Treatment Room Nurse; Maternity Cover
Listed on 2026-02-28
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Healthcare
Healthcare Nursing
Treatment Room Nurse (Maternity Cover) - Millom
We are seeking an enthusiastic and flexible Treatment Room Nurse to cover a maternity leave position at Waterloo House Surgery, Millom.
The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out treatment room duties across the week, providing high-quality patient care in a fast-paced environment. Cervical cytology training is desirable, although not essential. The ideal candidate will be a registered nurse with relevant experience, able to work flexibly and as part of a team. If you re a motivated and compassionate nurse looking for a new challenge, we d love to hear from you.
This is a maternity leave cover post, offering a contract for a 9 month period. The successful candidate will be required to work 37.5 hours per week.
Closing Date: 08 March 2026
Interview Date: TBC
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Main duties of the jobThe post holder will assist in the delivery of care to Practice patients, providing treatments, preventative care, screening and patient education and monitoring for specified long term conditions through high quality evidence based care to meet the health and social needs of the Practice population. Working within the boundaries set out by the regulated profession, and working collaboratively with the General Practice Team, meet the needs of patients by providing quality evidence based care.
All staff are expected to work to Cumbria Health s Values:
- Clinically Focussed: Everything every one of us does is for the patient
- Responsive: We listen and we respond quickly in a patient focussed way
- One Team: We work together to provide a high quality service which is organised and consistent, and in partnership with both the local Acute and Community Trusts
- High Standards: We provide skilled professionals working to the highest standards who are passionate about improving patient care
- Growth & Sustainability: With our strong roots we will continue to thrive and grow
- Communities: Connecting and engaging to meet local needs
Cumbria Health places the patient, their family and their community at the heart of everything we do. We are an award-winning organisation, the first out-of-hours organisation in the country to be rated as outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We provide primary health care services, both in and out of hours, across Cumbria. We are values-driven and place great emphasis on inclusivity and the wellbeing and development of our staff, while striving to provide a consistently high-quality service. Our service is designed to improve health and wellbeing.
Working for Cumbria Health can offer flexible opportunities in terms of location, hours and working patterns so you can enjoy a great work life balance. In order to provide the best patient care we understand the importance of ensuring staff satisfaction and are consistently trying to ensure we offer our staff a positive working environment whether that be though training or social events.
Listen to your heart. Have the work life balance you d love.
Job responsibilitiesThis list of duties and responsibilities, which follows, represents the broad range of tasks which may be required to be undertaken either routinely or periodically. This list is not exhaustive and the role may include additional duties which are not listed here.
Communication
1) Communicates effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team using a variety of media.
2) Refers when necessary to general practitioners, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, HCAs, Reception & Admin Team, Paramedics, Accident and Emergency, Secondary Care, District nurses, Community MDT, social workers, mental health team, and Social Care Teams.
3) Supports primary care nurses with advice.
4) Communicates with reception staff regarding patient information.
5) Recognises and effectively manages situations where there are barriers to effective communication.
6) Facilitates a range of non-medicinal therapies including lifestyle change and social prescribing.
7) Promotes personalised shared decision making to support adherence and concordance with treatment.
Clinical Skills
Undertakes skills and roles expected of a Treatment Room Practice Nurse, including: collection of pathology specimens (blood, urine, swabs), injections within competency and training, wound care and suture/clip removal, ECGs, sexual health screening, therapeutic drug monitoring, immunisations, lifestyle advice (smoking cessation, alcohol, weight management), cervical cytology, compression bandaging and Doppler assessments, contraceptive advice, CHD and anticoagulation monitoring, travel health, asthma/COPD and diabetes management.
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