Broom Lane Medical Centre

Practice Nurse

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Job summary

Band 7 Nurse Advert

Job Summary

Broom Lane Medical Centre is looking to recruit an experienced Band 7 Practice Nurse to join our clinical team. The vacancy arises out of the retirement of a longstanding member of staff.

You would be joining our large practice team delivering primary care to our 15,000 patients over three sites. Working independently but with the support of a variety of clinical colleagues, you will deliver primary care nursing to our practice population, with a focus on the management of chronic diseases.

We are ideally looking for 25-30 hours worked per week and experience in general practice. Independent prescriber status aspirational but not essential.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

To deliver nursing care to our practice population, working alongside our Lead Nurse, fellow band 7 nurses, a new treatment room nurse role and our HCAs and phlebotomists. A particular focus will be chronic disease management of asthma, COPD, diabetes and hypertension as part of a wide range of nursing roles.

About us

About Us

We are a long established large GP practice based at Broom Lane, wand a large branch at Kimberworth Park. In total we have around 15,000 patients across two sites. We have just completed a major rebuild and remodel at the Broom Lane site making us a desirable place to work .

Our staffing team consists of six GP partners with a variety of specialist interests, four salaried doctors, Practice Management team, administration department and two reception teams working alongside our nursing team as above. We are well connected with our Primary Care Network and utilise ARRS staff including pharmacy team, social prescribers, physios and mental health practitioners to better resource our patient care.

Details

Date posted

06 February 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience aligned to AFC band 7

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A1937-25-0001

Job locations

70 Broom Lane

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 3EW


Kimberworth Park Medical Centre

Langdon Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S61 3QH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description

Band 7 Practice Nurse

Reports to: Lead Nurse (clinically and operationally), Practice Manager (administratively)

Core clinical work to include:

Chronic disease management

o Asthma annual reviews

o COPD annual reviews

o Diabetes annual reviews

o Hypertension annual reviews

Cervical smears

Wound care

Routine immunisations childhood and adult

Various injections contraception, hormone treatments, B12 etc

Travel vaccines

Ear syringing

Audiometry

Anticoagulation INR dosing

Additional clinical work to be completed when required:

BP checks

Phlebotomy

12 lead ECG

Suture removal

Chaperone

NHS Health Checks

SMI review/health check

Learning Disability health checks

The successful post holder will work effectively as part of our clinical team, maintaining the highest standards of professional integrity, confidentiality, medical documentation, professional dress and health and safety working. They will participate in the ongoing CPD programme within the surgery and with appraisals as required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description

Band 7 Practice Nurse

Reports to: Lead Nurse (clinically and operationally), Practice Manager (administratively)

Core clinical work to include:

Chronic disease management

o Asthma annual reviews

o COPD annual reviews

o Diabetes annual reviews

o Hypertension annual reviews

Cervical smears

Wound care

Routine immunisations childhood and adult

Various injections contraception, hormone treatments, B12 etc

Travel vaccines

Ear syringing

Audiometry

Anticoagulation INR dosing

Additional clinical work to be completed when required:

BP checks

Phlebotomy

12 lead ECG

Suture removal

Chaperone

NHS Health Checks

SMI review/health check

Learning Disability health checks

The successful post holder will work effectively as part of our clinical team, maintaining the highest standards of professional integrity, confidentiality, medical documentation, professional dress and health and safety working. They will participate in the ongoing CPD programme within the surgery and with appraisals as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse
  • Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)
  • Experience of chronic disease management
  • Venepuncture
  • Chaperone procedure
  • Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
  • Diabetes
  • Hypertension
  • Asthma
  • CHD
  • COPD
  • Understands the importance of evidence based practice
  • Broad knowledge of clinical governance
  • Ability to record accurate clinical notes
  • Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
  • Knowledge of health promotion strategies
  • Understands the requirement for PGDs/PSDs and associated policy
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Strong IT skills
  • Clear, polite telephone manner
  • Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
  • Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
  • Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Problem solving & analytical skills
  • Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
  • Polite and confident
  • Flexible and cooperative
  • Motivated, forward thinker
  • Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
  • High levels of integrity and loyalty
  • Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
  • Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
  • Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
  • Commitment to on-going professional development
  • Effectively utilises resources
  • Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
  • Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
  • Occupational Health Clearance
  • NMC registration
  • Evidence of post registration learning

Desirable

  • Nurse Prescriber
  • Experience of working in a primary care environment
  • Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
  • Travel medicine
  • Ear Care
  • Spirometry interpretation
  • Immunisations (routine childhood and travel)
  • Womens health (Cervical cytology contraception etc.)
  • Learning Disabilities
  • SMIs
  • Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
  • Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
  • SystmOne user skills
  • Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
  • Experience with clinical risk management
  • Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse
  • Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)
  • Experience of chronic disease management
  • Venepuncture
  • Chaperone procedure
  • Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
  • Diabetes
  • Hypertension
  • Asthma
  • CHD
  • COPD
  • Understands the importance of evidence based practice
  • Broad knowledge of clinical governance
  • Ability to record accurate clinical notes
  • Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
  • Knowledge of health promotion strategies
  • Understands the requirement for PGDs/PSDs and associated policy
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Strong IT skills
  • Clear, polite telephone manner
  • Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
  • Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
  • Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Problem solving & analytical skills
  • Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
  • Polite and confident
  • Flexible and cooperative
  • Motivated, forward thinker
  • Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
  • High levels of integrity and loyalty
  • Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
  • Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
  • Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
  • Commitment to on-going professional development
  • Effectively utilises resources
  • Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
  • Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
  • Occupational Health Clearance
  • NMC registration
  • Evidence of post registration learning

Desirable

  • Nurse Prescriber
  • Experience of working in a primary care environment
  • Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
  • Travel medicine
  • Ear Care
  • Spirometry interpretation
  • Immunisations (routine childhood and travel)
  • Womens health (Cervical cytology contraception etc.)
  • Learning Disabilities
  • SMIs
  • Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
  • Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
  • SystmOne user skills
  • Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
  • Experience with clinical risk management
  • Flexibility to work outside of core office hours

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Broom Lane Medical Centre

Address

70 Broom Lane

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 3EW


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Broom Lane Medical Centre

Address

70 Broom Lane

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 3EW


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Business Manager

Andrea Kitchen

andreakitchen@nhs.net

07599106981

Details

Date posted

06 February 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience aligned to AFC band 7

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A1937-25-0001

Job locations

70 Broom Lane

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 3EW


Kimberworth Park Medical Centre

Langdon Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S61 3QH


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