Practice Nurse

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  • Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire
  • Permanent
  • Part-time
  • 6 days ago
Brig Royd Surgery, are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Practice Nurse to join our busy team. This is an exciting time for the practice and offers the successful candidate a fantastic opportunity to join the team and use your skills to further develop this role.Brig Royd Surgery is a friendly, high achieving, training practice located in Ripponden and provides care to over 10,500 patients.Main duties of the jobThe post holder will be an experienced nurse, who acting within their professional boundaries, will provide high quality care for patients. The role includes delivering nursing care including chronic disease management, smears, immunisation health reviews, wound care and minor illness.The nurse will be responsible for ensuring clinical protocols and procedures are reviewed annually and carrying out relevant audits, such as infection control.The individual will work within the NMC Code of Conduct to agreed practice standards and protocols.About usWe are a well, established training practice situated within Ripponden. With 6 GP Partners, 3 Salaried GPs, 2 ANPs, 1 Practice Nurse, 2 HCAs as well as an experienced administration team.DetailsDate posted28 August 2025Pay schemeOtherSalaryDepending on experienceContractPermanentWorking patternPart-timeReference numberA3129-25-0000Job locationsBrig Royd SurgeryHirstwoodRippondenSowerby BridgeWest YorkshireHX6 4BNJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo provide general and specific health screening to the practice population, in line with agreed protocols and reference to the General Practitioner, where necessary.Make professionally autonomous decisions for which they are accountable and provide safe, evidence based patient care.Be responsible for managing clinics and carrying out associated tasks including the following: Cytology, wound care, removal of sutures, travel vaccinations, ECGs, peak flow readings, venepuncture, management of long term conditions, routine, travel and childhood immunisations, chaperoning patients who are being examined by another clinician, urine testing, dietary advice, anaphylaxis and CPR.Make appropriate referrals to other members of the primary, community and secondary care teams.Deliver specialist primary nurse led service, including chronic disease management (including for all areas of QOF and the standard PCN direct enhanced service).Administer child and adult immunisations and vaccinations in accordance with national and local programmes. Be competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques. Ensuring safe storage, rotation and disposals of vaccines and drugs and that adequate stock levels are maintainedTo act as or ensure there is a nurse scheduled to carry out on the day clinical activity to patients, requiring an urgent duty appointment or clinicians requiring nursing support.Provide support and chaperoning to the doctors for minor surgery, specialist contraception and other procedures.Promote health and well being, giving general education advice on diet, contraception, smoking chronic disease management, exercise etcContribute to the practice achieving its GMS contract obligations including quality, organisational and access targets. Working within the requirements of the CQC.Where the post holder is an independent prescriber: to ensure safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework.Maintain accurate records according to NMC rules.Ensure all data protection requirements are met when gathering, recording and storing patient data.Liaise and maintain good working relationships with all members of the practice team.Be flexible and provide clinical cover for sessions in extended hours and contribute towards meeting the extended access requirements. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo provide general and specific health screening to the practice population, in line with agreed protocols and reference to the General Practitioner, where necessary.Make professionally autonomous decisions for which they are accountable and provide safe, evidence based patient care.Be responsible for managing clinics and carrying out associated tasks including the following: Cytology, wound care, removal of sutures, travel vaccinations, ECGs, peak flow readings, venepuncture, management of long term conditions, routine, travel and childhood immunisations, chaperoning patients who are being examined by another clinician, urine testing, dietary advice, anaphylaxis and CPR.Make appropriate referrals to other members of the primary, community and secondary care teams.Deliver specialist primary nurse led service, including chronic disease management (including for all areas of QOF and the standard PCN direct enhanced service).Administer child and adult immunisations and vaccinations in accordance with national and local programmes. Be competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques. Ensuring safe storage, rotation and disposals of vaccines and drugs and that adequate stock levels are maintainedTo act as or ensure there is a nurse scheduled to carry out on the day clinical activity to patients, requiring an urgent duty appointment or clinicians requiring nursing support.Provide support and chaperoning to the doctors for minor surgery, specialist contraception and other procedures.Promote health and well being, giving general education advice on diet, contraception, smoking chronic disease management, exercise etcContribute to the practice achieving its GMS contract obligations including quality, organisational and access targets. Working within the requirements of the CQC.Where the post holder is an independent prescriber: to ensure safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework.Maintain accurate records according to NMC rules.Ensure all data protection requirements are met when gathering, recording and storing patient data.Liaise and maintain good working relationships with all members of the practice team.Be flexible and provide clinical cover for sessions in extended hours and contribute towards meeting the extended access requirements.Person SpecificationExperienceEssential
  • Qualified to degree level - RGN
  • Experience of working within Primary Care
  • Experience of chronic disease management
  • Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
  • ECGs
  • Venepuncture
  • Requesting pathology tests and processing results
  • Understanding requirement of PGDs and associated policies
  • Womens health (cytology, contraception, etc)
  • Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
  • Chronic disease management (Diabetes, Asthma, COPD, etc)
  • Travel Medicine
  • Experience in infection prevention and control
Desirable
  • Experience of teaching or mentoring
  • Experience of writing/updating policies and protocols
  • Experience using SystmOne
  • Experience using Ardens.
Person SpecificationExperienceEssential
  • Qualified to degree level - RGN
  • Experience of working within Primary Care
  • Experience of chronic disease management
  • Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
  • ECGs
  • Venepuncture
  • Requesting pathology tests and processing results
  • Understanding requirement of PGDs and associated policies
  • Womens health (cytology, contraception, etc)
  • Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
  • Chronic disease management (Diabetes, Asthma, COPD, etc)
  • Travel Medicine
  • Experience in infection prevention and control
Desirable
  • Experience of teaching or mentoring
  • Experience of writing/updating policies and protocols
  • Experience using SystmOne
  • Experience using Ardens.

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