About this role
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated Practice Nurse to join our friendly and supportive primary care team.
You will play an important role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care, working alongside our GPs and wider multidisciplinary team. The role offers a varied caseload, including vaccinations, cervical screening, wound care, chronic disease managementand routine nursing appointments, with opportunities to develop your skills and expertise.
We are looking for someone who is professional, approachable and committed to providing excellent patient care, with the confidence to work independently while also being a supportive team player.
You will be joining a welcoming practice where your contribution is valued, your development is encouraged, and you will have the opportunity to help make a real difference to our patients and the local community.
If you are a dedicated Practice Nurse looking for a rewarding role within a supportive and forward-thinking team, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The Practice Nurse will work as part of the multidisciplinary practice team to provide safe, effective and patient-centred nursing care. Main duties will include:
Providing general nursing care to patients.
Undertaking routine and chronic disease reviews, including areas such as diabetes, asthma, COPD, hypertension and cardiovascular disease where appropriately trained. Providing immunisations and vaccinations, including childhood and adult programmes.
Undertaking cervical screening.
Providing wound care, dressings, suture/staple removal.
Carrying out blood pressure checks, urinalysis and other appropriate clinical assessments.
Supporting contraception services (where appropriately trained).
Maintaining accurate, contemporaneous and confidential clinical records, including appropriate use of EMIS.
Working collaboratively with other members of the multidisciplinary team. Working in accordance with NMC standards, practice policies, safeguarding requirements, infection prevention and health and safety procedures.
Contributing to the wider running of the nursing team and helping to maintain a high-quality, efficient and patient-focused service.
About us
Central Medical Centre is a well established forward thinking training practice located in Morden, Surrey.
The practice is situated close to Morden town centre, which has good public transport links including the London Underground Northern line and multiple bus routes.
The practice strives to provide high quality care to approximately 9700 patients in the local community and surrounding areas and is based over 3 floors.
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our multi disciplinary team to support our patients and clinicians. Our multi disciplinary team of 30 staff includes GPs, Practice Nurses, Clinical Pharmacists, HCA's, Mental Health Practitioner and Social Prescriber all of who are supported by an our non-clinical team that includes Patient Care Co-Ordinators, Receptionists and Administrators. The team work closely together to support each other in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere.
The practice is fully computerised and uses EMIS as it's clinical system.
Job description Job responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
a. To develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
b. To implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
c. To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health
d. To provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence
e. To provide wound care to patients including dressings and the removal of sutures/clips
f. To implement vaccination programmes for adults and children and to administer vaccinations (Baby / Child / Adult)
g. To provide travel medicine services where within scope of practice and competencies
h. To undertake Cervical Cytology Screening and support with recall of the same
i. To provide contraception services where within scope of practice and competencies
j. To take blood tests where required
k. To request pathology services as necessary and to process pathology results as required and where within scope of practice and competencies
l. To undertake new patient and NHS Healthchecks as required
m. To provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required where within scope of practice and competencies.
n. To maintain accurate clinical records and ensure that snomed codes are used effectively
o. To maintain chronic disease registers
p. To chaperone patients where necessary
q. To assist GPs with procedures when required
r. To prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
s. To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
t. To support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
u. To liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
v. To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
w. To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies, reporting any concerns to the practice safeguarding leads.
x. To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse Evidence of ongoing CPD
Desirable
Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care) Qualified to undertake cervical cytology Qualified to administer baby/child immuisations Qualified to administer travel vaccinations Qualified to provide contraception services Qualified to manage Long Term Conditions
Experience Essential
Experience of working within a nursing team
Desirable
Experience of working in General Practice or Primary Care environment Experience of working as a Practice Nurse or Community Nurse
Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Central Medical Centre
Address 42-46 Central Road
Morden
Surrey
SM4 4TB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.centralmedicalcentre-morden.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)