Registered Practice Nurse
Job Overview
Laurel House Surgery is looking to recruit an experienced and motivated Practice Nurse (Registered Nurse) to join our friendly and supportive team.
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a well\-established, patient\-focused GP practice providing high\-quality primary care across our two sites in Tamworth and Fazeley.
Hours
22\.5 hours per week
- Tuesday: 8:30am – 5:00pm
- Thursday: 8:30am – 5:00pm
- Friday: 8:30am – 5:00pm
About the Role
As a Practice Nurse, you will play a vital role in delivering high\-quality, evidence\-based nursing care to our diverse patient population. Working alongside our GPs, Healthcare Assistants and wider multidisciplinary team, you will manage your own clinics and contribute to the ongoing delivery of safe, effective and compassionate care.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Delivering wound care, dressings, ulcer care and removal of sutures or clips.
- Performing venepuncture, ECGs, blood pressure monitoring and urinalysis.
- Administering childhood and adult immunisations, travel vaccinations and injectable medications in line with current guidelines.
- Undertaking cervical cytology screening.
- Carrying out NHS Health Checks and providing health promotion and lifestyle advice.
- Participating in the management of patients with long\-term conditions, including asthma, COPD and diabetes (where appropriately trained).
- Maintaining accurate clinical records using EMIS Web and ensuring appropriate clinical coding.
- Supporting infection prevention and control procedures and maintaining high clinical standards.
- Working collaboratively with the wider practice team to provide outstanding patient care.
We're looking for someone who:
- Is a Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
- Has previous experience working as a Practice Nurse in primary care.
- Is confident working independently while also contributing positively to a multidisciplinary team.
- Has excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Is committed to delivering compassionate, patient\-centred care.
- Cervical cytology.
- Immunisation and vaccination training.
- Chronic disease management.
- Experience using EMIS Web.
- A welcoming, friendly and supportive team.
- A varied and rewarding role within a busy GP practice.
- Opportunities for ongoing training and professional development.
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience.
Pay: £20\.00\-£22\.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On\-site parking
- Practice Nurse: 2 years (required)
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