General Practice Nurse- Qualified

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Groves Health is looking for an experienced and motivated Practice Nurse to deliver high quality care to patients at our New Malden Surgery.

Ideally we are looking for a Qualified General Practice Nurse to work 4 days a week. Working hours will be by arrangement. You may be required to work at one of our other sites on occasions, which are in: Richmond, Wimbledon and New Malden.

Main duties of the job

The Groves Medical Group

Practice Nurse

The closing date is 31 August 2025

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Job summary

Groves Health is looking for an experienced and motivated Practice Nurse to deliver high quality care to patients at our New Malden Surgery.

Ideally we are looking for a Qualified General Practice Nurse to work 4 days a week. Working hours will be by arrangement. You may be required to work at one of our other sites on occasions, which are in: Richmond, Wimbledon and New Malden.

Main duties of the job

Conduct thorough assessments of patients' health conditions.

Formulate and implement care plans.

Provide treatment as necessary.

Perform treatment room duties and CDM clinics

Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to ensure optimal patient care.

Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records.

Offer health education and counselling to patients and their families.

Stay current with the latest medical advancements and best practices.

About us

Groves Health are a successful and trusted provider of NHS services across England. We have grown rapidly in the last five years from a single practice in New Malden to a team of over 100 people dedicated to giving patients the very best of care across our four sites in New Malden, Richmond, Wimbledon and Hinchley Wood.

Job descriptionJob responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities:

• Identify, manage, and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions
• Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
• Provide vaccination and travel medicine services
• Provide wound care (ulcer/ Doppler etc.) to patients
• Request pathology services as necessary
• Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/ specialist care as required
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
• Ensure snomed codes are used effectively
• Maintain chronic disease registers
• Maintain vaccination programmes for adults and children
• Provide cervical cytology
• Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
• Recognise, assess, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
• Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
• Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
• Monitor and maintain baby immunisation targets
• Monitor cervical smear results
• Manage emergency drug kit
• Attend clinical and practice meetings and clinical supervision

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
• Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
• Assist GPs with procedures when required
• Chaperone patients where necessary
• Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
• Liaise with external services/ agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
• Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
• Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
• Act as the audit lead, effectively utilising the audit cycle
• Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation, and disposal of medicines
• Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary
• Participate in local initiatives to enhanced service delivery and patient care
• Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
• Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
• Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)

Person SpecificationExperienceEssential

• 2 years' relevant experience working in a primary care environment in the last 2 years.

Desirable

• Experience of chronic disease management

QualificationsEssential

• Nursing degree or equivalent experience
• Registered Nurse (NMC)
• Evidence of immunisation training (childhood, adult and travel health)
• Experienced in complex wound dressings/leg ulcer management
• Evidence of cervical cytology training

Desirable

• Standards for Students Supervision & Assessment (SSSA)
• Diabetes Diploma
• Family Planning qualification

Clinical Knowledge & SkillsEssential

• - Immunisations (flu, routine, childhood, B12, travel)
• - Wound Care/ Treatment of small injuries/ Removal of sutures & staples
• - Women's health (Cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
• - Dressings
• - Diabetes review
• - Hypertension
• - Cardiovascular disease - primary prevention
• - Coronary Heart Disease
• - Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• - Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when refer to GPs
• - Understanding of extended brief interventions (NICE guidelines)
• - Cytology certificates
• - Travel medicine
• - ECGs
• - Venepuncture
• - Asthma review
• - Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
• - Chaperone procedure

Desirable

• - Knowledge of Mental Health conditions
• - Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
• - Understands the importance of evidence-based practice
• - Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• - Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
• - Knowledge of health promotion strategies

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 seeNHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer detailsEmployer name

The Groves Medical Group

Address

Groves Medical Centre

171 Clarence Avenue

New Malden

Surrey

KT3 3TX

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Seniority level

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  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

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  Health Care Provider

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  Hospitals and Health Care

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