Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION PRACTICE NURSE August 2025
Reporting to: Lead Nurse/The
Partners (clinically), Practice manager (Administratively)
Accountable to: Practice Manager and partners
Hours of work: Full time (Negotiable)
Contract type: Established
Role summary: Provide
care to the practice patients, to include treatment, preventative care, screening,
and patient education.
Location: Farrow
Medical Centre
177 Otley Road, Bradford, BD3 0HX
Annual
leave: Previous NHS service will be honoured.
Salary: Dependant
of experience
Job
responsibilities:
Essential
Skills
Must be able to perform and interpret
spirometry.
Must be able to diagnose asthma and COPD
Up to date training for vaccinations and
immunisations. To include B12, Depo-Provera and other depo medications.
Wound care and management. Removal of sutures
and staples.
Venepuncture.
Must be willing to undertake visits to
housebound patients
Diabetes care and reviews.
Hypertension reviews
CHD care and reviews.
Female health and contraception reviews.
Cervical screening.
Ear syringing.
Learning disability health checks.
Mental health checks.
Providing
assessment, screening and treatment services and health education advice
Organise and co-ordinate the provision of nursing services for the
practice, including management of patients with Long Term Conditions,
vaccination and immunisations, cervical screening, general treatment room
duties and any other duties as required by the practice within your
professional competencies.
Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral
to GPs as necessary.
Supplies
and equipment treatment room and other areas
Ensure the maintenance of equipment and stock levels relating to patient
care.
Pathological
specimens and investigatory procedures
Following appropriate training, undertake the collection, storage and
despatch of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs,
smears etc. and ensure the cleanliness of any equipment used. Perform any investigatory procedures
requested by the clinicians.
