Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description

Post Title: Practice Nurse

Hours: Up to full-time hours available (flexible working considered)

Salary: Competitive, dependent on skills, qualifications, and experience

Responsible to: Lead Nurse / Partners

Location: Queen Square Medical Practice (Lancaster & Caton sites)

Qualifications: Registered General Nurse (RGN)

To provide high-quality nursing care, health promotion, and chronic disease management within the practice, working as part of the Primary Health Care Team. The post-holder will support patients in managing their health, promote wellbeing, and help prevent illness, in line with practice protocols, current evidence-based guidelines, and the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

Undertake holistic assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care.

Provide chronic disease management clinics (e.g. Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Hypertension, CHD, Epilepsy, Mental Health, Rheumatoid Arthritis).

Deliver immunisations and vaccinations (childhood, adult, seasonal, and travel).

Perform cervical cytology screening in line with national guidelines.

Provide wound care, dressings, suture removal, and management of minor injuries.

Conduct health screening and health checks (e.g. new patient checks, NHS health checks, vascular risk assessments).

Support patients with long-term conditions, encouraging self-management and lifestyle change.

Assist GPs with minor surgery procedures when required.

Carry out diagnostic tests and monitoring (e.g. ECGs, peak flow, spirometry, blood glucose, INR).

Deliver travel health advice and vaccinations, supporting the practice travel clinic.

Provide contraceptive and sexual health advice within scope of practice.

Identify mental health concerns and signpost or refer to appropriate services.

Maintain accurate and timely patient records, both written and electronic.

Ensure confidentiality at all times.

Work collaboratively with colleagues across the multidisciplinary team.

Maintain professional registration and participate in revalidation.

Engage in regular clinical supervision, audits, and reflective practice.

Participate in clinical governance, quality improvement, and achieving QOF/IIF targets.

Take responsibility for ongoing professional development in line with NMC and practice requirements.

Support, mentor, and supervise Health Care Assistants (HCAs).

Contribute to service development and implementation of new protocols.

Share responsibility for stock management, vaccine storage, and infection control.

Participate actively in practice meetings and training sessions.

Assist in maintaining registers for chronic disease management and recall systems.

Record all clinical activity accurately on the clinical system (EMIS Web).

Work within Health & Safety and infection control policies.

Contribute to the smooth day-to-day running of treatment rooms and clinics.

Provide cover for nursing colleagues and HCAs during absences where possible.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 2 years post-registration nursing experience

Desirable

• Previous experience in primary care; Experience running chronic disease management clinics

Qualifications

Essential

• Essential - RGN (1st level registration)

Desirable

• Desirable - Specialist Nursing Degree or equivalent; Postgraduate qualifications in chronic disease management

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

Queen Square Medical Practice

Address

2 Queen Square

Lancaster

Lancashire

LA1 1RP

Employer's website

https://www.queensquare.org/ (Opens in a new tab)