Practice Nurse

Job summary

Job Summary:

The Practice Nurse will work as part of the Primary Healthcare Team providing high quality care and Personal Medical Services to the patients of the Practice.

Interviews for this role will be held on 8th November 2023.

Main duties of the job

Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs

Chronic Disease management including data recording and patient education for asthma/COPD, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Management of diabetic patients including regular reviews, annual foot checks, patient education and liaison with other members of the healthcare team e.g. GPs, dietician. Experience in this area would be desirable but not essential as appropriate training can be given.

Travel medicine and immunisation of adults and children.

Health screening including new patient checks, NHS Health checks, BP checks and urinalysis following agreed protocols, referring to GPs as necessary.

Smoking cessation and other lifestyle advice.

Venepuncture.

Please see Job Description for full information.

About us

We are an expanding GP Practice with over 27,000 patients in south east Northumberland. We offer diverse services both holistically and clinically to offer our patients the best all round healthcare.

Railway Medical Group believes that the wellbeing of our team is as important as the patients. We actively promote a positive working environment and encourage open and honest communication.

Our mission statement

We will care for and respect our patients throughout their lives, whether they are acutely unwell, to help them prevent disease or to manage their long term conditions. We will support and respect our patients and colleagues and we will use NHS resources wisely.