Job summary
Are you a Practice Nurse looking to join our high quality health care, sociable and enthusiastic Modbury Team?
As a member of our nursing team, put simply, what you bring in integrity, kindness, and teamwork, as well as your skills to support our patients and team is what this is all about.
Ideally, we are looking for 24 hours per week, to be worked across 3 days. Hours and days are flexible, we welcome a discussion.
Salary will be agreed based on qualification and experience, the starting rate will be pro rata
Main duties of the job
Providing care for our patient community there will be opportunity to perform an extensive range of General Practice Nursing skills (dependent on qualification) including the management of long-term conditions, cytology, family planning (coils and implants) childhood immunisation, the full range of vaccinations, and general treatment room duties.
Working within our multi-professional team of GPs, GP Registrar, PCN ARRS staff, Nurses, HCAs and Trainee Nurse Associate, offers a diverse and interesting opportunity.
The role is stimulating and varied and there will be training and CPD opportunities for the successful candidate.
We offer a competitive salary, commensurate with experience. Additional benefits to include NHS Pension Scheme. Flexibility is desirable to enable cover for holidays and sickness when necessary.
We welcome an informal chat and are happy for applicants to pop along to have a coffee and look around prior to application, if this would be helpful. Please email louise.killick@nhs.net
https://modburyhealthcentre.co.uk/modbury-health-centre-vacancies
About us
Modbury Health Centre is situated in the middle of Modbury. An historic market town set in a beautiful rural location, between the unspoiled golden sandy beaches of South Devon and the extensive wilderness of Dartmoor
We are a small but supportive, friendly, and hardworking team who care about the 5300 patients in the community we serve.
We are committed to providing high quality health care to our rural population. In the recent GP 2025 Survey 97% patients had confidence and trust in the healthcare professional they saw or spoke to during their last general practice appointment
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job summary
Providing care for our patient community of 5,300 there will be opportunity to perform an extensive range of General Practice Nursing skills (dependent on qualification) including the management of long-term conditions, cytology, family planning (coils and implants) childhood immunisation, the full range of vaccinations, and general treatment room duties.
Working within our multi-professional team of GPs, GP Registrar, PCN ARRS staff, Nurses, HCAs and Trainee Nurse Associate, offers a diverse and interesting opportunity.
The role is stimulating and varied and there will be training and CPD opportunities for the successful candidate.
Primary key responsibilities
- The duties and responsibilities to be undertaken by members of the nursing team may include any or all the items in the following list. Duties may be varied from time to time under the direction of the Partners, dependent on current and evolving Practice workload and staffing levels:
- Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by GPs
- Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes on the clinical computer system as appropriate.
- Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the Practice.
- Cytology( training is required for this and would be available)
- Wound care / ulcer care /Doppler
- Removal of Sutures
- Health checks - Obtaining appropriate information using a lifestyle questioning approach and identifying appropriate health promotion issues. Working with patients to develop a management plan where health problems or potential health problems are identified
- Urinalysis
- Venepuncture
- Undertake the collection, storage and despatch of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears etc and ensure the cleanliness of any equipment so used. Perform any investigatory procedures requested by the GPs.
- NHS Travel vaccinations
- ECGs
- Ear syringing
- Routine immunisations / Childhood immunisations / Travel immunisations
- Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
- Contraception.
- Assisting GPs with coil fittings
- Asthma / Peak Flow Readings / Spirometry
- Hypertension Management
- Diabetes management
- Coronary Heart Disease management - Checking compliance with and adherence to appropriate treatments using an holistic patient-centred approach. Identifying the impact of treatment and implementing or recommending changes as appropriate.
Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job summary
Providing care for our patient community of 5,300 there will be opportunity to perform an extensive range of General Practice Nursing skills (dependent on qualification) including the management of long-term conditions, cytology, family planning (coils and implants) childhood immunisation, the full range of vaccinations, and general treatment room duties.
Working within our multi-professional team of GPs, GP Registrar, PCN ARRS staff, Nurses, HCAs and Trainee Nurse Associate, offers a diverse and interesting opportunity.
The role is stimulating and varied and there will be training and CPD opportunities for the successful candidate.
Primary key responsibilities
- The duties and responsibilities to be undertaken by members of the nursing team may include any or all the items in the following list. Duties may be varied from time to time under the direction of the Partners, dependent on current and evolving Practice workload and staffing levels:
- Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by GPs
- Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes on the clinical computer system as appropriate.
- Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the Practice.
- Cytology( training is required for this and would be available)
- Wound care / ulcer care /Doppler
- Removal of Sutures
- Health checks - Obtaining appropriate information using a lifestyle questioning approach and identifying appropriate health promotion issues. Working with patients to develop a management plan where health problems or potential health problems are identified
- Urinalysis
- Venepuncture
- Undertake the collection, storage and despatch of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears etc and ensure the cleanliness of any equipment so used. Perform any investigatory procedures requested by the GPs.
- NHS Travel vaccinations
- ECGs
- Ear syringing
- Routine immunisations / Childhood immunisations / Travel immunisations
- Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
- Contraception.
- Assisting GPs with coil fittings
- Asthma / Peak Flow Readings / Spirometry
- Hypertension Management
- Diabetes management
- Coronary Heart Disease management - Checking compliance with and adherence to appropriate treatments using an holistic patient-centred approach. Identifying the impact of treatment and implementing or recommending changes as appropriate.
Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications
- Essential:
- Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
Desirable
- Mentor or teaching qualification
- Post graduate diploma or degree (Chronic Disease Management)
- Nurse prescriber
- Family planning qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of working autonomously
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
- Experience of infection prevention and control measures
- Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
- Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
- ECGs
- Venepuncture
- New patient medicals
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and co-operative
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
- Motivated, forward thinker
- Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
- Effectively utilise resources
- Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
- Understanding the importance of evidence-based practice
- Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
- Chaperone procedure
- Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
- Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
- Chronic disease management in
Desirable
- Experience of working in a GP practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications
- Essential:
- Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
Desirable
- Mentor or teaching qualification
- Post graduate diploma or degree (Chronic Disease Management)
- Nurse prescriber
- Family planning qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of working autonomously
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
- Experience of infection prevention and control measures
- Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
- Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
- ECGs
- Venepuncture
- New patient medicals
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and co-operative
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
- Motivated, forward thinker
- Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
- Effectively utilise resources
- Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
- Understanding the importance of evidence-based practice
- Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
- Chaperone procedure
- Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
- Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
- Chronic disease management in
Desirable
- Experience of working in a GP practice
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).
