Practice Nurse

You will be responsible for the

delivery of nursing services, delivering care to our practice population of 10,500

patients. We are looking for experience in long term conditions management in

line with QOF, such as Diabetes, Asthma, Coronary Heart Disease, and also other

areas such as Cytology and Childhood immunisations.

The Practice Nurse is to support new-to-practice

nurses and other healthcare professionals within the organisation and across

the wider network to enhance integration with community, secondary, and social

care services.

This role is responsible for the delivery of evidence-based

nursing services, working as part of the practice multi-disciplinary team,

delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient

population.

Working autonomously, the Practice

Nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as public health

and screening programmes, including infection prevention and control, chronic

disease management, immunisations, health promotion and prevention, well

man/woman clinics and cervical screening, Furthermore, they embed population

health management approaches within general practice, targeting health

inequalities and improving access.

The post-holder will be an integral

part of the general practice team, as well as supporting the wider practice

nurse network and multi-disciplinary team. They are to participate in formal

training events and to promote best practice in their area of expertise as well

as supporting the practice management team in the reviewing and delivery of

clinical policy and procedure.

organisation must ensure that the post-holder has access to appropriate

clinical supervision and an appropriate named individual in the organisation to

provide general advice and support on a day-to-day basis. Further information

on clinical supervision can be sought within the organisations Clinical

Supervision Policy.

Our clinical team consists of 3

GP Partners, 3 Salaried GPs, 2 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, 2 Practice Nurses and 1 Healthcare Assistants.

We also benefit

from PCN additional roles including 2 Clinical Pharmacists, 1 Pharmacy Technicians, 3 First Contact Physiotherapists, a Social Prescriber and a Mental Health Practitioner. We are supported by a resilient and longstanding administrative

team.

We are always very supportive of progression within roles within the surgery.

Experience

Qualifications

Desirable: - Long Term Condition experience; - Childhood Immunisations; - Cytology