ulcer management
• Experience using GP clinical systems, particularly EMIS Web
• Clinical audit, quality improvement and further clinical qualifications or CPD

• Support for professional development and training
• Opportunities to expand clinical knowledge and competencies
• Support for nurses new to general practice to broaden their duties
• Negotiable hours up to 37.5 per week
• Friendly and supportive working environment