Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a Practice Nurse to join our friendly and expanding nursing team at Holmes Chapel Health Centre. We are looking for a Practice Nurse with experience in Respiratory Medicine.
General Practice experience is required for this role.
Undertaking general practice nurse duties would be included, such as treatment room and chronic disease monitoring.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for review of our respiratory patients with Asthma and COPD. You will undertake their annual reviews, undertake Spirometry interpretation and advise on their medication.
Non-medical prescriber qualification would be advantageous but not essential.
Involvement in one late surgery per week until 8pm is part of the role.
About us
We are an expanding health centre with 13000 patients and growing. We currently have 3 ANP's, 3 practice nurses, 2 health care assistants. We are recruiting for another Practice Nurse as a new role to join the team.
We have 5 partners, and three salaried GP's. We are a training practice, and train medical students, nursing students, F1 posts and GP trainees.
We are part of the Congleton and Holmes Chapel PCN and have a full range of Medical Professionals working at the practice including Clinical Pharmacist, Paramedics, FCP, Mental Health Practitioners, Social Prescribers, Physio as well as a large and very supportive Non-clinical team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Experience in respiratory medicine is essential. You will be responsible for the asthma and COPD annual reviews. Interpretation of Spirometry is essential.
You will take part in helping the practice achieve the QOF points specifically in respiratory domains along with annual reviews of patients with learning disability and/or epilepsy. Experience in LD and epilepsy is not essential.
The role will include standard practice nurse duties including treatment room, chronic disease monitoring, smear training advantageous but not essential, childhood immunisation also not essential but would be welcomed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Experience in respiratory medicine is essential. You will be responsible for the asthma and COPD annual reviews. Interpretation of Spirometry is essential.
You will take part in helping the practice achieve the QOF points specifically in respiratory domains along with annual reviews of patients with learning disability and/or epilepsy. Experience in LD and epilepsy is not essential.
The role will include standard practice nurse duties including treatment room, chronic disease monitoring, smear training advantageous but not essential, childhood immunisation also not essential but would be welcomed.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a nursing team, and wider MDT
- Experience of patients with respiratory conditions.
- Experience as a Practice Nurse in General Practice
Qualifications
Essential
- Nurse registration with NMC
- Experience in respiratory medicine
Desirable
- Qualified in Phlebotomy/childhood immunisations and cervical screening would be advantageous but not essential.
- Non- medical prescriber qualification.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a nursing team, and wider MDT
- Experience of patients with respiratory conditions.
- Experience as a Practice Nurse in General Practice
Qualifications
Essential
- Nurse registration with NMC
- Experience in respiratory medicine
Desirable
- Qualified in Phlebotomy/childhood immunisations and cervical screening would be advantageous but not essential.
- Non- medical prescriber 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
