Experienced Practice Nurse

West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group; Colchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated healthcare practice in Colchester is seeking an experienced practice nurse to join their team. The role involves managing long-term conditions, administering immunisations, and ensuring high standards of patient care. Candidates must hold a relevant nursing degree and NMC registration, demonstrating essential clinical skills and empathy in nursing. This position offers a competitive salary, pension, and on-site parking, supporting a compassionate approach to patient care.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company pension

On-site parking

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
• Evidence of experience in treatment room consultation.
• Understanding of current issues in nursing and the NHS.

Responsibilities

• Manage long-term conditions such as asthma and COPD.
• Administer childhood and routine immunisations.
• Perform cytology and oversee hypertension management.
• Contribute to Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) achievements.

Skills

Clinical skills

Knowledge of long-term conditions

Compassionate manner

Effective team collaboration

Education

Relevant nursing degree

Job description

About the Role

Ambrose Avenue Group Practice are looking for an experienced practice nurse to join our dedicated team, on a full time basis, and help us to enhance patient care. In this role, you will collaborate with a diverse and highly skilled team of both clinical and non-clinical professionals, all committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred, holistic nursing care.

As an autonomous practitioner, you will take full responsibility for the care you provide, utilizing your critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills to ensure optimal patient outcomes. We expect you to collaborate effectively with the team to meet patient needs while upholding the highest standards of care and adhering to established policies and procedures.

Key responsibilities

• Managing long-term conditions such as asthma and COPD.
• Administering childhood immunisations.
• Performing cytology.
• Overseeing hypertension management.
• Administering routine immunisations.
• Contributing to Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) achievements.
• Implementing infection prevention and control measures.

About the Candidate

All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:

• A relevant nursing degree.
• Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
• Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation.
• Knowledge, and experience of its application, in supporting long-term conditions.
• Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.
• Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work.

About Us

Ambrose Avenue Group Practice is a friendly, long-established, award-winning, progressive GP practice. We are based over two surgery sites within 10 minutes of each other, serving the population of Stanway and Prettygate in Colchester, Essex. We are a training practice and offer services to a population of over 14,000 patients.

We hold monthly meetings and training sessions and have a diverse team of clinicians, including first contact physio, pharmacists, ANP/NP, care coordinator, social prescriber, health coach, GP assistant and an award-winning team of mental health workers.

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary.
• Company pension.
• On-site parking.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.