About this role
Job summary
Looking for a role where you can truly know your patients, lead your own nursing team and enjoy a great work-life balance?
Courtyard surgery is looking for our new Practice Nurse to lead a team of 4 to deliver nursing services. We are a small practice and the workload is manageable, with no weekend or Bank Holiday working.
Your role will be to lead the team, the provision of smears, vaccinations and immunisations and manage LTC's working closely with other members of our team. We are very flexible about the days and hours you may wish to work, and are looking for between 20-26 hours a week but open to conversation.
Main duties of the job
Lead nurse-led clinics for diabetes, asthma, COPD, hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
Undertake annual reviews, care planning and treatment optimisation.
Independently prescribe within scope of practice.
Lead childhood, travel and seasonal vaccination programmes.
Complete medication reviews and support repeat prescribing workflows.
Manage clinical medication queries and medicines optimisation.
Provide cervical cytology services.
Supervise and support the wider nursing and clinical support team.
Contribute to quality improvement, clinical governance and infection control.
About us
Courtyard Surgery is a highly regarded rural family practice serving approximately 3,300 patients in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside. We are a teaching practice and veteran friendly. We are located in a purpose built building with free car parking on site. We have a GP Partner, Salaried GPs, nursing team and extended care team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key information
Practice Nurse.
Salary Band 7 equivalent salary, dependent upon experience and qualifications.
Hours - Permanent, 20-28 hours per week (over 3-4 days). Flexible working pattern to be agreed within surgery hours 08.00-18.30 Monday to Friday. Closed weekends and Bank Holidays.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- You will be a NMC registered nurse with:
- Experience in managing long term conditions within primary care.
- Competence in cervical cytology and immunisation, including baby immunisation and travel vaccinations.
Knowledge and Skills
Desirable
- Strong leadership and organisational skills.
- Understanding of achieving great QOF outcomes.
- SystmOne knowledge desireable but not essential.
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
The Courtyard Surgery
Address
Courtyard Surgery
39 High Street
West Lavington
Devizes
Wiltshire
SN10 4JB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://courtyardsurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)