Practice Nurse in GP Surgery

Tudor Medical Group is a GP Practice located in Wolverhampton serving 22,900 patients over 4 branches, all within close proximity.

We are looking for an experienced Practice Nurse to join our expanding team. There is opportunity for 1 or 0.5 full time equivalent Practice Nurse to start immediately on a permanent contract.

There is a well-developed Nursing team to work with comprising of Clinical Nurse Lead, Nurse Practitioner, Community Nurse, Diabetes Nurse Specialist and x2 HCAs. We also have allied health professionals comprising of 4 Physician Associates, 1 Pharmacy Practitioner, 3 Pharmacist Technicians. These teams are supported by General Practitioners, an experienced Administrative and Nursing team. A streamlined proactive approach to daily work makes the workload manageable and enjoyable. Systems used include EMIS Web, Docman, ICE Lexacom, and AccuRx. Staff are encouraged to engage in training relevant to the post after discussion with the Nurse Lead.

Main duties of the job

The Practice Nurse will support the nursing and clinical team. The role will require the post holder to run their own clinics ensuring the appropriate history taking, examination, and management plan is formulated. The post involves a mixture of appointments including face-to-face, telephone video, online consultation, and home visits.

The Practice Nurse will contribute to administrative duties within General Practice including actioning of Clinical correspondence, EMIS tasks, IPC audits, Immunisation audits, and Smear audits. Training will be provided in these areas where needed but existing experience is beneficial.

About us

Tudor Medical Group is an enjoyable place of work. There are circa 50 members of staff who have a broad experience of primary care, friendly and supportive. We truly believe work should be enjoyable, fun, and rewarding. The patient demographics served are diverse and the services we provide are well appreciated.

The Practice Nurse will have access to a supervising General Practitioner for clinical support and advice. All staff work across all 4 sites adding variety to the role. All sites are in close proximity to the centre of Wolverhampton.

Job responsibilities

The Practice Nurse will play a major role in supporting the practice with chronic disease management as per QoF guidelines, administer immunisations for both adults and children, and strive to improve standards of care and be involved in identifying practice population needs.

Please read the attached Job Description document for details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Recognised Nursing qualification
• Current NMC registration
• Specialist courses appropriate to primary care, e.g., CHD, diabetes, family planning, asthma, and COPD care & infection control management
• Ability to demonstrate competencies in a range of chronic disease areas
• Please find the attached document for more details.

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.