PRACTICE NURSE

Job summary

Prestige Medical Group is looking for an experienced and committed chronic disease nurse who will contribute positively to the Nurse team working dynamic and professionalism.

Independent in action but team-orientated, the role will suit an individual looking to have a voice in delivering care to our patient community.

Your experience might have been gained in a healthcare sector other than general practice.

We are looking for a minimum of 30 hrs/week. However, for the right candidate will consider a request to work any hours up to and including full time of 37.5hrs/week.

We are not an Agenda for Change employer but are guided by the bands and link pay to experience and qualifications. We seek a minimum of Band 6 level experience and are willing to offer an opportunity to a nurse with Band 7 qualifications. If this included Non-Medical Prescribing, then this would be a distinct advantage for candidates.

In return, you would work in a supportive environment that invests in its staff's future while caring for their today.

If this sounds like you then please submit your CV. We are looking to dynamically interview candidates throughout the process so please ensure you include contact details within your application

Main duties of the job

The role will include the practice nursing duties centring around health promotion, womens health and chronic disease management. As part of a large nursing team, a candidate with leadership potential will be considered for additional responsibility in overseeing the Nurse team in a Lead Nurse role.

The successful candidate would work within a team-based approach to the delivery of health care, would need good communication skills and good IT skills to embrace the changes to how we consult with patients.

About us

Our multi-disciplinary service offer to 16000 patients in Burnley, includes a team of 49 members, including 6 GP partners and 6 other GPs, 1 Practice Pharmacist, 3 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, 1 Paramedic Practitioner, 2 Specialist Practitioners, 2 Practice Nurses, 1 Assistant Practitioner, 2 HCAs and 2 Phlebotomists and a highly skilled admin team. We are a long-established training practice andtrain GPs and support development roles in nursing, and have provided placements and employment opportunities to Physician Associates and Paramedics.

Continued professional development is at the heart of our health care delivery and we believe that the NHS requires us to deliver the most up-to-date and evidence-based clinical care.

Our organisation is focused on delivering the best care for our patients while ensuring that our team has all it needs to offer the best service on the NHS.

Our staff are very important to us. If we look after each other, we can look after our patients. This means that as well as experience and qualifications we are looking for the new member to be a good fit with us and to whom we can extend a very warm, supportive welcome.