Job summary
Minehead Medical Centre is looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join our team of professionals!
Note: This is a part-time job. The full-time equivalent for us is 40 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
The Practice Nurse will play an important role in the future of the service and will be part of a wider team, who can be agile, innovative, and future focused. The successful candidate must have experience of patients with a variety of long-term health conditions, be comfortable with change, able to work autonomously and keen to work in non-traditional care systems. A willingness to learn and develop their skills and undertake training relevant to their role is also essential, with an openness to support the wider nursing team.
About us
Minehead is a coastal town in Somerset, lying on the south bank of the Bristol Channel and within easy reach of Bristol, Taunton, and Yeovil. The town is surrounded by beautiful scenery, Exmoor national park, and some fantastic walks and cycle routes.
OneMedical Group joined Minehead Medical Centre in February 2024 and are supporting the team there to deliver excellent care to the patients and communities around Minehead. The Medical Centre is a central hub in the town, with a team there that are as close-knit as the rest of Minehead's population.
OneMedical Group is a family run organisation with our co-founders still involved in supporting our teams to be at their best. We have an ambitious strategy and mission, one that is shared and supported by our whole Group. The Group was started with the vision of delivering healthcare differently, and to make a real difference to the communities that we work with.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will have a passion for supporting patients to be healthy by utilising your skills in health prevention, screening, and early management of long-term health conditions. You will strive to continuously deliver quality and safe services to a high standard. The post-holder will be expected to work collaboratively with the wider team to deliver excellent nursing care and to maximise Practice income such as QOF and enhanced service contracts.
Practice Nurse Core Responsibilities will involve:
- Venepuncture
- Blood pressure
- ECG
- Height/Weight/BMI
- Health Promotion
- Childhood and Adult Immunisations
- Wound Care
- Contraception
- Cervical Screening
- Spirometry
- Long-term condition management such as Diabetes, COPD, Asthma
- Some experience of long-term condition management and cervical screening is essential.
System used: SystemOne
Why join us?
Our Benefits;
- NHS Pension with 20.6% Employer Contribution
- 25 days / 200 days / 5 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata, if part-time)
- Extra days leave for work anniversary each year
- Enhanced Maternity; Maternity / Paternity Support; Adoption pay
- Family friendly employment policies
- Special and Significant Event Leave
- Participation in the company's refer a friend scheme
- Continued personal and professional development
- 24/7 free access to an Employee Assistance Program run by awarding winning Health Assured
- Eye care scheme free eye test plus a contribution towards glasses
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to NHS Discounts
OneMedical Group is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all job applicants. Throughout the recruitment process we want all candidates to be at their best. If you would like to discuss the support options available during the recruitment process please email: recruitment@onemedicalgroup.co.uk
Note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will have a passion for supporting patients to be healthy by utilising your skills in health prevention, screening, and early management of long-term health conditions. You will strive to continuously deliver quality and safe services to a high standard. The post-holder will be expected to work collaboratively with the wider team to deliver excellent nursing care and to maximise Practice income such as QOF and enhanced service contracts.
Practice Nurse Core Responsibilities will involve:
- Venepuncture
- Blood pressure
- ECG
- Height/Weight/BMI
- Health Promotion
- Childhood and Adult Immunisations
- Wound Care
- Contraception
- Cervical Screening
- Spirometry
- Long-term condition management such as Diabetes, COPD, Asthma
- Some experience of long-term condition management and cervical screening is essential.
System used: SystemOne
Why join us?
Our Benefits;
- NHS Pension with 20.6% Employer Contribution
- 25 days / 200 days / 5 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata, if part-time)
- Extra days leave for work anniversary each year
- Enhanced Maternity; Maternity / Paternity Support; Adoption pay
- Family friendly employment policies
- Special and Significant Event Leave
- Participation in the company's refer a friend scheme
- Continued personal and professional development
- 24/7 free access to an Employee Assistance Program run by awarding winning Health Assured
- Eye care scheme free eye test plus a contribution towards glasses
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to NHS Discounts
OneMedical Group is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all job applicants. Throughout the recruitment process we want all candidates to be at their best. If you would like to discuss the support options available during the recruitment process please email: recruitment@onemedicalgroup.co.uk
Note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the NMC
- Degree in Nursing
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
- Minimum of 1 Long Term Condition diploma
Experience
Essential
- Substantial Practice Nurse experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Have knowledge of patients with long term conditions
- Be familiar with Patient Group Directions (PGDs) and associated policy
- Able to produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the NMC
- Degree in Nursing
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
- Minimum of 1 Long Term Condition diploma
Experience
Essential
- Substantial Practice Nurse experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Have knowledge of patients with long term conditions
- Be familiar with Patient Group Directions (PGDs) and associated policy
- Able to produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
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).
