Practice Nurse

Overview

Morland House Surgery is currently seeking an experienced and caring Practice Nurse to join a highly functioning multidisciplinary team. The role requires excellent teamwork, knowledge sharing, and support for professional development to deliver exceptional patient care and high job satisfaction.

• Wound care
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• New patient medicals
• Travel medicine
• Diabetes care
• Hypertension management
• Asthma and COPD management
• Coronary heart disease care
• Routine, child and travel immunisations
• Smears
• Women's health services

Morland House Surgery is a highly regarded teaching practice in the picturesque village of Wheatley, with excellent transport links to Oxford and nearby major junctions. We serve approximately 11,500 patients in a semi‑rural location and work from attractive and well‑appointed premises. Our multidisciplinary team consists of 11 doctors, a GP trainee, pharmacists, nursing staff, social prescribers and care navigation team, and an onsite pharmacy.

• Recognised 95% patient satisfaction
• Free onsite parking
• Inclusive team culture
• Regular social events and team building
• Shared lunches
• Support for special interests and further education

• Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well‑being programmes, including opportunistic health promotion.
• Support care planning for patients with long‑term conditions.
• Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long‑term conditions.
• Provide chronic disease clinics for asthma, COPD, and other conditions, referring to secondary or specialist care as required.
• Deliver routine nursing care in line with clinical evidence, NICE and the NSF.
• Provide wound care, ulcer care and Doppler assessment, referring to other services when needed.
• Deliver venepuncture and ECGs when required.
• Provide cytology screening services and audit results.
• Administer vaccinations to adults & children according to the National Immunisation Programme.
• Participate in flu and COVID vaccination clinics.
• Provide travel health advice and immunisations.
• Request pathology services, process and interpret results.
• Maintain accurate clinical records with appropriate coding.
• Chaperone patients where necessary.
• Assist GPs with minor surgery as required.
• Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately.
• Support the team in clinical emergencies.
• Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately within scope of practice.
• Assess and refer patients with mental health, safeguarding, substance misuse or community health needs.

• Lead and participate in clinical audits.
• Monitor safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments.
• Contribute to the implementation of staff and student training programmes.
• Act as Infection Control Lead, ensuring latest guidelines are followed.
• Provide clinical supervision for the nursing team.
• Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care.
• Support shared learning within the practice.
• Review clinical practices and respond to national policy updates.
• Contribute to planning and implementation of CCG patient pathway initiatives.
• Participate in structured review of significant and near‑miss events (Root Cause Analysis).
• Maintain professional registration and comply with revalidation requirements.

• Experience working in a GP Practice.
• Experience working within a nursing team.
• Experience in COPD and infection prevention & control measures.
• Experience working autonomously and as part of a team.
• Experience in Diabetes care.

• Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

• Excellent clinical knowledge and skills.
• Chronic disease management awareness.
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility with hours to cover annual leave and sickness.

Morland House Surgery is committed to creating an environment where all individuals can achieve their full potential. We promote operational effectiveness and uphold the law, ensuring patients and staff are treated with dignity and respect, free from discrimination on any ground, including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

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