Senior General Practice Nurse

As a valued member of our large nursing team supporting a Primary Care Network, you will contribute to delivering high-quality nursing care to our General Practice population, including patients who are housebound. Practices are over 7 locations so a willingness to cover all sites is required.

Working as part of a wider General Practice team, the post holder will have responsibility for general treatment duties including leg ulcer management and administration of injectable medicines for patients for . e.g for b12 deficiency, contraception or management of prostate cancer, children and adult immunisations, participation in seasonal vaccinations clinics, travel consultation clinics as well as offering cytology as part of the national cervical screening team.

As a team committed to education and professional development, we regularly welcome students and newly qualified colleagues. Teaching, supervising, and mentoring will therefore form an important part of your role, alongside a willingness to share skills, support learning, and contribute to the development of new-to-practice nurses.

Main duties of the job

-General treatment duties, via booked clinics to offer wound and ulcer management, support long term disease education, administer injectable medications as required.

-Child and adult immunisations as per national schedules.

-Travel clinic consultations.

-Well woman clinics.

-Supervising other members of the team such as Nurses, Health care assistants student nurses and Nurse Associates, .

-Participating in infection control audits and other assurance protocols.

-Management of patients with long term conditions.

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it.Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.