Registered Nurse

Job summary

We are seeking 3 x dedicated and compassionate Practice Nurses to join our healthcare team to carry out our services across Leicestershire, Nottingham, Rutland, Northamptonshire. The successful candidates will provide high-quality patient care within a hybrid 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
• 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.

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.

Details

• Date posted: 04 September 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £38,271 to £46,086 a year
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 18 months
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: E0349-26-0015
• Job locations: Office 2 and 3, Goliath Road, Coalville, LE67 3FT, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• 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.

UK Registration

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