Practice Nurse

Health Care First Partnership

The closing date is 07 May 2025

Job summary

A great opportunity to drive clinical excellence within an innovative NHS GP practice.

We are recruiting a Practice Nurse to work alongside our established team to provide high class clinical care to our patient population.

As a vital member of our team, you will play a pivotal role providing and delivering prescribed programmes of patient care.

Main duties of the job

Day to Day Skills (depending on competency and training)

Venepuncture

Blood pressure monitoring

ECGs

Urinalysis

Swab taking

Cytology

Long Term Condition Reviews

Routine, travel and childhood immunisations

Contraception

Peak flow measurement

Spirometry

Nebulising

Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms

Maintenance and cleaning of general equipment including defibrillator and nebulisers

Ordering of Health Promotional Literature

Ordering of stock, as and when required

Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels, as and when required

There may be a requirement to undertake home visits

About us

Health Care First Partnership (HCF) is a partnership formed by a group of high-quality practices: Dr Bance & Partners, Ferrybridge Medical Centre, Queen Street Surgery and FMC Health Solutions Limited (t/a Park View Surgery). We came together to deliver modern services that are high quality and will meet the needs of our patients into the future.

HCF is a General Practice Partnership open to all patients living within our practice boundary within Methley, Castleford, Ferrybridge, Airedale, Normanton and surrounding villages. We work in partnership with our patients and our Patient Forum to provide medical care for our patients.

We are a Personal Medical Services (PMS) practice offering Primary Care Services for the diagnosis and prevention of disease. We help patients to manage their health and prevent illness. Our GPs assess, diagnose, treat and manage illness. They carry out screening for some diseases and promote general health and wellbeing. Our GPs act as a patients advocate, supporting and representing a patients best interests to ensure they receive the best and most appropriate health and/or social care.

The Practice has a current list size of 31,500 patients and we are part of the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (formerly NHS Wakefield Clinical Commissioning Group).

Date posted

17 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Compressed hours

Reference number

A1815-25-0005

Job locations

Pinfold Surgery

Pinfold Lane

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS26 9AA

Eastern Wakefield P C T

Welbeck Street

Castleford

West Yorkshire

WF10 1HB

Elizabeth Court Surgery

Elizabeth Drive

Castleford

West Yorkshire

WF10 3TG

Doctors Surgery

Queen Street

Normanton

West Yorkshire

WF6 2BU

8-10

High Street

Knottingley

West Yorkshire

WF11 8NQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification which is available in within the Supporting Information section.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification which is available in within the Supporting Information section.

Person Specification

Skills and Qualities

Essential

Good interpersonal skills, both oral and written
Evidence of problem solving and decision making skills
Good team player
Ability to be reflective, accept criticism and act constructively
Willingness to accept additional responsibilities
Negotiation and conflict management skills
Neat and well presented
Clarity of speech
Good health record
Punctual timekeeper and a positive role model
Ability to work core hours
Flexibility for cover
Ability to travel to meetings

Experience

Essential

Relevant experience of working within a primary care or and community-based environment
Insight and understanding of current NHS issues in nursing and the NHS
Interest and basic knowledge in long-term conditions
Demonstrate an understanding of audit
Compiling procedures and clinical guidelines

Desirable

Computer skills

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse
Willingness to learn and acquire new skills
Recognised Diploma Qualifications for Long Term Condition Management (COPD, Asthma, Diabetes and Cardiovascular disease)
Basic Life Support
Cytology and Family Planning
Full NMC registration

Desirable

Mentor/teaching qualification
Recognised Infection Control qualification

Person Specification

Skills and Qualities

Essential

Good interpersonal skills, both oral and written
Evidence of problem solving and decision making skills
Good team player
Ability to be reflective, accept criticism and act constructively
Willingness to accept additional responsibilities
Negotiation and conflict management skills
Neat and well presented
Clarity of speech
Good health record
Punctual timekeeper and a positive role model
Ability to work core hours
Flexibility for cover
Ability to travel to meetings

Experience

Essential

Relevant experience of working within a primary care or and community-based environment
Insight and understanding of current NHS issues in nursing and the NHS
Interest and basic knowledge in long-term conditions
Demonstrate an understanding of audit
Compiling procedures and clinical guidelines

Desirable

Computer skills

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse
Willingness to learn and acquire new skills
Recognised Diploma Qualifications for Long Term Condition Management (COPD, Asthma, Diabetes and Cardiovascular disease)
Basic Life Support
Cytology and Family Planning
Full NMC registration

Desirable

Mentor/teaching qualification
Recognised Infection Control 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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Health Care First Partnership

Address

Pinfold Surgery

Pinfold Lane

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS26 9AA

Employer's website

https://www.healthcarefirst.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Health Care First Partnership

Address

Pinfold Surgery

Pinfold Lane

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS26 9AA

Employer's website

https://www.healthcarefirst.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of People

Sarah Hiscoe

sarah.hiscoe@nhs.net

Date posted

17 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Compressed hours

Reference number

A1815-25-0005

Job locations

Pinfold Surgery

Pinfold Lane

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS26 9AA

Eastern Wakefield P C T

Welbeck Street

Castleford

West Yorkshire

WF10 1HB

Elizabeth Court Surgery

Elizabeth Drive

Castleford

West Yorkshire

WF10 3TG

Doctors Surgery

Queen Street

Normanton

West Yorkshire

WF6 2BU

8-10

High Street

Knottingley

West Yorkshire

WF11 8NQ

Supporting documents

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