Practice Nurse inWells inWells PUBLISHED 29 APR 2024

St AndrewsMedical Centre is situated between Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge, we aresurrounded by beautiful rural country side, and in 2021 we movedinto a brand new purpose builtMedical centre within the new Southborough Community Hub.
Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivatedand committed Practice Nurse, with excellent communicationskills to join the team. Our practice is built onthe principles of providing friendly, caring and compassionate healthcare toall.We are an EMIS Web based practice, serving around 9800 patients inand around Southborough. We are looking to cover a minimum of 12 hours of nursing time, and Practice Nurse experience is essential.

Main duties of the job


Job summary:


The post holder must work as part ofa team, have the ability to organise and prioritise their own workload on a dayto day basis, and observe strict rules about confidentiality at all times.

They must have previous experience ofworking in primary care. You will be required to undertake full treatment roomduties, including immunisations, dressings, removal of sutures, cervical smeartaking and anti-coagulation. Experience in additional areas including long term conditions (e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD), travelimmunisations and family planning are desirable.

Working strictly in accordance withspecific practice or national guidelines, the Practice Nurse will assist thepractice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmesof patient care.

The post holder must maintainregistration with NMC, maintaining its Code of Conduct to protect the publicthrough professional standards. Fulfil its learning requirements.

We are looking to cover a minimum of 12 hours ofnursing time, which can be relatively flexible in how it is delivered, but will likely need to cover some time on Thursdays and/or Fridays.

Additional hours may be required tocover annual leave and sickness, so flexibility is important.

About us


About the practice


St AndrewsMedical Centre is situated between Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge, we aresurrounded by beautiful rural country side, and in 2021 we movedinto a brand new purpose builtMedical centre within the new Southborough Community Hub. As a result we havestate of the art facilities and we are looking to expand our already extensivemulti-disciplinary team!

Currently, our multi-disciplinaryclinical team is made up of 4 Partners (3 GP and a Clinical Pharmacist), 4salaried GPs, 1 Paramedic Practitioner, 1 ANP, 2 highly experienced PracticeNurses, an HCA, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and a GPA. All aresupported by a dedicated admin team. In addition we do minor surgery andcontraception services, and have the benefit of visiting specialists who runophthalmology and ENT clinics out of our surgery.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full job description available on request

Main duties of the job

Job summary:

The post holder must work as part of a team, have the ability to organise and prioritise their own workload on a day to day basis, and observe strict rules about confidentiality at all times.

They must have previous experience of working in primary care. You will be required to undertake full treatment room duties, including immunisations, dressings, removal of sutures, cervical smear taking and anti-coagulation. Experience in additional areas including long term conditions (e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD), travel immunisations and family planning are desirable.

Working strictly in accordance with specific practice or national guidelines, the Practice Nurse will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

The post holder must maintain registration with NMC, maintaining its Code of Conduct to protect the public through professional standards. Fulfil its learning requirements.

We are looking to cover a minimum of 12 hours of nursing time, which can be relatively flexible in how it is delivered, but will likely need to cover some time on Thursdays and/or Fridays.

Additional hours may be required to cover annual leave and sickness, so flexibility is important.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Full job description available on request

Main duties of the job

Job summary:

The post holder must work as part of a team, have the ability to organise and prioritise their own workload on a day to day basis, and observe strict rules about confidentiality at all times.

They must have previous experience of working in primary care. You will be required to undertake full treatment room duties, including immunisations, dressings, removal of sutures, cervical smear taking and anti-coagulation. Experience in additional areas including long term conditions (e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD), travel immunisations and family planning are desirable.

Working strictly in accordance with specific practice or national guidelines, the Practice Nurse will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

The post holder must maintain registration with NMC, maintaining its Code of Conduct to protect the public through professional standards. Fulfil its learning requirements.

We are looking to cover a minimum of 12 hours of nursing time, which can be relatively flexible in how it is delivered, but will likely need to cover some time on Thursdays and/or Fridays.

Additional hours may be required to cover annual leave and sickness, so flexibility is important.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Practice Nurse experience
Person Specification
Experience

Essential

  • Practice Nurse experience
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

Additional information
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

St Andrews Medical Centre
Address

133 London Road

Southborough

Tunbridge Wells

Kent

TN4 0NA

Employer's website
Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivatedand committed Practice Nurse, with excellent communicationskills to join the team. Our practice is built onthe principles of providing friendly, caring and compassionate healthcare toall.We are an EMIS Web based practice, serving around 9800 patients inand around Southborough. We are looking to cover a minimum of 12 hours of nursing time, and Practice Nurse experience is essential.

Main duties of the job

Job summary:


The post holder must work as part ofa team, have the ability to organise and prioritise their own workload on a dayto day basis, and observe strict rules about confidentiality at all times.

They must have previous experience ofworking in primary care. You will be required to undertake full treatment roomduties, including immunisations, dressings, removal of sutures, cervical smeartaking and anti-coagulation. Experience in additional areas including long term conditions (e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD), travelimmunisations and family planning are desirable.

Working strictly in accordance withspecific practice or national guidelines, the Practice Nurse will assist thepractice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmesof patient care.

The post holder must maintainregistration with NMC, maintaining its Code of Conduct to protect the publicthrough professional standards. Fulfil its learning requirements.

We are looking to cover a minimum of 12 hours ofnursing time, which can be relatively flexible in how it is delivered, but will likely need to cover some time on Thursdays and/or Fridays.

Additional hours may be required tocover annual leave and sickness, so flexibility is important.

About us

About the practice


St AndrewsMedical Centre is situated between Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge, we aresurrounded by beautiful rural country side, and in 2021 we movedinto a brand new purpose builtMedical centre within the new Southborough Community Hub. As a result we havestate of the art facilities and we are looking to expand our already extensivemulti-disciplinary team!

Currently, our multi-disciplinaryclinical team is made up of 4 Partners (3 GP and a Clinical Pharmacist), 4salaried GPs, 1 Paramedic Practitioner, 1 ANP, 2 highly experienced PracticeNurses, an HCA, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and a GPA. All aresupported by a dedicated admin team. In addition we do minor surgery andcontraception services, and have the benefit of visiting specialists who runophthalmology and ENT clinics out of our surgery.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full job description available on request

Main duties of the job

Job summary:

The post holder must work as part of a team, have the ability to organise and prioritise their own workload on a day to day basis, and observe strict rules about confidentiality at all times.

They must have previous experience of working in primary care. You will be required to undertake full treatment room duties, including immunisations, dressings, removal of sutures, cervical smear taking and anti-coagulation. Experience in additional areas including long term conditions (e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD), travel immunisations and family planning are desirable.

Working strictly in accordance with specific practice or national guidelines, the Practice Nurse will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

The post holder must maintain registration with NMC, maintaining its Code of Conduct to protect the public through professional standards. Fulfil its learning requirements.

We are looking to cover a minimum of 12 hours of nursing time, which can be relatively flexible in how it is delivered, but will likely need to cover some time on Thursdays and/or Fridays.

Additional hours may be required to cover annual leave and sickness, so flexibility is important.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Full job description available on request

Main duties of the job

Job summary:

The post holder must work as part of a team, have the ability to organise and prioritise their own workload on a day to day basis, and observe strict rules about confidentiality at all times.

They must have previous experience of working in primary care. You will be required to undertake full treatment room duties, including immunisations, dressings, removal of sutures, cervical smear taking and anti-coagulation. Experience in additional areas including long term conditions (e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD), travel immunisations and family planning are desirable.

Working strictly in accordance with specific practice or national guidelines, the Practice Nurse will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

The post holder must maintain registration with NMC, maintaining its Code of Conduct to protect the public through professional standards. Fulfil its learning requirements.

We are looking to cover a minimum of 12 hours of nursing time, which can be relatively flexible in how it is delivered, but will likely need to cover some time on Thursdays and/or Fridays.

Additional hours may be required to cover annual leave and sickness, so flexibility is important.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Practice Nurse experience
Person Specification
Experience

Essential

  • Practice Nurse experience
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

Additional information
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

St Andrews Medical Centre
Address

133 London Road

Southborough

Tunbridge Wells

Kent

TN4 0NA

Employer's website


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