Job summary
Oak Tree Surgery and Pensilva Health Centre are seeking a motivated and enthusiasticGeneral Practice Nurse with Diabetes Interestto join our expanding friendly and dynamic team on a permanent basis. Monday - Thursday 8am - 6pm (36 hours per week).
We are a large successful training practice across two dispensing sites with a practice owned on site Pharmacy and an award-winning research team.
We are passionate about a high standard of health and wellbeing for our staff and our patients. We are looking for someone who will share this vision and thrive with us.
At Oak Tree Surgery and Pensilva Health Centre, we are a friendly, stable, and long-established Partnership that values teamwork and a sustainable work life balance. We have created a supportive working environment and we consider the health and wellbeing of our team to be of the utmost importance.
We are a two-site practice covering the market town of Liskeard and the moorland village of Pensilva. There are excellent road and rail links to Plymouth and Truro and the nearest sandy beach is 20 minutes from the surgery.
Some of the things we offer include:
- Company events (including social and team building events)
- NHS pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free flu jabs
- Free on-site parking
- Company sick pay
Main duties of the job
Ensure the delivery of safe and effective nursing care to the practice population. A key aspect of the role is the delivery of evidence-based practice for patients with diabetes and pre-diabetes conditions and management and preventative nursing interventions to all patients, including other General Practice Nursing skills. As an autonomous practitioner the nurse is responsible for the care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision-making. They will work collaboratively with the whole general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.
Your key responsibility is to provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for our patients as well as providing nursing assistance to the health care team. The Practice population has a high prevalence of chronic diseases, therefore the ability to work under pressure, prioritise, and work flexibly as a part of a team whilst remaining resilient is essential.
Additional responsibility of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Lead foe the practice. The successful candidate will oversee the development, implementation, and regular review of infection control policies and procedures in line with national guidelines, ensuring full compliance with regulatory standards. They will provide staff training, conduct audits, monitor incidents, and promote best practice to maintain a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
About us
Our philosophy is to treat people how we would want to be treated. To us every patient matters.
We are a large, innovative practice which enables us to offer a wide range of additional services to our patients, including minor injuries, minor surgery and contraceptive services.
We have approximately 17300 patients across two sites and have a large practice area covering many surrounding towns and villages. Both sites are modern, purpose built buildings with ample car parking facilities for patients and staff.
- Fun, friendly, and highly motivated team of individuals who all work together in a welcoming and supportive environment
- We strive to be leaders in the health and wellbeing of our staff and patients
- Stable and long established large practice operating from two modern purpose built buildings (both dispensing sites)
- 17,300 patients
- Strong Clinical and operational teams working collaboratively, striving towards outstanding patient service
- Excellent IT support systems
- In house pharmacy staffed by a Pharmacist led medicines management team
- Teaching and Training Practice (GPs and Nurses)
- Remote triage practice using the latest technology to deliver virtual consultations
- In house clinical research unit
- EMIS Web clinical system
- High QOF achieving
- We embrace MDT approach to clinical care
- Green Impact for Health Platinum award 2025
- Half day practice closures for mandatory training
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide and monitor care in association
with diabetic and pre-diabetic patients
- To ensure the highest standards of care are
provided for patients
- To manage and develop a clinical acute and
chronic case load, dealing with presenting patients needs in a primary care
setting
- Review medication for therapeutic
effectiveness, appropriate to patients needs and in accordance with
evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols.
- Prioritise health problems and intervene
appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations,
including initiation of effective emergency care
- To deliver a high standard of patient care
using specialist practice Nurse skills
- Attend and contribute to relevant internal and
external meetings as required including practice clinical meetings, nurse team
meetings and gold standard framework meetings
- Maintain a personal progress and training plan
to keep up-to date with current thinking and developments as well as
identifying own training deficiencies and attending suitable courses as
appropriate
- Promote evidence based practice through use of
the latest research based guidelines
- Monitor the effectiveness of their own
clinical practice through quality assurance strategies such as the use of peer
audit and review
- Additional responsibility of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Lead for the practice (supported by the management team)
- Maintain professional registration
- Work within the latest NMC Code of
Professional Conduct
- Ensure collection and maintenance of
statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports.
- Record accurate consultation data in patients
records in accordance with NMC guidance and other standards
- Keep up to date with pertinent health policy
and work with the practice team to consider the impact and strategies for
implementation
- Work collaboratively with colleagues both
internally and externally
- Use technology and appropriate software
packages as an aid to the planning, implementation and monitoring of care,
presenting and communicating information
- Act as a role model in the observance of
equality and diversity good practice
- Consulting
for minor health problems in Practice Nurse Minor Illness Surgeries and
obtaining prescriptions where necessary. The On Call Team will always be
available for advice and will see patients if necessary
- Administer
appropriate vaccines to adults and children according to up to date
Department of Health guidelines including vaccinations for foreign travel
- Family
Planning advice and help including checking of caps and IUCDs
- Monitoring
and care of post menopausal women including those taking HRT
- Cervical
cytology
- Giving
health promotion advice to patients during consultations as appropriate
- Wound
care / ulcer care
- Removal
of Sutures
- New
Patient Medicals
- Urinalysis
- ECG
recording
- Blood
Pressure measurements
- Asthma/Peak
Flow Readings/Spirometry
- Venepuncture
- Chaperoning
and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another
clinician
- Assisting
GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
- Requesting
pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
- Maintaining
stocks of medicines, drugs, vaccines, dressings and equipment and
re-ordering as necessary
- Any
other delegated duties appropriate to the post (this list is not exhaustive and can be
subject to change).
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide and monitor care in association
with diabetic and pre-diabetic patients
- To ensure the highest standards of care are
provided for patients
- To manage and develop a clinical acute and
chronic case load, dealing with presenting patients needs in a primary care
setting
- Review medication for therapeutic
effectiveness, appropriate to patients needs and in accordance with
evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols.
- Prioritise health problems and intervene
appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations,
including initiation of effective emergency care
- To deliver a high standard of patient care
using specialist practice Nurse skills
- Attend and contribute to relevant internal and
external meetings as required including practice clinical meetings, nurse team
meetings and gold standard framework meetings
- Maintain a personal progress and training plan
to keep up-to date with current thinking and developments as well as
identifying own training deficiencies and attending suitable courses as
appropriate
- Promote evidence based practice through use of
the latest research based guidelines
- Monitor the effectiveness of their own
clinical practice through quality assurance strategies such as the use of peer
audit and review
- Additional responsibility of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Lead for the practice (supported by the management team)
- Maintain professional registration
- Work within the latest NMC Code of
Professional Conduct
- Ensure collection and maintenance of
statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports.
- Record accurate consultation data in patients
records in accordance with NMC guidance and other standards
- Keep up to date with pertinent health policy
and work with the practice team to consider the impact and strategies for
implementation
- Work collaboratively with colleagues both
internally and externally
- Use technology and appropriate software
packages as an aid to the planning, implementation and monitoring of care,
presenting and communicating information
- Act as a role model in the observance of
equality and diversity good practice
- Consulting
for minor health problems in Practice Nurse Minor Illness Surgeries and
obtaining prescriptions where necessary. The On Call Team will always be
available for advice and will see patients if necessary
- Administer
appropriate vaccines to adults and children according to up to date
Department of Health guidelines including vaccinations for foreign travel
- Family
Planning advice and help including checking of caps and IUCDs
- Monitoring
and care of post menopausal women including those taking HRT
- Cervical
cytology
- Giving
health promotion advice to patients during consultations as appropriate
- Wound
care / ulcer care
- Removal
of Sutures
- New
Patient Medicals
- Urinalysis
- ECG
recording
- Blood
Pressure measurements
- Asthma/Peak
Flow Readings/Spirometry
- Venepuncture
- Chaperoning
and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another
clinician
- Assisting
GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
- Requesting
pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
- Maintaining
stocks of medicines, drugs, vaccines, dressings and equipment and
re-ordering as necessary
- Any
other delegated duties appropriate to the post (this list is not exhaustive and can be
subject to change).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified and Registered Nurse.
Experience
Essential
- Specialist Diabetes Management Training/Knowledge
- Infection Prevention and Control Training
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care
- Experience of working in a GP practice
- These are desirable as for the right candidate, we are happy to provide the training needed for nurses who are currently working in the community teams or secondary care.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Honesty and Integrity
- Adaptable and personable
- Polite and confident
- Patient focused
- Motivated and proactive
- Ability and resilience to work under pressure
- Reliable and good time keeping
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Ability to fulfil criteria outlined in the Job Description
- Excellent IT skills including MS Office and web-based technology
- Oragnisational skills
- Ability to problem solve
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work flexibly with people as part of a team
- Confidence to work with staff at all levels
Desirable
- Emis Web Clinical System
- INR Star
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified and Registered Nurse.
Experience
Essential
- Specialist Diabetes Management Training/Knowledge
- Infection Prevention and Control Training
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care
- Experience of working in a GP practice
- These are desirable as for the right candidate, we are happy to provide the training needed for nurses who are currently working in the community teams or secondary care.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Honesty and Integrity
- Adaptable and personable
- Polite and confident
- Patient focused
- Motivated and proactive
- Ability and resilience to work under pressure
- Reliable and good time keeping
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Ability to fulfil criteria outlined in the Job Description
- Excellent IT skills including MS Office and web-based technology
- Oragnisational skills
- Ability to problem solve
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work flexibly with people as part of a team
- Confidence to work with staff at all levels
Desirable
- Emis Web Clinical System
- INR Star
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).
