About the Role
We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and patient-centred Practice Nurse / General Practice Nurse to join our friendly and supportive primary care team.
This role would suit a Practice Nurse who is trained and confident delivering core general practice nursing services and is ready to work autonomously as part of a multidisciplinary general practice team.
The successful candidate will be the practice’s main nurse and will therefore play an important role in supporting the safe, effective and well-organised delivery of nursing services across the practice. The role does not require independent prescribing or advanced nurse practitioner qualifications but as the practice’s only nurse, would need to have the ability to deliver core nursing provision autonomously.
The postholder will provide a range of general practice nursing services, including cervical screening, childhood immunisations, adult immunisations, travel vaccinations, wound care and dressings, B12 injections, other injections under appropriate PGDs or PSDs, health checks, phlebotomy where appropriate, and support for long-term condition reviews within their competency.
As the practice’s nurse, the postholder will also support key nursing processes, including recall systems, vaccine ordering and stock management, cold-chain monitoring, infection prevention and control, nursing protocols, clinical audits and quality improvement work. They will also provide supervision, support and guidance to the practice HCAs in relation to nursing activities and agreed clinical processes.
The successful candidate will work closely with the GP partners, Practice Manager, pharmacists, ACPs, HCAs, care coordinators, administrative colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team. They will be expected to work within their own professional competency, escalate appropriately where clinical issues fall outside their scope of practice, and contribute to the ongoing development of safe and effective nursing services for our patients.
Depending on experience, the successful candidate may also have the opportunity to act as the practice’s Safeguarding Lead, working with the GP partners, Practice Manager and wider team to support safeguarding processes, training, escalation and liaison with external agencies.
What We Offer
- Supportive multidisciplinary teaching practice
- Regular clinical meetings and teaching
- Annual study leave with dedicated study budget
- Protected learning and career development support
- Friendly and interactive team culture
- Opportunity to lead and develop core nursing services
- Support from GP partners, ACPs, pharmacists, HCAs and the wider practice team
Essential
Registered Nurse with current NMC registration; experience working as a Practice Nurse or in a relevant primary care nursing role; competence in cervical screening, childhood immunisations and adult vaccinations; experience or willingness to support travel vaccination services; ability to work autonomously within general practice; good communication and organisational skills; ability to work safely within own scope of practice; commitment to high-quality patient-centred care; and ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
The successful candidate should be confident supporting core nursing systems, including recalls, vaccine stock management, cold-chain processes, infection prevention and control, documentation, coding and support for HCAs.
Desirable
Experience of travel health; experience supporting long-term condition reviews; experience supervising or supporting HCAs; experience contributing to audits, recalls or quality improvement; understanding of CQC requirements relevant to nursing services; and experience or interest in safeguarding leadership.
About Morris House Group Practice
Morris House is situated in Tottenham in a large, modern and airy purpose-built Medical Centre, which we share with district nurses, community physiotherapists, podiatrists, psychologists, tissue-viability nurses and a sexual health clinic. Our list size is about 15,000 patients. It is a diverse area and a cultural melting-pot.
Our practice has a very strong teaching ethos. We train GP registrars, medical students, physician associates and foundation year 2 doctors among others. We have close links with King’s Medical School and the St George’s Physician Associate teaching programme. We provide training to GP trainees from the Enfield and Haringey VTS and Foundation Year 2 doctors from the North Middlesex Hospital rotation programme.
We perform the full range of clinical roles that you would expect in primary care. In addition, we offer high-level minor surgery and specialist tongue tie release services. We have diabetes, learning disability and spirometry clinics. We offer a range of face-to-face and telephone appointments.
We are a friendly and interactive practice. We support our staff with study leave allowance, study leave funding, regular meetings, morning coffee, teaching and social events. We conduct regular satisfaction surveys.
You can find more information about our practice by visiting our website:
https://www.mhgp.co.uk/
For any informal queries or visits please contact our deputy practice manager Ms Michaela Ramgoolam: [email protected]
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £36,000.00-£45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
