Practice Nurse ARRS, Harness North PCN

Job responsibilities

• Deliver and evaluate a wide range of health interventions to meet patients health and social care needs.
• Promote health and well-being through individualised, person-centred care plans, especially for patients with or at risk of long-term conditions.
• Manage and treat long-term conditions (e.g., asthma, COPD, diabetes, hypertension) in line with national and local policies, including running dedicated clinics and reviews.
• Conduct NHS health checks for new patient registrations and provide general and specific health screenings and assessments.
• Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness using evidence-based practice and national protocols, supporting patient adherence to treatments.
• Triage and prioritise health problems, intervening appropriately in complex, urgent, or emergency situations, including initiating emergency care.
• Support and manage womens health needs, including family planning and cervical cytology consultations.
• Implement and participate in adult and child vaccination and immunisation programmes, including travel vaccinations.
• Provide wound care and perform appropriate tests such as blood samples, swabs, smears, ECGs and 24-hour blood pressure monitoring.
• Advise and educate patients on general health care, maintaining a collaborative, supportive and holistic approach at all times.
• Participate in patient education sessions, local health campaigns and collaborate with patient participation groups to improve health outcomes.

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, dressings and wound care
• Experience of working in General Practice using EMIS clinical system

Desirable

• Experience with specific patient groups (e.g. elderly, children, mental health)
• Specialist training (e.g. diabetes, asthma, travel health)
• Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience in triage

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Effective time management
• Ability to work as a team and autonomously
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure

Qualifications

Essential

• A relevant nursing degree and post qualification experience in a General Practice setting
• Current NMC registration with an active PIN
• Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course (General Practice Nurse Foundation Programme) or equivalent experience or qualifications.

Values & Behaviour

Essential

• Compassionate, empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work as well as valuing the dignity of our patients, relatives, carers and colleagues

Knowledge

Essential

• Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and NHS
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance

Desirable

• Knowledge of Quality and Outcomes Framework
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
• Knowledge of health-promotion strategies

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).