Practice Nurse (Part-Time)NHS

Job summary

ST. GEORGES MEDICAL CENTRE

HENDON, LONDON NW4 4QR

Practice Nurse Wanted

We are a well-established, popular and friendly practice at the heart of the local community in Hendon, London NW4 and are seeking a Practice Nurse to join our forward-thinking team

We are a training and teaching practice on a single site that is practice-owned and have 12,000 patients with a full range of clinical and non-clinical team members. We are a major contributor to a successful and supportive PCN and have an active group of Patient Champions. We are QOF high achievers and rated GOOD by CQC with some outstanding points of note

We offer flexible working hours and are seeking someone who can work up to 3 days a week. Experiences in diabetes management is desirable and would be considered an advantage.

You will be working alongside our fantastic nursing team which consists currently of two practice nurses and two HCAs.

Benefits include staff car park, NHS Pension and working with a well-established, forward thinking, professional team, with good standing within Barnet and beyond.

Salary is competitive and dependant on experience, and includes indemnity costs.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact our Practice Manager Mr Riz Husain on 020 8203 3849 or send an email to [email protected].

We welcome informal visits.

No agencies.

Main duties of the job

The Practice Nurse at St George's Medical Centre is managerially responsible to the Practice Manager, clinically responsible to the Lead Practice Nurse, and accountable to The Partners.

Key Clinical Duties

• Diagnosing, monitoring, and managing long-term conditions.
• Reviewing medication for therapeutic effectiveness.
• Managing health promotion programs like smoking cessation and weight management.
• Administering adult, child, and travel vaccinations.
• Delivering evidence-based wound care
• Delivering NHS health programmes, e.g. cervical screening.

Quality and Governance

• Practising within the NMC professional code of conduct.
• Maintaining accurate, complete, and contemporaneous patient records.
• Aligning clinical care with NICE, CQC, and NSF guidelines.
• Participating in clinical audits (e.g. IPC) and searches for QOF.

Health, Safety, and Confidentiality

• Complying with the Data Protection Act and Caldicott Report principles.
• Managing bodily fluid spills promptly using designated spill kits.
• Adhering strictly to local and national infection control measures.
• Identifying and referring cases regarding domestic abuse and vulnerable people.

Professional Development & Teamwork

• Actively participating in annual appraisals and clinical supervision.
• Supporting the training and development of colleagues.
• Delegating duties appropriately based on competence assessments.
• Attending regular clinical and administrative team meetings.

Job description

The Practice Nurse at St George's Medical Centre is managerially responsible to the Practice Manager, clinically responsible to the Lead Practice Nurse, and accountable to The Partners.

Key Clinical Duties

• Diagnosing, monitoring, and managing long-term conditions.
• Reviewing medication for therapeutic effectiveness.
• Managing health promotion programs like smoking cessation and weight management.
• Administering adult, child, and travel vaccinations.
• Delivering evidence-based wound care
• Delivering NHS health programmes, e.g. cervical screening.

Quality and Governance

• Practising within the NMC professional code of conduct.
• Maintaining accurate, complete, and contemporaneous patient records.
• Aligning clinical care with NICE, CQC, and NSF guidelines.
• Participating in clinical audits (e.g. IPC) and searches for QOF.

Health, Safety, and Confidentiality

• Complying with the Data Protection Act and Caldicott Report principles.
• Managing bodily fluid spills promptly using designated spill kits.
• Adhering strictly to local and national infection control measures.
• Identifying and referring cases regarding domestic abuse and vulnerable people.

Professional Development & Teamwork

• Actively participating in annual appraisals and clinical supervision.
• Supporting the training and development of colleagues.
• Delegating duties appropriately based on competence assessments.
• Attending regular clinical and administrative team meetings.

About us

We are a training and teaching practice on a single site that is practice-owned and have 12,000 patients with a full range of clinical and non-clinical team members. We are a major contributor to a successful and supportive PCN and have an active group of Patient Champions. We are QOF high achievers and rated GOOD by CQC with some outstanding points of note.