• Job Description

  Req#: E0004-25-0036?language=en&page=6&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Nurses play a key role in supporting clinical functions within the Confederation sites in the London Borough of Hillingdon.

  Main duties of the job

  This role involves working in various clinics across our sites in the London Borough of Hillingdon to provide practice nursing appointments, or appointments in specific clinics for which you have the appropriate skills or training, with the potential for some home visits. There is the capacity to broaden the role to have additional input into audits, infection control, planning for clinics, training and support.

  About us

  The Confederation, Hillingdon CIC works with General Practice and other healthcare providers to deliver its vision for Hillingdon to deliver the best primary care outcomes for patients in the whole of London. We are a not for profit community interest company. The Confederation works to develop and support individual GP practices, PCNs and Neighbourhoods and their changing needs. We deliver excellent clinical services ourselves both at scale and complementary to General Practice. We are the provider representative voice for local General Practice into the wider NHS and other Partners. We are of the NHS but independent, innovative and transformational.

  The Confederation determines to develop as an attractive place to work, providing rewarding roles and opportunities to grow in order to attract and retain great staff that in turn delivers our vision.

  Our Values:

  • We work together to make a difference for patients
  • We care enough to go the extra mile
  • We support, trust, and empower
  • We sincerely value each other
  • We support Primary Care to own its destiny

  Details

  Date posted

  02 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  Depending on experience

  Contract

  Bank

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time

  Reference number

  E0004-25-0036

  Job locations

  1A, Civic Centre, High Street

  Uxbridge

  Middlesex

  UB8 1UW

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Key Responsibilities

  • Working alongside GPs, healthcare professionals and administrative staff in our community IV antibiotic clinic to assist with assessing patients, nursing care needs and escalating concerns when needed.
  • Carrying out basic clinical assessment and observations for patients requiring IV antibiotics.
  • Preparing intravenous antibiotics and setting up IV infusions.
  • Assisting with cannulation and phlebotomy.
  • Aseptic techniques, cannula care and dressings in keeping with infection prevention and control guidance.
  • Ensuring there is an appropriate supply of medication and equipment to deliver a safe and effective service.
  • In accordance with the services needs the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including cervical smear tests, post-operative and basic dressings, HRT reviews, Pill Checks, Immunisations (Baby and Travel if trained), BP checks, Asthma and COPD checks, setting up intravenous drugs, diabetic reviews, Spirometry and Warfarin Monitoring if trained.
  • Assessing the health needs of patients with chronic health needs and using your own judgment to assess whether further input is needed.
  • Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
  • Contributing to coding requirements and recording data appropriately.
  • Contributing to PCN requirements and recording data appropriately.
  • In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health-related illnesses.
  • Screening patients for health education.
  • Admitting and discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
  • Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
  • In general, the post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a practice nurse working within primary care, as set by Royal College Nursing and the Nursing and Midwifery Council and councils applicable to the staff within the practice, Department of Health, Clinical Commissioning Groups and all other regulatory and standard setting organisations.

  Additional Responsibilities

  The responsibilities listed below are not essential for the role but are desirable although dependent on the qualifications you may or may not have.

  • Collecting data for audit purposes and contributing to the practice audit programme as required.
  • Take responsibility for some aspects of the clinical work within the team, for example: coordinating aspects of governance, QOF, enhanced services, CPD and keeping clinical protocols up to date.
  • Working in clinics to provide enhanced services for patients in the community.
  • Attending multi-disciplinary meetings to interpret results and plan for patient care.

  Personal & Professional Development:

  The post-holder will participate in any training program implemented by the Confederation as part of this employment, such training to include:

  • Mandatory training such as basic life support and fire training
  • Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

  Communication:

  The post-holder will recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

  • Communicate effectively with other team members.
  • Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
  • Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly, including use of interpreters.

  Quality:

  The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Confed, and will:

  • Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
  • Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.
  • Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.
  • Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources

  Confidentiality:

  • While seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters.
  • They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
  • In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the postholder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, staff, and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Confederation may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Key Responsibilities

  • Working alongside GPs, healthcare professionals and administrative staff in our community IV antibiotic clinic to assist with assessing patients, nursing care needs and escalating concerns when needed.
  • Carrying out basic clinical assessment and observations for patients requiring IV antibiotics.
  • Preparing intravenous antibiotics and setting up IV infusions.
  • Assisting with cannulation and phlebotomy.
  • Aseptic techniques, cannula care and dressings in keeping with infection prevention and control guidance.
  • Ensuring there is an appropriate supply of medication and equipment to deliver a safe and effective service.
  • In accordance with the services needs the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including cervical smear tests, post-operative and basic dressings, HRT reviews, Pill Checks, Immunisations (Baby and Travel if trained), BP checks, Asthma and COPD checks, setting up intravenous drugs, diabetic reviews, Spirometry and Warfarin Monitoring if trained.
  • Assessing the health needs of patients with chronic health needs and using your own judgment to assess whether further input is needed.
  • Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
  • Contributing to coding requirements and recording data appropriately.
  • Contributing to PCN requirements and recording data appropriately.
  • In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health-related illnesses.
  • Screening patients for health education.
  • Admitting and discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
  • Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
  • In general, the post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a practice nurse working within primary care, as set by Royal College Nursing and the Nursing and Midwifery Council and councils applicable to the staff within the practice, Department of Health, Clinical Commissioning Groups and all other regulatory and standard setting organisations.

  Additional Responsibilities

  The responsibilities listed below are not essential for the role but are desirable although dependent on the qualifications you may or may not have.

  • Collecting data for audit purposes and contributing to the practice audit programme as required.
  • Take responsibility for some aspects of the clinical work within the team, for example: coordinating aspects of governance, QOF, enhanced services, CPD and keeping clinical protocols up to date.
  • Working in clinics to provide enhanced services for patients in the community.
  • Attending multi-disciplinary meetings to interpret results and plan for patient care.

  Personal & Professional Development:

  The post-holder will participate in any training program implemented by the Confederation as part of this employment, such training to include:

  • Mandatory training such as basic life support and fire training
  • Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

  Communication:

  The post-holder will recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

  • Communicate effectively with other team members.
  • Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
  • Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly, including use of interpreters.

  Quality:

  The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Confed, and will:

  • Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
  • Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.
  • Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.
  • Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources

  Confidentiality:

  • While seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters.
  • They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
  • In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the postholder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, staff, and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Confederation may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Able to demonstrate ongoing work towards your professional development and revalidation requirements.
  • Well-developed IT skills and an enthusiasm for new applications and software
  • Good time management and highly organised
  • Ability to use initiative, judgement, resourcefulness, common sense and local knowledge
  • Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines

  Desirable

  • Interest in quality improvement work
  • Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors when appropriate
  • Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
  • Work effectively independently and as a team member
  • Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Secondary Care / Hospital Nursing Experience
  • Eligible to work in the UK
  • Full registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
  • Certificates for Practice Nurse Training and cervical Smears Training with relevant registration numbers.

  Desirable

  • Experience working within the NHS or Primary Care
  • Experience or training to work in Enhanced Services Clinics with any of the following specialisms
  • Travel Vaccinations and Advice
  • Warfarin Monitoring
  • Spirometry and Reversibility
  • FENO
  • Cannulation and administering IV medications

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Able to demonstrate ongoing work towards your professional development and revalidation requirements.
  • Well-developed IT skills and an enthusiasm for new applications and software
  • Good time management and highly organised
  • Ability to use initiative, judgement, resourcefulness, common sense and local knowledge
  • Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines

  Desirable

  • Interest in quality improvement work
  • Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors when appropriate
  • Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
  • Work effectively independently and as a team member
  • Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Secondary Care / Hospital Nursing Experience
  • Eligible to work in the UK
  • Full registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
  • Certificates for Practice Nurse Training and cervical Smears Training with relevant registration numbers.

  Desirable

  • Experience working within the NHS or Primary Care
  • Experience or training to work in Enhanced Services Clinics with any of the following specialisms
  • Travel Vaccinations and Advice
  • Warfarin Monitoring
  • Spirometry and Reversibility
  • FENO
  • Cannulation and administering IV medications

  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).

  Additional information

  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

  The Confederation, Hillingdon CIC

  Address

  1A, Civic Centre, High Street

  Uxbridge

  Middlesex

  UB8 1UW

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.theconfederationhillingdon.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  The Confederation, Hillingdon CIC

  Address

  1A, Civic Centre, High Street

  Uxbridge

  Middlesex

  UB8 1UW

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.theconfederationhillingdon.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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