Practice Nurse

West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group; Tendring; On-site; GBP 30,000 - GBP 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Essex is looking for a part-time practice nurse to join their team at Walton Medical Centre. Responsibilities include health assessments, managing long-term conditions, and immunization programs. Candidates should have a relevant nursing degree, current NMC registration, and at least 2 years of experience in general practice. This role offers flexibility and the chance to work within a supportive healthcare partnership dedicated to patient care.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working hours

Support during difficult times

Qualifications

• At least 2 years post qualification experience in general practice.
• Competent to undertake asthma, COPD, diabetes, CHD clinics/reviews.
• Evidence of experience in vaccinations and immunisations.

Responsibilities

• Undertake health assessments, administering medications.
• Develop personalized health plans for patients.
• Manage long-term conditions per national and local policies.

Skills

Nursing degree

Post qualification experience in general practice

Current NMC registration

Clinical skills in treatment room consultation

Compassionate approach

Understanding of long-term conditions

Education

Relevant nursing degree

Job description

About the Role

Walton Medical Centre has an exciting opportunity for a practice nurse to join our practice. This role is offered on a part-time basis of 16+ hours per week, with flexibility on days and hours.

Walton Medical Practice is situated in the traditional seaside resort of Walton on the Naze, on the Essex Coast. They have a list size of just over 8300 patients. As well as 2 GP Partners and a salaried GP, the Practice team includes a Clinical Pharmacy team of 2, a Nursing team of 10 and an efficient and effective Reception and Administrative team of 18.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

• Undertaking health assessments, administering medication and treatments
• General health and well-being promotion as well as creating individual, personalised plans for patients
• Managing and treating long-term conditions, in line with national and local policies
• Prioritising health problems and intervening appropriately
• Undertake asthma, COPD, diabetes, CHD clinics/reviews
• Dressing and wound care
• Phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening
• Management of long term conditions
• Cervical cytology sampling
• Implementing, and participating in, vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children, including patients travelling abroad

We reserve the right to retract the advert if a suitable person is found before the end date.

About the Candidate

You will have the following skills and qualifications:

• A relevant nursing degree and at least 2 years post qualification experience in general practice
• Current NMC registration with an active PIN
• Competent to undertake asthma, COPD, diabetes, CHD clinics/reviews and hold relevant certificates
• Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, dressing and wound care and recording spirometry
• Compassionate, empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspect of your work as well as valuing the dignity of the patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.
• Knowledge and application of supporting long-term conditions.
• Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the NHS

About Us

The Colte Partnership is very much ‘At The Heart of Primary Care’, being the largest GP Partnership in North East Essex; comprised of 8 local GP practices across Colchester and Tendring. We care for approx. 80,000 patients. Our Head Office is in Feering.

We pride ourselves on working to be at the forefront of Primary Care in our region and have many exciting ventures on the horizon.

Each of our branches has its own character, and family friendly ethos, which is why our patients love coming to us (and tell us so in our regular patient surveys). However, being a large partnership means we can offer so much more than a local branch can by itself – with specialist clinics, social prescribing and innovative support such as regular dementia cafes, armed forces support and even child first aid classes for parents.

We strive to look after our employees as well, with generous annual leave, flexible and family friendly working, and support during difficult times such as free counselling.

We also work as a collaborative Primary Care Networks (PCNs) which span across Colchester and Tendring:

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.