About this role
Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic Practice Nurse looking for your next opportunity?
Woodside Medical Centre is looking for a motivated, compassionate and enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join our friendly and supportive primary care team.
We are an established GMS GP practice in Tile Hill, Coventry, caring for a patient population of over 9,700. We are looking for a nurse who is passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and who wants to develop their skills within general practice. We are happy to consider full-time or part-time hours and welcome applications from experienced Practice Nurses as well as Registered Nurses looking to develop their career in primary care.
Main duties of the job
What are we looking for?
We are looking for someone who is caring, reliable and committed to providing excellent patient care.
You are:
A Registered Nurse with current NMC registration. Able to work confidently both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. An excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills. Organised, adaptable and able to manage your own workload effectively. Committed to continuing professional development. Able to demonstrate good clinical judgement, problem-solving and decision-making skills. Willing to learn, develop and take on new responsibilities. Committed to maintaining high standards of confidentiality, safeguarding, infection prevention and patient safety.
About us
Why join Woodside Medical Centre?
We are a friendly, supportive and established practice with a strong focus on providing high-quality care to our local community.
Joining our team means becoming part of a multidisciplinary environment where your contribution is valued and where there are opportunities to broaden your clinical experience and develop your career within primary care.
We encourage our staff to take an active role in service development, clinical audit and improving patient care.
Whether you are an experienced Practice Nurse or a Registered Nurse looking to take the next step into general practice, we would love to hear from you.
Job description Job responsibilities
What will you be doing?
Working as part of our multidisciplinary team, you will provide a broad range of nursing services to our patients. Your duties will be tailored to your experience, competencies and training and may include:
Routine nursing assessments and patient reviews. Long-term condition management, including diabetes, COPD and asthma Wound and ulcer care Cervical screening/cytology. Routine, childhood and travel vaccinations and immunisations. Contraception and family planning. Health promotion and well-person clinics. Blood pressure monitoring, ECGs and urinalysis. Taking appropriate clinical specimens, including swabs. Peak flow measurement Nebulising where appropriately trained. NHS health Checks. Minor illness assessment and management within your scope of practice. Supporting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings. Supporting travel health assessments and providing appropriate health advice. Recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding concerns. Maintaining accurate and contemporaneous clinical records. Participating in clinical audit, quality improvement and service development. Working collaboratively with GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants and the wider practice team. There may also be opportunities or a requirement to undertake home visits, depending on service needs.
An Opportunity for Advanced Nurse Practitioners
For candidates who are already working in, or developing towards, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) role, we are keen to support your continued professional development.
Alongside your Practice Nurse responsibilities, there may be opportunities to undertake care home ward rounds and acute illness clinics, allowing you to utilise and further develop your advanced clinical assessment and decision-making skills within a supportive primary care environment.
We are open to discussing how the role can be structured around your existing competencies, interests and career aspirations, with the aim of developing a role that makes best use of your skills while supporting the wider needs of our patients and practice.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Experience of working within a nursing team Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients
Desirable
Experience of working in primary care Experience of working in a GP practice
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse (RGN/RN) with current NMC registration. Basic Life Support.
Desirable
Long term condition management qualifications. Cervical screening/cytology. Immunisation and vaccination training. Family planning/contraception. Travel health. EMIS experience. Mentoring/teaching qualification. Infection prevention and control qualification
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Woodside Medical Centre
Address Woodside Medical Centre
Jardine Crescent
Coventry
CV4 9PL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.woodsidemedical.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)