Registered Nurse
Patient Care Locally CIC
Coalville, LE67 3FT
Salary
£38,271 to £46,086
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
18 September 2026
13 days left
Job description
We are seeking 3 x dedicated and compassionate Practice Nurses to join our healthcare team to carry out our services across Leicestershire, Nottingham...
- To
work on the Roving Health
Units, delivering vaccinations to the local populations
- Cytology
- To complete
daily site reports via our sharepoint site.
- 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.
- 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.
- To
work on the Roving Health
Units, delivering vaccinations to the local populations.
- To complete
daily site reports via our Sharepoint site.
- 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.
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.
Other
Essential
- *Competency in Cytology or vaccination administration is a must have however both is desirable**
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.
Desirable
- Mentor or teaching qualification
- Microsoft skills on Word, teams and SharePoint
- 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
Experience
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- 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
How to apply
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First seen
4 September 2026
Last checked
5 September 2026
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