Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the job

• Provide general nursing care including:

  • Injections and immunisations (including childhood and adult vaccinations)

• Undertake cervical screening in line with NHS Cervical Screening Programme guidance

• Support management of chronic diseases such as:

  • Asthma

  • COPD

  • Diabetes

  • Hypertension

  • Coronary heart disease

• Carry out health checks and screening programmes (e.g. NHS Health Checks)

• Provide travel health advice and vaccinations.

• Support contraception services, including pill checks.

• Recognise, assess, and refer patients with deteriorating health or safeguarding concerns

• Promote healthy lifestyles including smoking cessation, weight management, and physical activity

• Provide advice on diet, exercise, and disease prevention

• Support self-management of long-term conditions

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience in a GP practice setting
• Experience of working within a nursing team

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (RN) with current NMC registration
• Relevant experience working in primary care or transferable clinical experience

Desirable

• Practice Nurse qualification,
• Cytology training,
• Immunisation and vaccination training,
• Chronic disease management qualifications

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Weaverham Surgery

Address

Northwich Road

Weaverham

Northwich

Cheshire

CW8 3EU

Employer's website

https://www.weaverhamsurgery.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)