Practice Nurse - Full Time / Part Time

The successful candidate will provide high-quality nursing care to our patients, including the management and review of long-term conditions such as asthma, COPD, diabetes and hypertension. It is expected that the successful applicant will take responsibility for at least one area of long-term condition management, according to their skills and experience.

The role will also include a range of general Practice Nurse duties, including wound care and management, cervical screening, ECGs, Doppler assessments, childhood immunisations and travel vaccinations.

The Practice Nurse will also support the delivery of the practices seasonal and routine vaccination programmes, including influenza, pneumococcal, shingles and COVID-19 vaccinations.

JOB TITLE: Practice Nurse Chronic Disease Management

REPORTS TO: Nurse Manager

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Nursing Lead GP Partner

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Practice Nurse will work as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality, patient-centred nursing care.

A key part of the role will be the management and review of patients with long-term conditions, such as asthma, COPD, diabetes and hypertension. The postholder will take responsibility for at least one area of chronic disease management, according to their skills and experience, and contribute to the achievement of relevant QOF requirements.

CLINICAL DUTIES

The role will include a range of general Practice Nurse duties, including:

VACCINATIONS AND IMMUNISATIONS

The postholder will support the delivery of the practices vaccination programmes, which may include:

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

The postholder will

GENERAL

The postholder may be required to undertake other duties appropriate to the Practice Nurse role and within their level of competence. The job description may be reviewed periodically to reflect the changing needs of the practice.

We are a high-achieving, five-partner PMS practice based in Portishead, a beautiful coastal town in North Somerset overlooking the Severn Estuary and within easy reach of Bristol.

We are proud of the quality of care and service we provide to our patients. In the 2023 NHS GP Patient Survey, we were rated as the 4th best-performing practice in BNSSG, reflecting the positive experience of our patients.

We are a forward-thinking practice with a strong emphasis on teamwork, patient-centred care and continuous improvement. We operate from a modern, purpose-built health centre with bright, spacious facilities, enabling our multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality clinical services to our growing population of approximately 11,500 patients.

As a training practice, we are committed to learning and development and provide a supportive environment in which members of our team can develop their skills and experience.

We have consistently achieved strong QOF results and were rated Good at our most recent CQC inspection. We are also proud to have a 4.4-star Google rating, further reflecting the positive experience of patients using our services.

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