Clinical Practice Nurse

Kilrea Health Centre; Kilrea; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facility in Kilrea is seeking a Clinical Practice Nurse to deliver high-quality, patient-centred nursing care. This role involves assessing and managing a broad range of acute and chronic conditions, alongside opportunities for professional development in advanced practice. Candidates should have a BSc Hons Nursing and a minimum of two years’ experience. Competitive benefits and community impact included.

Benefits

Support towards V300 non-medical prescribing

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years’ post-registration experience.
• Live on the NMC register.
• Experience in general practice or community preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage patients with minor illnesses and chronic conditions.
• Promote primary prevention and health screening.
• Maintain and update electronic records.
• Supervise student nurses and assistants when required.
• Provide clinical leadership and collaborate with multi-professional teams.

Skills

BSc Hons Nursing

Specialist practice and/or V300 prescribing

Proficient in physical assessment

Chronic disease management

Wound care

Immunisations

Health education

Education

BSc Hons Nursing or equivalent

Job description

Clinical Practice Nurse. As a member of our multidisciplinary team, you will deliver high-quality, patient-centred nursing care to individuals and families registered at Kilrea Health Centre. Working both autonomously and collaboratively, you will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care for a broad range of acute and chronic conditions, while promoting health and wellbeing across our community. The role offers opportunities for professional development (including support towards V300 non-medical prescribing and specialist practice qualifications) and the potential to progress toward an advanced nurse practitioner pathway role.

Responsibilities

• Assessing and managing patients with minor illnesses and chronic conditions and promoting primary prevention and health screening (e.g., cervical smears, mammography, abdominal aortic aneurysm screening).
• Working autonomously within the MDT using clinical judgement to manage unpredictable events and acute illnesses.
• Maintaining and updating electronic records (immunisations, blood pressure, health checks) and inputting significant medical conditions from hospital discharge letters.
• Participation in continuing professional development (CPD) meetings.
• Supervision of student nurses and healthcare assistants when required.
• Upholding patient safety, including first aid, emergency response, proper storage and disposal of medical materials, and incident reporting.
• Promoting professionalism, auditing practice and engaging in service development and training.
• Have or a willingness to undertake further education V300 prescribing and/or specialist practice.
• Work autonomously within a wider healthcare team and across organisational boundaries to improve health outcomes.
• Demonstrate advanced communication skills and manage entire episodes of care, including follow-up.
• Provide clinical leadership, collaborate with multi-professional teams, develop governance systems and participate in service development.

Skills and Qualifications

• BSc Hons Nursing or equivalent. Live on the NMC register.
• Specialist practice and/or V300 prescribing.
• Proficient in physical assessment, chronic disease management, wound care, immunisations and health education.
• Minimum of two years’ post-registration experience, preferably in general practice or community.