Job summary
Our nursing team is central to how we deliver safe, effective, and compassionate patient care. We are not a passive practice, and we are not looking for a passive nurse.
About the Candidate
* A relevant nursing degree.
* Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
* Competence to undertake asthma, COPD and diabetic clinics and reviews, holding relevant certificates.
* Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care, and recording spirometry.
* Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work.
* Knowledge, and experience of its application, in supporting long-term conditions.
* Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.
* Confident, capable, and clinically safe.
* Organised and proactive in managing workload.
* Communicates well with both patients and colleagues.
* Comfortable working in a busy, structured environment.
* Takes pride in delivering a professional and compassionate service.
Main duties of the job
* Undertaking health assessments, administering medication and treatments, and performing diagnostic tests.
* Providing and evaluating a range of health interventions to ensure that patients health and social care needs are met.
* General health and well-being promotion as well as creating individual, person‑centred plans for patients with, or at risk of, a long‑term condition.
* Managing and treating long-term conditions, in line with national and local policies and the practice needs.
* Reviewing medication for therapeutic effectiveness, in accordance with evidence-based practice as well as national and practice protocols; working with patients to support their adherence to prescribed treatments.
* Prioritising health problems and intervening appropriately, to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
* Supporting and managing the health needs of women presenting for sexual health and contraception, and cervical cytology consultations.
* Implementing, and participating in, vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children, including patients travelling abroad.
* Meeting the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care.
* Hypertension review and management.
* Running asthma, COPD and diabetes clinics and reviews.
* New patient and health checks.
About us
We are a forward-thinking, partner‑led surgery serving approximately 7,000 patients, where clinical and operational teams work closely together. Our partners are actively involved, decisions are made quickly, and our team is supported to work at the top of their competence.
What makes us different
* Clinically supported environment close working with engaged GP partners
* Team integration nurses are valued as key decision‑makers in patient care
* Efficient systems we focus on improving workflow, not adding unnecessary burden
* Respect‑led culture we expect professionalism and mutual respect from both staff and patients
Qualifications
* A relevant nursing degree.
* Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
* Cervical sample taker PIN.
Desirable qualifications
* Competence to undertake asthma, COPD and diabetic clinics and reviews, holding relevant certificates.
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 NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Swanwood Partnership
2 Market Avenue, Wickford, Essex, SS12 0AG
Website: https://www.swanwood.com/
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