Job Description

Watling Street Practice @ Great Holm are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Practice Nurse to join our clinical team; someone with excellent communication skills, a strong sense of empathy, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

If you're passionate about making a positive impact on patients' lives and are ready to contribute to a hardworking, collaborative clinical team, we encourage you to apply.

Hours, Salary and Benefits

22 per hour An excellent NHS pension scheme A minimum 25 days annual leave (pro-rata'd), plus bank holidays, increasing to 33 days with length of service NHS Discounts with a massive number of retailers (with a Bluelight card) Wellbeing resources available free to all staff

Shift Pattern: 21 - 37.5 hours per week

Conversations around flexible working and compressed hours are encouraged

You will be working Monday - Friday, however we would consider condensed hours for the right person.

Job Summary

The Practice Nurse is an integral part of the practice clinical team, working alongside a friendly, hardworking team of General Practitioners. nursing colleagues, admin and reception staff in the care of practice patients.

You will be a valued member of the nursing team, providing the delivery of safe, effective and efficient general medical services to our patients.

Main Responsibilities and Duties

Provide nursing services to patients, including treatment, screening, advice and minor therapeutic procedures Run clinics for patients including vaccinations, cervical cytology, contraception reviews and wound care to include removal of sutures and leg ulcers. To undertake diagnostic tests including blood glucose monitoring and urine analysis To take and despatch safely laboratory specimens including blood, urine, swabs and smears To provide treatment for cuts and bruises, dressings of wounds and leg ulcers and removal of sutures To provide immunisations for all ages and diseases and to know the contra-indications and side effects of vaccinations To provide telephone advice to patients and occasional home visits where appropriate and within levels of competence Helping to maintain a positive, patient focussed culture Helping to maintain a positive, supportive culture across the whole of the practice team

Essential Experience

Treatment Room Nurse Dressings, including legs Baby Immunisations Smears Contraception (Depos and pill checks) Bloods ECGs Injections NMC Registration

Desirable Experience

Travel immunisations

About Us

Our ethos is to treat patients as we would expect our family members to be treated. We are proud of our caring and supportive team approach and it is important that the successful applicant fits well within our team.

We pride ourselves on being a modern, forward thinking general practice whilst retaining traditional values.

As Watling Street Practice, our three sites are within Stony Stratford, Great Holm and Shenley Church End. We are part of the Watling Street Primary Care Network and have a community team including nurses, social prescribers and social work assistant supporting our patient populations.

We strive to provide high quality, readily accessible medical and preventative health care within a well organised, efficient, up-to-date, friendly and caring environment.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: 22.00 per hour

Expected hours: 21 - 37.5 per week

Benefits:

Bereavement leave Company pension Free flu jabs Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Referral programme Sick pay Store discount
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Experience:

Treatment Room Nurse: 1 year (required) Dressings, including legs: 1 year (required) Baby Immunisations: 1 year (required) Smears: 1 year (required) Contraception (Depos and pill checks): 1 year (required) Bloods: 1 year (required) ECGs: 1 year (required) Injections: 1 year (required) Travel immunisations: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:

NMC Registration (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 27/08/2025