About this role
Job summary
The purpose of the role is to:
To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team.
The duties will include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and in addition any roles agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training.
Main duties of the job
Main Job responsibilities:
Take responsibility for keeping nursing skills and knowledge up to date and in line with current guidelines Working independently alongside the Lead Practice Nurse and Healthcare Assistant team, making decisions and recommendations as appropriate. Oversee Healthcare Assistants when required Undertake relevant training courses in order to advance skills. Keep up to date on changes to national guidelines Take a proactive approach towards planning activities related to own workload in order to complete tasks in a timely manner. Contribute to the achievement of the Quality and Outcomes Framework Chronic Disease Management run clinics, keep up to date with guidelines.
Nurse Prescribing - Where the post holder is an independent prescriber: to prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework
About us
We are lucky to have two of the newest buildings in the area to work in, thus making our working environment a very modern one. Our second building was opened in January 2024.
We are proud to be one of the largest practices with 25,000 patients and growing.
We are aware that being a larger organisation can present teamwork challenges and are therefore focused on staff wellbeing to ensure we operate as one team. We have a social committee, with funds allocated and we have a wellbeing committee, also with dedicated funds to make improvements to our working environment.
The clinical team currently consists of; GPs, ANPs, Nurse Prescribers, Practice Nurses, Mental Health Nurse, Mental Health Support Workers, HCAs, Pharmacists and Physiotherapists.
Job description Job responsibilities
Routine Treatment Room Activities:
Cytology Wound care/Dopplers/Four-layer bandaging Removal of Sutures Urinalysis Travel immunisations ECGs Venepuncture Hypertension Management Ear syringing Routine immunizations/Childhood immunisations Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs Contraception Therapeutic Monitoring Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms Ordering of Health Promotion Literature Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines 24 hour BP monitor
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
NMC registration
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 168 Medical Group
Address 168 Medical Group
168 Locking Road
Weston-super-mare
Avon
BS23 3HQ
Employer's website https://www.168medical.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)