Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Burbage Surgery

We are looking for an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Practice Nurse to join our highly regarded and happy surgery just south of Marlborough in rural Wiltshire, in a permanent part time role, starting in early 2025 and increasing to 25-30 hours per week in September 2025. Salary is negotiable depending on experience.

We are a small single-handed dispensing surgery with 5 GPs, 2 Nurses and an efficient and supportive team of Dispensers and Administration Staff. Our current list size is 4100 patients, and we are proud of our excellent reputation for high level, personalized care.

We are part of the East Kennet Primary Care Network, and have an excellent relationship with our neighboring practices. Our PCN support staff include a Clinical Pharmacist, First Contact Physiotherapist, Health and Wellbeing Coach, and Care - Coordinators. We also have a GP assistant who is based here in the surgery.

The successful candidate would ideally have:Previous experience of working in a GP Practice, however as training will be available, this is not essential.

• Good I.T. skills - knowledge of SystmOne an advantage
• An understanding of QOF and CQC and enhanced services
• The ability to work well with our other Practice Nurses, including sharing work hours and internal cover during periods of leave.
• An understanding of QOF and CQC and enhanced services

Typical responsibilities may include:

• patient consultations within the surgery including new patient and NHS Health Checks
• carrying out cervical smears
• Chronic disease management, inc COPD, diabetes, asthma & hypertension
• performing spirometry tests, ECGs,
• providing advice about contraception and fitting contraceptive devices
• wound care, applying and removing dressings
• providing emergency first aid/treatment
• giving advice, education and information about health conditions and ailments, stopping smoking and losing weight and travel
• taking patient samples, swabs, specimens, pulses, temperatures and blood pressures
• administering immunisations and vaccinations including travel
• liaising with other health care professionals, practice nurses, GPs and/or hospitals
• writing records and keeping patients notes up-to-date

Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

• The successful candidate would ideally have
• Previous experience of working in a GP Practice, however as training will be available, this is not essential.
• Good I.T. skills - knowledge of SystmOne an advantage
• An understanding of QOF and CQC and enhanced services
• The ability to work well with our other Practice Nurses, including sharing work hours and internal cover during periods of leave.

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

Burbage Surgery

Address

9 Sprays

Burbage

Marlborough

Wiltshire

SN8 3TA

Employer's website

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