Job summary
Job role: Practice Nurse
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £14.50-£24 per hour depending on experience
Location: Westwood Road Surgery, Reading
Working hours: 20 hours per week over 3 days. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday - flexible with working hours
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
Experienced Practice Nurse with competency in long-term condition management.
Role involves managing long-term conditions and caring for elderly, frail, housebound, or care home patients.
Capable of managing:
Raised blood pressure, Cholesterol, Diabetes, Asthma, COPD care and EMIS experience required.
About us
We are a rapidly growing GP-led organisation with a mission to ensure that all patients haveaccess to comprehensive, coordinated and continuous care within a sustainable primary care system. We appreciate that our whole primary care system is struggling, which is causing a negative effect on patient care and staff happiness. We believe that we can turn this around by reimagining how primary care is delivered from the ground up by placing a focus on data insights, technology and clinical innovation. Ultimately, we want to improve patient access, patient experience and health outcomes to significantly increase the quality of care for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Long-Term Condition Management
- Lead and manage long-term conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma, COPD, and cholesterol management.
- Support quality improvement and assurance initiatives within the PCN.
General Practice Nursing Duties
- Conduct chronic disease management within the scope of expertise.
- Provide immunisations, including:
- Routine influenza, pneumococcal, shingles vaccinations.
- Infant immunisation and travel health care vaccinations.
- Carry out ECGs, venepuncture, urinalysis, and wound care (including ulcer management and suture removal).
- Mentor and supervise any new-to-practice nurses, nursing associates, and HCAs.
- Work collaboratively with the wider practice team to enhance patient care.
- Promote public health and screening programs, including immunisations and cervical screening.
Clinical Governance & Compliance
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records.
- Ensure compliance with clinical protocols, including prescribing audits and reviews if qualified.
- Adhere to NMC revalidation requirements and practice within the NMC Code of Conduct.
- Follow infection control policies and ensure safe handling of specimens.
- Contribute to audits and service evaluations.
- Support the effective use of NHS resources and practice policies.
- Ensure the cleanliness and tidiness of nursing and treatment rooms.
- Maintain and clean clinical equipment.
- Monitor and order medical stock and vaccinations.
- Attend and contribute to practice meetings and training sessions.
Health & Safety Responsibilities
- Comply with national infection control standards and health and safety guidelines.
- Ensure safe handling, storage, and transport of specimens.
- Identify risks in work activities and take necessary precautions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Long-Term Condition Management
- Lead and manage long-term conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma, COPD, and cholesterol management.
- Support quality improvement and assurance initiatives within the PCN.
General Practice Nursing Duties
- Conduct chronic disease management within the scope of expertise.
- Provide immunisations, including:
- Routine influenza, pneumococcal, shingles vaccinations.
- Infant immunisation and travel health care vaccinations.
- Carry out ECGs, venepuncture, urinalysis, and wound care (including ulcer management and suture removal).
- Mentor and supervise any new-to-practice nurses, nursing associates, and HCAs.
- Work collaboratively with the wider practice team to enhance patient care.
- Promote public health and screening programs, including immunisations and cervical screening.
Clinical Governance & Compliance
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records.
- Ensure compliance with clinical protocols, including prescribing audits and reviews if qualified.
- Adhere to NMC revalidation requirements and practice within the NMC Code of Conduct.
- Follow infection control policies and ensure safe handling of specimens.
- Contribute to audits and service evaluations.
- Support the effective use of NHS resources and practice policies.
- Ensure the cleanliness and tidiness of nursing and treatment rooms.
- Maintain and clean clinical equipment.
- Monitor and order medical stock and vaccinations.
- Attend and contribute to practice meetings and training sessions.
Health & Safety Responsibilities
- Comply with national infection control standards and health and safety guidelines.
- Ensure safe handling, storage, and transport of specimens.
- Identify risks in work activities and take necessary precautions.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous primary care experience.
- Good level of communication skills both verbal and written which can be tailored to a wide range of stakeholders.
- Good level of ICT knowledge and skills.
- Good organisational skills and time management.
- Professional, calm and efficient manner.
- Self-motivated, can work well independently and within a team.
- Works safely and effectively when working autonomously and in conjunction with other health care professionals.
- Registered with the NMC and maintains revalidation in line with NMC requirements.
- Working at Registered Nurse Level Practice as described in the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous primary care experience.
- Good level of communication skills both verbal and written which can be tailored to a wide range of stakeholders.
- Good level of ICT knowledge and skills.
- Good organisational skills and time management.
- Professional, calm and efficient manner.
- Self-motivated, can work well independently and within a team.
- Works safely and effectively when working autonomously and in conjunction with other health care professionals.
- Registered with the NMC and maintains revalidation in line with NMC requirements.
- Working at Registered Nurse Level Practice as described in the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework.
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
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).