• Job Description

  Req#: A2745-25-0006?language=en&page=832&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are a friendly, supportive GP surgery looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join our busy practice team. We are currently a team of 5 Practice nurses and 3 Health Care Assistants and are looking for a full time nurse to join our team.

  Main duties of the job

  RGN with NMC registration. Experience in managing chronic conditions. Specific nursing skills / qualifications including cervical cytology, wound care, immunisation. Commitment to continuing professional development. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively within a team. To be able to determine workload priorities. Able to work under pressure in an ever changing environment. Flexibility of working hours that may include extended hours.

  About us

  Alwoodley Medical Centre is an innovative and forward-thinking training practice looking after 19500 patients in North Leeds. We currently have 20 GPs, 5 practice nurses, 3 HCAs, and an extensive team of support staff. We are friendly and collaborative in our approach, aiming to be a happy, high functioning team.

  Details

  Date posted

  24 April 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  Depending on experience

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  A2745-25-0006

  Job locations

  Alwoodley Medical Centre

  Saxon Mount

  Leeds

  LS175DT

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Practice Nurse Accountable to : GP Partners Reporting to : Senior Practice Nurse Job Purpose : The post holder will work as a practitioner, assisting in providing nursing services to meet the needs of the practice population, including treatment room work, health promotion, sexual health services, immunisation programmes and management of long term conditions within a defined role. They will be responsible for raising awareness of health and social wellbeing, enabling people to improve their own health and work collaboratively to tackle the health of the practice population. Part of a multidisciplinary team of Nurses, GPs and associated health professionals and admin staff. To provide an environment for the patient which is welcoming, non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings and rights. To work within the culture of NHS Englands 6Cs of Care, Compassion, Competence , Communication, Courage and Commitment. Role responsibilities : Undertake appropriate treatment room duties, management of long term conditions, screening programmes, immunisation programmes and sexual health services within their level of competency and with adequate and recognised training. Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with a patients healthcare. Perform home visits where appropriate. Responsibility for reviewing and acting on own sample results or those referred onto you from another nurse or associated healthcare professional, or referring to a more senior clinician when appropriate. Providing nursing treatments to patients in participation with general practitioners or independently, meeting agreed protocols. Support and promote the development of team working to ensure a high standard of nursing care within the treatment area. Adhere and work to defined polices and protocols, including health and safety, equality and diversity, and confidentiality within the practice Assist in the ordering and maintaining of stock as delegated by the senior nurse. Actively be involved in the recall of patients with long term conditions for a minimum annual review, immunisation , smear and QoF targets within the limitation of own skills. Support the lead nurse in the education, training and ongoing development of new nurses and healthcare assistants that form the nursing team. Be aware of national standards of infection control and good practice guidelines and active observation of current working practices across the practice ensuring that procedures are followed. Actively identifying, reporting and correction of health and safety hazards. Responsible for the safe use of all diagnostic and treatment equipment, and alert other team members to issues of quality or risk. Attend practice meetings whenever possible and those that are mandatory. Maintain competency and develop new skills as decided by service requirements. Communicate, refer and liaise effectively with other agencies and staff regarding patients well being, with appropriate regard to confidentiality. Effectively manage own time, workload and resources. Professional Development : The post holder will be accountable for their own professional actions in an unsupervised manner but supported by the Senior nurse and GPs and working in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct. Take responsibility for their own development and continued education by attendance of courses or study days as deemed useful or necessary within the role by the Business manager, Senior nurse or GPs. Professional development to be maintained to support revalidation with the NMC with a record of that development. Communicate effectively with other team members, patients and their carers. Participate in an annual individual performance review and be prepared to show evidence of their own personal and / or professional development. This job description is comprehensive but not exhaustive and includes any duties that are commensurate with

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Practice Nurse Accountable to : GP Partners Reporting to : Senior Practice Nurse Job Purpose : The post holder will work as a practitioner, assisting in providing nursing services to meet the needs of the practice population, including treatment room work, health promotion, sexual health services, immunisation programmes and management of long term conditions within a defined role. They will be responsible for raising awareness of health and social wellbeing, enabling people to improve their own health and work collaboratively to tackle the health of the practice population. Part of a multidisciplinary team of Nurses, GPs and associated health professionals and admin staff. To provide an environment for the patient which is welcoming, non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings and rights. To work within the culture of NHS Englands 6Cs of Care, Compassion, Competence , Communication, Courage and Commitment. Role responsibilities : Undertake appropriate treatment room duties, management of long term conditions, screening programmes, immunisation programmes and sexual health services within their level of competency and with adequate and recognised training. Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with a patients healthcare. Perform home visits where appropriate. Responsibility for reviewing and acting on own sample results or those referred onto you from another nurse or associated healthcare professional, or referring to a more senior clinician when appropriate. Providing nursing treatments to patients in participation with general practitioners or independently, meeting agreed protocols. Support and promote the development of team working to ensure a high standard of nursing care within the treatment area. Adhere and work to defined polices and protocols, including health and safety, equality and diversity, and confidentiality within the practice Assist in the ordering and maintaining of stock as delegated by the senior nurse. Actively be involved in the recall of patients with long term conditions for a minimum annual review, immunisation , smear and QoF targets within the limitation of own skills. Support the lead nurse in the education, training and ongoing development of new nurses and healthcare assistants that form the nursing team. Be aware of national standards of infection control and good practice guidelines and active observation of current working practices across the practice ensuring that procedures are followed. Actively identifying, reporting and correction of health and safety hazards. Responsible for the safe use of all diagnostic and treatment equipment, and alert other team members to issues of quality or risk. Attend practice meetings whenever possible and those that are mandatory. Maintain competency and develop new skills as decided by service requirements. Communicate, refer and liaise effectively with other agencies and staff regarding patients well being, with appropriate regard to confidentiality. Effectively manage own time, workload and resources. Professional Development : The post holder will be accountable for their own professional actions in an unsupervised manner but supported by the Senior nurse and GPs and working in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct. Take responsibility for their own development and continued education by attendance of courses or study days as deemed useful or necessary within the role by the Business manager, Senior nurse or GPs. Professional development to be maintained to support revalidation with the NMC with a record of that development. Communicate effectively with other team members, patients and their carers. Participate in an annual individual performance review and be prepared to show evidence of their own personal and / or professional development. This job description is comprehensive but not exhaustive and includes any duties that are commensurate with

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Qualifications / Education / TrainingRegistered Nurse Asthma/COPD qualification to diploma level or above Mentoring qualification Evidence of recognised training in Spirometry, ECG, Venepuncture, BP, wound care, Ear syringing, Vaccinations and Immunisations including Travel Health, Cervical cytology, family planning

  Desirable

  • Diabetes qualification to diploma level or above Prescribing qualification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Proven experience as a Practice Nurse in General Practice Ability to follow and apply practice policies and procedures Experience of using clinical systems Basic knowledge of Microsoft packages including Word, Excel

  Desirable

  • Experience of Emis Web

  Personal Attributes

  Essential

  • Ability to use initiative Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team Caring and polite manner Effective and sensitive handling of difficult information and situations Ability to work and remain calm under pressure Enthusiastic & motivated Reliable & punctual

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Qualifications / Education / TrainingRegistered Nurse Asthma/COPD qualification to diploma level or above Mentoring qualification Evidence of recognised training in Spirometry, ECG, Venepuncture, BP, wound care, Ear syringing, Vaccinations and Immunisations including Travel Health, Cervical cytology, family planning

  Desirable

  • Diabetes qualification to diploma level or above Prescribing qualification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Proven experience as a Practice Nurse in General Practice Ability to follow and apply practice policies and procedures Experience of using clinical systems Basic knowledge of Microsoft packages including Word, Excel

  Desirable

  • Experience of Emis Web

  Personal Attributes

  Essential

  • Ability to use initiative Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team Caring and polite manner Effective and sensitive handling of difficult information and situations Ability to work and remain calm under pressure Enthusiastic & motivated Reliable & punctual

  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

  Alwoodley Medical Centre

  Address

  Alwoodley Medical Centre

  Saxon Mount

  Leeds

  LS175DT

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.alwoodleymedicalcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Alwoodley Medical Centre

  Address

  Alwoodley Medical Centre

  Saxon Mount

  Leeds

  LS175DT

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.alwoodleymedicalcentre.co.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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