Practice Nurse

Job summary

Silverdale Practice & The Avenue Surgery

We are looking for a forward thinking, conscientious, experienced and compassionate Nurse to join our nursing team. You will be registered with NMC and have had experience of working within a GP Practice or PCN setting and will be highly motivated and dynamic. There is the opportunity to develop within the role and the Practice would support a management training programme to take on a Lead role

You will be a fully qualified nurse with an up-to-date NMC registration and evidence of continuing professional development.

Job type: Permanent

Hours:34 hours per week (non-working day Friday)

Salary range:£35,00 to £48,000 dependent upon experience (pro rata)

Closing date for applications is Friday 14th July

Main duties of the job

Scope & main responsibilities:

a.To assess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of healthcare is appropriate, incorporating evidence-based practice. To develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes

b.To implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients that promote health and wellbeing

c.To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health

d.As required, to provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF

e.Diabetes experience is desirable or willingness to study towardsthis.

f.Work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC

g.Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.

h.Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality.

i.To be able to perform all practice nurse responsibilities such as childhood immunisations and cytology

About us

About the Practice

We are a two site practice based in the heart of Burgess Hill, West Sussex.We provide GMS to a registered list of 13,600 patients.We have a team of 5 Partners, 7 associate GPs, a paramedic practitioner, clinical pharmacist, care coordinators, social prescribers, an experienced nurse team including 3 nurses and 3 HCAs and a very experienced and compassionate reception team.We have an experienced senior management team, led by our Practice Manager and we use EMIS clinical system, AccuRx and eConsults.

We are a member practice of the Burgess Hill Villages Primary Care Network, along with three other local practices.We strive to provide the highest level of clinically safe and sustainable service to our patients whilst enabling our practice team to flourish within a supportive and family-friendly environment.We utilise technology to improve our processes and embrace change where it can demonstrate better outcomes for our patients and team.