Practice Nurse - #2170756

Practice Nurse (Full Time - 37.5 Hours)
Vauxhall, South West London
Starting at £54,000 per annum
Permanent

Are you an experienced Practice Nurse looking for a permanent role in a supportive, well-established GP practice?

Our client, a busy and well-established NHS GP Practice in Vauxhall, is looking for a fully qualified Practice Nurse to join their supportive nursing team. You'll run long-term condition, cervical screening and immunisation clinics, working independently across all core clinics from day one.

What's on offer:

• Starting salary of £54,000 per annum
• 6 weeks' annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week - extended hours are built into the working week, not on top of it
• Choice of early or evening extended-hours pattern (1.5 hours per week)
• Saturdays only once or twice a year during flu season, paid as overtime or time off in lieu
• A permanent role in an established nursing team
• Excellent transport links (Vauxhall Underground, rail and bus station)

Please note: the 1.5 extended hours each week can be covered by early starts at 7:30am (spread across two or three days), or one shorter early morning plus one evening session finishing at 7:00pm.

What you'll need:

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with a current NMC PIN
• Previous experience as a Practice Nurse in UK general practice - this is essential
• Confident running long-term condition reviews
• Cervical screening trained and up to date
• Immunisation and vaccination trained, including childhood immunisations
• Competent with a GP clinical system (EMIS Web desirable)
• Reliable, organised and a strong team player with high standards of care and dignity
• Diabetes and/or asthma/COPD diploma, travel health qualification, experience in a busy London practice

What you'll be doing:

• Running nurse-led reviews for diabetes, asthma, COPD, hypertension and cardiovascular disease in line with QOF and local targets
• Carrying out cervical screening in line with the NHS Cervical Screening Programme, tracking results and following up recalls
• Delivering childhood immunisations, adult vaccines and travel health advice
• Leading and supporting seasonal flu and COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, and managing vaccine stock and the cold chain
• General treatment room work - wound care, ear care, ECGs, phlebotomy and injections
• Health checks, smoking cessation and lifestyle advice
• Keeping accurate records on EMIS Web and taking part in audits, practice meetings and CQC readiness
• Maintaining NMC registration and revalidation, and keeping training up to date

If you're an experienced Practice Nurse who takes pride in delivering excellent patient care, apply today to find out more.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 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.

BSR Health are a Specialist Healthcare Agency. If you are interested in working with us, or have any other questions about this role, please don't hesitate to get in touch.