Job summary
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Bank Practice Nurse to join our healthcare team on a flexible basis. The successful candidate will provide high-quality patient care within a general practice setting, supporting the delivery of essential medical services. This role offers an excellent opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, contributing to patient wellbeing and health management. The position is paid and suitable for nurses seeking flexible working arrangements to complement their professional commitments.

Main duties of the job

• To work on the Roving Health Units, delivering vaccinations to the local populations
• Cytology
• Working within GP practices to support their vaccination campaigns in areas of deprivation and health inequalities.
• Engage with the General Public to raise awareness around vaccinations and health.
• Follow agreed policies and protocols, refer to the senior nurse or Head of Nursing as appropriate.
• Maintain and clean equipment after use.
• Maintain environment, including stock rotation and stock control.
• Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of environment.
• Stock taking of vaccines and reporting to lead nurse for ordering.
• Use of clinical administration systems such as System1
• Accurate documentation of patient care and recorded in a timely fashion.
• A duty to inform the lead nurse or the Head of Nursing of potential problems or issues arising within the day-to-day duties
• Attend meetings when required.
• Any other delegated duties as appropriate to the post.
• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines.
• Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage, and transport arrangements.
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
• Communicate effectively with other team members.
• Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding.

About us
PCL is key partner supporting the delivery of healthcare for the NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland and surrounding areas We are a high-performing organisation meeting and achieving the highest standards of quality and governance with among the highest levels of staff and patient satisfaction. Our goal is to provide commissioned services that are locally based for patients and designed to enhance integrated relationships with other providers of care. These other providers come from a number of sources including primary care, secondary care, and the independent sector. Depending on the nature of the service, we also look to work more collaboratively with agencies such as the Local Authorities. We have a commitment to improving healthcare for the people of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and surrounding areas with services that are delivered locally.

Job responsibilities

• To work on the Roving Health Units, delivering vaccinations to the local populations.
• Cytology
• Working within GP practices to support their vaccination campaigns in areas of deprivation and health inequalities.
• Engage with the General Public to raise awareness around vaccinations and health.
• Follow agreed policies and protocols, refer to the senior nurse or Head of Nursing as appropriate.
• Maintain and clean equipment after use.
• Maintain environment, including stock rotation and stock control.
• Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of environment.
• Stock taking of vaccines and reporting to lead nurse for ordering.
• Use of clinical administration systems such as System1
• Accurate documentation of patient care and recorded in a timely fashion.
• A duty to inform the lead nurse or the Head of Nursing of potential problems or issues arising within the day-to-day duties.
• Attend meetings when required.
• Any other delegated duties as appropriate to the post.
• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines
• Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage, and transport arrangements.
• Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice including provision, ordering, availability, and ongoing correct usage by staff.
• Responsible for hand hygiene across the practice
• Ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols.
• Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate.
• Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage, and disposal.
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean, and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management.
• Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
• Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage, and collection.
• Spillage control procedures, management, and training
• Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance
• Maintenance of sterile environments
• Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Personal Development
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by PCL as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.

Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.
• Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources

Communication
The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
• Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
• Has evidence of working at the relevant level of practice as described in the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework
• Has attended and completed the 2 day fundamentals of vaccine administration course.
• Experience of Practice Nurse skills including wound care, ECG, venepuncture, immunisations, new patient medicals, and womans health (cervical cytology, contraception etc.)
• Request pathology tests and process the results, advising patients accordingly.
• Understanding of the importance of evidence-based practice
• Ability to promote best practice regarding nursing matters.
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs.
• Good clinical system IT knowledge and an ability to record accurate clinical notes.
• Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people by telephone, email, and face to face.
• Understanding of safeguarding adults and children
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• Broad knowledge of general practice and experience of working as a Practice or Community Nurse
• Experience of working autonomously
• Experience of infection prevention and control measures.
• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Ability to follow legal, ethical, and professional policies/local policies/procedures and codes of conduct.
• Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy.
• Ability to use own initiative, discretion, and sensitivity.
• Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity.
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals.
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
• Good interpersonal and organisational skills
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.
• Occupational Health clearance
• Meet the requirements and produce evidence for professional revalidation.
• Evidence of CPD commensurate with the role
• Flexibility to work outside core office hours.

Desirable

• Mentor or teaching qualification
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena and knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP surgeries, QOF and enhanced service
• Knowledge of national standards that inform general practice (NSF NICE guidelines)
• Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking
• Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
• An appreciation of the NHS landscape including the relationship between individual organisations, PCNs and the commissioners
• Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure.
• Knowledge of IT systems including the ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet
• Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).