Practice Nurse (Treatment Room)
Bicester Health Centre
Bicester, OX26 6ATView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 November 2026
16 days leftJob description
Overview Join our dynamic healthcare team as a Practice Nurse. In this vital role, you will deliver high-quality, patient-centered nursing services wi...
To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. The duties will include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced practice nurse and in addition any roles agreed between the nursing team manager and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training.
- Offer a holistic approach to travel health by providing comprehensive advice to patients prior to travel including; vaccinations and medicines, safe sex, food hygiene, sun protection.
- Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions.
- Running well person clinics and health promotion programmes by providing a holistic assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise. Facilitates change.
- Assessing problems presented opportunistically by patients, dealing with minor injury or minor illness.
- Able to document Consultations according to NMC guidelines
- Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse.
- Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology smear tests.
- Perform venepuncture
- Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based guidelines.
- Suture/staple removal.
- Take ECGs
- Able to recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UKguidelines.
- Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UKguidelines.
- Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written).
- Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained.
- Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration and emergency equipment.
- Confidentially of information gained at work must be preserved at all times.
- Carry out occupational health checks / medicals/ new registration checks/ drug and alcohol screening as per practice protocols
- Act as the practice nursing team lead in cervical cytology, childhood immunisations and travel health
- Contribute to the assessment of service needs.
- Assist patients to identify their health needs.
- Contribute a nursing perspective to the Practice development plan.
- Manage and organise individual patient consultations.
- Aware of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards.
- To attend staff meetings as required.
- Ensure effective relationships and communications with the ICB and other agencies.
- Support the Practice clinical governance agenda.
- Identify changes to clinical practice that are required to implement evidence-based guidelines.
- Identify personal development and training needs in conjunction with the manager.
- Participate in clinical supervision.
- Support others with their training and development needs.
- To participate in continuing education and maintain a contemporary level of professional knowledge and skills.
- Maintain good industrial relations.
- Take reasonable care of his/her own safety and that of other persons who may be affected by his/her act or omission.
- Co-operation with the Practice to ensure all members of the team adheres to statutory regulations/policies and codes of practice and departments safety rules.
- Offer innovative ways of working and opportunities to facilitate learning.
- Facilitates a learning environment within the team.
- Maintains a caring environment through the support of colleagues.
- In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
- In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
- Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
- Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines
- Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
- Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
- Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
- Reporting potential risks identified
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
- Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
- Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice 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
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
The post-holder will
- Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance
- Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
- Progression routes funded (if appropriate)
- Rewards package
- Monthly staff award
- Cycle to work incentive
- Discounts package
- Recommend a friend
- One paid volunteering day per year
- Generous social fund
- Company pension
- Free on-site parking
- Opportunity to access additional hours at enhanced pay evenings/weekends
Holiday: 25 days plus bank holidays pro rata.
- Bicester OX26: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
This role is perfect for proactive nurses passionate about delivering exceptional patient care while working in a fast-paced, team-oriented setting. If you thrive on making a difference through compassionate service and clinical expertise, we want to hear from you!
Qualifications
Essential: - Adult Nurse Registration
Desirable: - Clinical supervision training and experience
Qualifications
Essential: - Adult Nurse Registration
Desirable: - Clinical supervision training and experience
Experience
Essential: - Minimum 2 years post registration experience; - Experience of implementing protocols and clinical guidelines
Desirable: - Audit experience; - Experience working in a GP Practice
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
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First seen
21 October 2026
Last checked
21 October 2026
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