Practice Nurse in Henley-on-Thames inHenley-on-Thames PUBLISHED MON 24 MAR 2025 Jump to job information section

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and forward-thinking nurse to join our practice as a valued team member. You would be working as part of a small team of nurses in the treatment room of a busy GP surgery

You would be responsible for the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within a nurse's scope of practice to the entitled patient population.

We will be pleased to hear from qualified nurses who are looking for a career in general practice who would like to train in a supportive and inclusive learning environment as well as experienced practice nurses.

We are looking for someone to work either a Monday or Friday (to be confirmed)

The following are the core responsibilities of the General Practice Nurse. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

• Support the clinical team in the development of individual treatment plans
• Identify, manage and support patients as risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health
• Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
• Provide wound care (ulcer /Doppler etc.) to patients
• Refer patients directly to other services as appropriate
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

Please see attached job description for further information.

About us

Job Summary

To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as provide nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team.

Work Environment

You would be working as part of a small team of nurses in the treatment room of a busy GP surgery. Nurses are expected to offer some holiday cover for their colleagues.

Job Responsibilities

Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs. Such tasks may include:

• Wound care / ulcer care
• Removal of sutures/clips
• New patient medicals
• Urinalysis
• ECGs and Dopplers
• Peak flow readings, nebulisers
• Venepuncture
• Blood pressure measurements, 24hr blood pressure monitoring
• Routine immunisations and prescribed injections
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
• Assisting GPs with procedures if required
• Requesting basic pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate

Other tasks include:

• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs, checking fridges and emergency equipment daily
• Maintaining the treatment room, stocking and rotating items as required
• Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician
• Undertaking housekeeping duties including, general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
• Ordering of stock from the current provider
• Ordering of vaccines in absence of regular nurse responsible
• Participation in administrative systems in the practice
• At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
• A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
• Attending and participating in any practice meetings when required.
• On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits/care home visits eg for vaccination.

Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post.

Confidentiality

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with or allow us to gather sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & safety

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
• Awareness of and adherence to national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements and good practice guidelines. Maintaining a sterile environment. Ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate
• Routine management of own team areas and maintenance of work space standards
• Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process

• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes
• Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal
• Undertaking periodic infection control training
• Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection
• Spillage control procedures, management and training
• Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance
• Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights

Personal/Professional development

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Communication

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
• Contribution to the implementation of services

The post-holder will:

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
• Participate in audit where appropriate