About this role
Job summary
Woodlands Surgery in Banbury is looking for an enthusiastic and caring Practice Nurse / Treatment Room Nurse to join our supportive team.
You will provide a range of treatment room and general practice nursing care, helping our patients stay well and manage their health. Your clinical duties will reflect your skills, qualifications and experience, with opportunities to develop further within the role.
Whether you already have general practice experience or are looking to bring relevant nursing skills into primary care, we would love to hear from you. We value kindness, good communication and a willingness to support colleagues and contribute to the team.
We recognise that you may not have every skill on appointment. We are willing to invest in appropriate training and development to help you build your confidence and competencies safely.
We are offering approximately 20 to 30 hours per week, with the possibility of full-time hours for the right candidate. Your working pattern must include Monday afternoon/evening until 8pm, Thursday morning and Friday all day. Additional sessions are available on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.
If you are passionate about patient care and keen to contribute to a friendly, collaborative nursing team, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
You will deliver safe, compassionate nursing care through booked appointments, working independently within your competence and alongside our nursing and wider practice team.
Depending on your training and competence, your work may include wound assessment and dressings, immunisations and vaccinations, cervical screening, injections, blood pressure checks, ECGs and blood tests. Depending on your experience and training, you may also support patients with long-term conditions such as asthma, diabetes and hypertension.
You will help patients understand their health and treatment, offer practical advice and recognise when further clinical assessment or support is needed.
Alongside patient care, you will maintain accurate clinical records, complete follow-up administration and contribute to infection prevention, vaccine safety and well-stocked treatment rooms.
We are looking for someone who will share workload fairly, communicate concerns promptly and contribute ideas to improve care and the day-to-day running of the nursing service.
The balance of duties will be agreed around your existing skills and the needs of the practice, with appropriate training and competency development supported.
About us
Woodlands Surgery is a friendly GP practice in Banbury. We are a close-knit team, with nurses, GPs, reception and administrative colleagues all working together to provide safe, compassionate care.
We value kindness, mutual respect and clear communication. Everyone is an equally valued member of the team, whatever their role, and everyone's contribution matters. General practice can be busy and varied, so we support one another, share responsibilities fairly and encourage colleagues to ask for help, raise concerns and contribute ideas.
We also enjoy the chance to catch up over a coffee. We offer a paid coffee break, plenty of free coffee and a great coffee machine to keep us going!
Benefits include access to the NHS Pension Scheme and support for appropriate training and professional development. You do not need to arrive with every general practice nursing skill: we are willing to invest in the right person, with an individual development plan where needed, and support you to develop safely within your professional scope of practice.
We warmly welcome informal visits and conversations before you apply. To arrange a visit, meet the team or discuss the role and working hours, please contact Deb Chronicle, Practice Manager, at [email protected]
Job description
Job responsibilities
PRACTICE NURSE AND TREATMENT ROOM NURSE
Location - Woodlands Surgery Banbury
Reports to - Practice Manager and Nurse Manager
HOURS AND WORKING PATTERN
Approximately twenty to thirty hours per week with the possibility of full-time hours for the right candidate
Hours will be agreed according to practice needs and clinical room availability
Essential sessions are Monday afternoon and evening until eight pm - Thursday morning - Friday all day
Additional sessions are available on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons - Further hours and any full-time working pattern will be discussed with the successful candidate
Some flexibility to provide additional cover for annual leave and sickness and vaccination clinics is required
JOB PURPOSE
To provide safe and effective treatment room and general practice nursing care as part of the nursing and wider multidisciplinary team
The post holder will work autonomously within their professional competence and scope of practice following current evidence and clinical guidance and practice policies
The role requires a proactive and flexible approach with a willingness to support colleagues and share workload appropriately
Responsibilities will reflect qualifications and competencies and experience - Appropriate training and development will be supported
CLINICAL CARE
Provide nursing services within demonstrated competence which may include
Venepuncture and collection of clinical specimens
Blood pressure measurement and monitoring
ECG recording
Administration of medicines and injections under the appropriate legal authority
Adult and childhood immunisations and seasonal vaccination programmes
Wound assessment and dressings and wound management
Removal of sutures and clips and staples
Management of minor wounds and injuries
Cervical screening and associated women's health procedures
Contraceptive injections and other relevant interventions
Routine health checks and observations
Urinalysis and other point-of-care testing
Support for other clinical procedures where required
Provide health promotion and lifestyle advice and patient education to support informed choices and self-management
Recognise abnormal findings and deterioration and medical emergencies - Take appropriate action and seek advice or escalate to a GP or other clinician when required
LONG-TERM CONDITIONS
Depending on qualifications and experience and agreed responsibilities the role may include monitoring and management of asthma and respiratory disease and diabetes and cardiovascular disease and hypertension and other long-term conditions
These duties must only be undertaken when appropriately trained and competent
VACCINATIONS AND IMMUNISATIONS
Maintain vaccination competencies relevant to the role
Check eligibility and contraindications and consent and vaccination history
Administer vaccines in accordance with national guidance and the appropriate legal authority and practice protocols
Maintain accurate records and clinical coding
Support vaccination programme uptake and participate in campaign clinics
Follow procedures for vaccine storage and cold-chain management and stock control
MEDICINES MANAGEMENT
Administer medicines safely within professional competence
Follow medicines legislation and professional standards and Patient Group Directions or other appropriate legal authority and practice protocols
Check allergies and contraindications and relevant clinical information
Record medicines administered accurately
Recognise and respond to adverse reactions including anaphylaxis
Store medicines securely and appropriately
Report medicines-related incidents and errors and near misses
INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
Follow current guidance and practice policies
Maintain appropriate hand hygiene and aseptic technique
Handle and dispose of clinical waste and sharps safely
Ensure equipment is appropriately cleaned and maintained and stored
Report concerns and contribute to audits and improvement work
CLINICAL RECORDS AND ADMINISTRATION
Maintain clear and accurate and contemporaneous clinical records with appropriate coding
Record consultations and observations and treatments and vaccinations and advice promptly
Complete administration arising from consultations in a timely manner
Review and act on results and correspondence for which responsibility has been accepted within competence and agreed procedures
Complete relevant referrals and forms and documentation
Support accurate coding and data quality and contractual requirements relevant to the nursing service
Use allocated administration time effectively to keep results and recalls and other nursing responsibilities up to date
WORKLOAD ORGANISATION
Manage personal workload safely and effectively
Work with colleagues to share nursing workload appropriately
Identify pressures and backlogs and outstanding work and raise these promptly with the appropriate manager
Use appointments in accordance with agreed practice arrangements
Ensure protected and embargoed and procedure-specific appointments are used appropriately and released when no longer required under agreed arrangements
Contribute to discussions about appointment templates and patient access and service improvement
Respond flexibly where reasonably possible to changing clinical demand
TEAM WORKING AND COMMUNICATION
Work respectfully and collaboratively with all colleagues
Participate in nursing and practice meetings
Communicate clinical concerns and workload pressures and operational difficulties promptly
Support colleagues during periods of increased demand
Contribute to a positive and supportive working environment
Share relevant knowledge and good practice
Support healthcare assistants and nursing associates and students and other colleagues within competence and responsibility
Liaise with community teams and pharmacies and secondary care and other professionals as required
SAFEGUARDING
Maintain safeguarding children and adults training required for the role
Remain alert to abuse and neglect and exploitation and other safeguarding concerns
Follow practice and local procedures and escalate concerns promptly
Maintain professional curiosity and accurate documentation
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Maintain current NMC registration and follow the NMC Code
Work within professional competence and scope of practice
Take responsibility for clinical decisions and actions
Maintain appropriate professional indemnity arrangements where required
Participate in supervision and appraisal and professional development
Maintain evidence for NMC revalidation
Keep mandatory training and clinical updates current
Identify learning needs and discuss these with the appropriate manager
Undertake procedures only when appropriately trained and assessed as competent
QUALITY AND SAFETY AND GOVERNANCE
Follow current evidence and clinical guidance and local pathways and practice protocols
Participate in audit and quality improvement and service development
Report incidents and significant events and near misses and patient safety concerns
Contribute constructively to reviews and shared learning
Identify and escalate risks
Support the review of nursing procedures and patient pathways
Maintain confidentiality and comply with information governance requirements
STOCK AND EQUIPMENT AND TREATMENT ROOMS
Keep clinical areas clean and safe and appropriately stocked
Monitor supplies and expiry dates and stock rotation
Arrange replenishment through agreed processes and minimise waste
Check equipment before use and report faults
Follow arrangements for calibration and maintenance and servicing
Support checks of emergency equipment and supplies
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Applicants are not expected to be competent in every clinical area on appointment
We will support appropriate training and competency development where this meets individual and practice needs
An individual development plan may be agreed including development in immunisations and cervical screening and wound and leg ulcer care and long-term condition management
All duties must remain within professional scope of practice and demonstrated competence
The post holder will maintain clinical competencies and attend relevant updates and support learning by colleagues where appropriate
CONFIDENTIALITY
Treat information about patients and carers and staff and the practice as confidential
Access and use and disclose information only in accordance with professional responsibilities and UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act and practice policies
EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AND DIGNITY
Treat patients and carers and colleagues with dignity and respect
Recognise individual needs and promote equality and avoid unlawful discrimination
Support reasonable adjustments and accessible care
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Follow practice health and safety policies
Take reasonable care for personal safety and the safety of others
Report hazards and incidents
Follow procedures for lone working and manual handling and hazardous substances and clinical equipment
GENERAL
This job description outlines the main responsibilities and is not exhaustive
Duties may develop in response to patient needs and clinical practice and service requirements
Additional duties must be appropriate to the role and professional registration and training and competence
Significant or permanent changes will normally be discussed with the post holder
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registration with a professional scope of practice appropriate to the role
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Appropriate training and competency for the clinical procedures undertaken
Desirable
- Cervical screening qualification or competency
- Training and competency in childhood immunisations
- Training and competency in adult immunisations
- Relevant training in wound care or long-term condition management
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering direct patient care and undertaking nursing procedures relevant to the role
- Experience of working collaboratively within a healthcare team
- Experience of maintaining accurate and timely clinical records
- Ability to recognise clinical deterioration and seek appropriate advice or support
Desirable
- Experience of working in general practice or primary care
- Experience of wound assessment and wound care
- Experience of adult or childhood immunisation programmes
- Experience of cervical screening
- Experience of long-term condition monitoring or management
- Experience using EMIS Web or a similar clinical system
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
Woodlands Surgery
Address
4 Burchester Place
Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX16 3WT
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.woodlandssurgery-banbury.co.uk/Home (Opens in a new tab)