Practice Nurse

Job responsibilities

Job Summary:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and compassionate Practice Nurse to join our friendly, high performing team. We are seeking someone with recent experience working within General Practice, confident in delivering core treatment room skills and chronic disease management. We hope to find someone with a specific interest in diabetes. You will play a key role in delivering high-quality patient care to support the smooth operation of our busy primary care environment. The successful candidate will be patient centred, proactive, and able to work both independently and as part of a wider multidisciplinary team. Main duties will include:

Provide general treatment room services including wound management, dressings, cervical screening, and immunisations (adult, childhood and travel)

Deliver chronic disease management reviews (e.g., diabetes, asthma, hypertension, COPD, CHD)

Implement and evaluate evidence-based treatment plans

Identify and manage patients at risk of long-term conditions

Assist GPs with minor procedures when required

Maintain accurate clinical records using System One

Provide opportunistic health promotion and lifestyle support

Contribute to Infection Prevention & Control processes and audits

Work within PGDs and practice policies

Participate in shared learning, audit activity, and continuous improvement

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional. Conduct (2002) and The Scope of Professional Practice (1992).
• 12 months experience of working in Primary Care.
• Experience managing long-term conditions.
• Experience of working autonomously.
• Experience of a clinical system e.g. TPP SystmOne or EMIS
• Experience of Microsoft Office software.
• Experience delivering structured long-term care.

Desirable

• Knowledge of issues affecting General Practice.
• Experience of QOF and chronic disease management templates.
• Experience using System On.e
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies.

Qualities & Attributes

Essential

• A demonstrable commitment to professional development.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Flexible approach to working hours.
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality.
• Ability to manage own time effectively and efficiently.
• A smart, confident and respectful manner.
• Ability to perform well under pressure.
• Ability to use own initiative.
• Ability to work as part of an integrate multi-skilled team.
• Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities.
• Commitment to high levels of accuracy and contemporaneous data entry into patient medical records.
• Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense.

Skills

Essential

• Able to communicate complex strands of information to patients at an appropriate level of understanding
• Ability to demonstrate empathy
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Respond to verbal and non-verbal communication cues from patients and take appropriate action
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration.
• Recognised qualification in Diabetes or equivalent training certificates.
• Demonstrable experience in managing diabetes patients.

Desirable

• Recognised post registration qualification.
• Recognised cervical screening qualification.
• Independent Nurse Prescriber (V300).
• Assesor/Supervisor qualification.
• INR training certificate.
• Travel health training certificate.
• Spirometry ARTP qualification.

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).