About this role
Job summary
Upper Gordon Road Surgery is seeking a motivated and compassionate Practice Nurse to join our friendly and supportive team. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high-quality patient care, supporting chronic disease management, and promoting health and wellbeing within our local community and supporting the wider multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
Deliver high standards of nursing care to patients within the practice settingUndertake chronic disease management including asthma, COPD, diabetes, and hypertension reviewsCarry out cervical cytology (smears) in line with national screening programmesAdminister immunisations and vaccinations (including childhood and travel vaccines)Perform wound care, dressings, and removal of suturesConduct health promotion and lifestyle advice clinics (e.g. smoking cessation, weight management)Carry out NHS health checks and screening programmesAssist in infection prevention and control, including maintaining clinical standards and audit processesMaintain accurate, contemporaneous patient records in accordance with NHS and practice policiesSupport GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team in delivering patient careParticipate in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives, and practice meetingsEnsure safe management of clinical stock, vaccines, and equipmentContribute to safeguarding processes for vulnerable adults and children
About us
Surrey Heath Community Providers Ltd is a federation of 7 GP practices across 10 sites, serving over 104,000 patients across Surrey Heath. Within our federation, we hold the GMS contract for Upper Gordon Road Surgerya highly regarded, patient-centred practice with a list size of 11,000+.
About Upper Gordon Road Surgery:
The practice is supported by a strong, diverse and experienced clinical team, including:
Ten Salaried GPsClinical PharmacistsParamedicsAn Advanced Nurse PractitionerA dedicated Nursing teamHealthcare AssistantsAlongside the onsite team, the practice benefits from the federations central management support across operations, HR, finance, governance and senior clinical leadership creating a resilient collaborative environment that enables clinicians to focus on delivering high-quality patient care.
The following are the core responsibilities of this role. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please note this is not a comprehensive list of responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached for the full list.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Experience of working with healthcare professionals and/or previous experience in the NHS or social care Understanding of local and national NHS policy Understanding of Clinical Governance within primary care Previous experience performing NHS health checks Previous experience in cervical cytology screening
Desirable
Previous experience working as a practice nurse in primary care
Qualifications Essential
4 GCSEs (C and above) including English and Maths or equivalent NMC Registration Up-to-date training in immunisation and cervical screening
Desirable
Postgraduate diploma or degree in primary care Mentoring/ Teaching qualification
Skills Essential
Competent in treatment room procedures: wound care ECGs phlebotomy immunisations and cervical screening Managing patients with long term conditions such as: diabetes asthma COPD hypertension Highly effective communication skills, both written and verbal
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 Surrey Heath Community Providers Ltd
Address 37 Upper Gordon Road
Camberley
Surrey
GU15 2HJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.surreyheathcommunityproviders.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)