Practice Nurse

Job summary

We are looking for a caring, enthusiastic and motivated Practice Nurse to join our friendly multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experience nurse, to play a key role in delivering high qualit clinical services to our patients.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work closely with an established Nurse team, GP's, healthcare assistants and the wider practice team to provide evidence based nursing care and support the management of both acute and long term conditions. The role will involve providing a range of general practice nursing services, including health checks, chronic disease management, child and adult immunisations, travel vaccinations, wound care, compression dressings, cervical screening and other clinical duties appropriate to your experience and training.

About us

Macklin Street Surgery is a busy, friendly inner city GP Practice with 6 GP Partners and over 12,000 patients. We are forward thinking and pro-active, always aiming to maintain the highest standards of practice to deliver excellent care to our patients as well as protecting the safety and well-being of staff. The way that we work is continually evolving, especially so in the last year, and we need to adapt quickly to new ways of working and embrace improvements to practice processes and technology as they become available.

Job responsibilities

We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate Practice Nurse to join our friendly and supportive GP surgery team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse who is passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and making a real difference to our local community. We are committed to supporting our staff and creating a positive, collaborative working environment where everyone feels valued.

You will have the opportunity to work closely with GPs and the wider practice team, develop your skills and contribute to improving patient care. We are looking for someone who is reliable, approachable and organised, with excellent communication skills and a genuine commitment to providing safe, effective and compassionate care.

If you are an enthusiastic Practice Nurse looking for a supportive practice where your contribution is valued, we would love to hear from you.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential - Registered Nurse with a valid NMC registration. - Immunisation and vaccination training. - Cervical screening qualification/training. - Compression therapy training or relevant experience. - Competent IT skills - Interpersonal skills - Time management Desirable - Practice Nurse/General Practice Nursing qualification or relevant experience. - Training or qualification in travel health and travel vaccinations. - Training in chronic disease management. - Relevant clinical skills courses, such as wound care, diabetes, respiratory disease or hypertension management.

Experience Essential - Immunisation and vaccination training. - Cervical screening qualification/training - Compression therapy training or relevant experience 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).

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) .