Specialist Practice Nurse

As a key member of the nursing team, working within the guidelines of the UKCC Code of Professional Practice and the Scope of Professional Conduct you will be providing and maintaining a high standard of nursing care for patients as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team.

In addition you will be providing and maintaining a high standard of chronic

disease management for patients with chronic diseases, which includes the

diagnosis, monitoring and development of individual management plans, and

agreeing these as appropriate with the patient and other health professionals.

You will be working as a Specialist Practice Nurse providing a high level of care for patients in accordance with the guidelines of the UKCC

Code of Professional Practice and the Scope of Professional Conduct.

This is a varied role and will be based across our six GP practices.

A full job description for this position is attached in supporting documents.

Beacon Medical Group Practice is a single practice, Primary Care Network (PCN), providing care to 43,000 patients across Plympton and the South Hams. We are a team of Partners, Salaried GPs, Paramedics, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, , Practice and specialist Nurses, HCAs, Phlebotomists, First Contact Physios, Social Prescribers, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Clinical Practitioners and Administrative support staff.

Our mission is to give all our patients the right care, at the right time, in the right place.

We are a forward thinking partnership always looking for opportunities to improve services for our patients. We have a good reputation for delivering good healthcare, leading at scale and innovating primary care services. This is a really exciting time to be joining us as we diversify our teams, our partnership and services.

If you join our team; you will receive support, opportunities to grow in your role, training, and work with colleagues who care about you.

Experience

Desirable: - Experience of Primary Care/General Practice.; - Treatment room experience.; - Experience of System1 clinical system.

Skills

The Groups Values

Essential: - The candidate must demonstrate an understanding of our values.

Qualifications

Essential: - Registered General Nurse.; - Recognised qualification/training in chronic/disease(s) (Asthma/; - COPD/ Diabetes).

Desirable: - Nurse Prescribing Qualification.; - Treatment Room Qualifications /Skills.; - Assessor/Supervisor Qualification