Practice Nurse
| Posting date: | 17 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 August 2025 |
| Location: | Cambridge, CB4 2JG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A0186-25-0002 |
Summary
JOB TITLE: PRACTICE NURSE PAY: DEPENDENT ON EXPERIENCE REPORTS TO: LEAD NURSE PRACTICE MANAGER Job summary: The Practice Nurse will work as part of the Practice Nursing team to provide a high standard of care to the patients of the practice. Job responsibilities: Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by GPs Cytology Wound care / ulcer care/ Doppler Removal of Sutures / clips New Patient Medicals / Urinalysis ECGs Asthma / Peak Flow Readings / Spirometry Venepuncture Hypertension Management Ear syringing Assessing problems presented opportunistically by patients. Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures in relation to the safeguarding of children and adults. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse. Routine immunisations / Childhood immunisations Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs Managing programmes of care for patients with chronic disease by planning, providing and evaluating care under agreed guidelines, protocols and patient group directions. Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels Participation in administrative systems in the Practice At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records using SystmOne. A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks LTMC. Identifying and inviting patients with LTMC in to the surgery for reviews. Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required. 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.