General Practice Nurse

Job Specification: Practice Nurse

Location: Main Street Clinic, 7 Lower Main Street, Lucan, Co. Dublin
Reports to: Practice Manager / Lead GP

About Us

Main Street Clinic has been providing high-quality, personal, and continuing medical care to patients in Lucan for over 30 years. Services include acute illness care, women’s health, travel and childhood vaccinations, minor surgery and more.

Purpose of Role

The Practice Nurse will deliver nursing care to patients in the general practice setting. This will include assisting with clinics, health promotion, immunisations, wound care, and supporting GPs/Nurse Prescribers to ensure efficient, safe, patient-centred services.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Provide nursing care in the Nurse’s Clinic: triage, assessments, wound care, dressings, suture removal, minor procedures.
• Administer and manage immunisations (childhood, travel, flu, COVID, etc.).
• Assist with women’s health clinics: contraception, screening, sexual health, etc.
• Respond to acute nursing requests (e.g. minor illness/first aid).
• Collaborate with GP colleagues and Nurse Prescribers to manage patient care effectively.
• Manage patient follow-up, recalls, chronic disease monitoring (if applicable).
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date patient records in line with clinic policies.
• Adhere to infection control, health & safety, and confidentiality procedures.
• Educate and advise patients on health promotion and disease prevention (e.g. vaccinations, lifestyle, women’s health).
• Participate in clinic meetings, continuous professional development, audits as required.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Registered General Nurse (RGN) and registered with An Bord Altranis.
• Experience working in general practice or community nursing, would be desirable.
• Experience in immunisation programmes, would be desirable.
• Strong clinical assessment and communication skills.
• Good organisational skills; ability to prioritise.
• Familiarity with electronic medical record keeping, would be advantageous.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Desirable Skills & Attributes

• Previous experience or interest in women’s health (contraception, menopause, etc.).
• Ability to manage minor surgical procedures.
• Fluent English; additional languages a plus.
• Compassion, empathy, patient-centred attitude.

Working Conditions & Hours

• Hours are 2-3 days per week, 09.00-13.00 and 14.15 to 17.00.
• Rate of pay: competitive, commensurate with qualifications & experience.
• Part-time.

What We Offer

• Supportive team environment with opportunities for professional growth and continuing education.
• Access to a broad scope of practice across diverse clinics (women’s health, immunisations, travel, etc.).
• Modern clinic facilities.
• Opportunity to contribute to the health and wellbeing of a long-established patient community.

Pay: €28.00-€30.00 per hour

Work Location: In person