General Practice Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Bedlington; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lakes Medical Practice is seeking a General Practice Nurse to provide comprehensive nursing care across all ages in a busy primary care setting. The role focuses on long-term condition management, vaccinations, health promotion and screening, with opportunities to mentor staff and contribute to quality improvement.

You will work with GPs and the multidisciplinary team, delivering patient-centred care and supporting education and professional development within the practice.

Qualifications

• Registered first level nurse.
• Relevant nursing or health degree.
• Clinical supervision training and experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage long-term conditions through individual treatment plans and review medications.
• Run nurse-led clinics and treat minor illnesses and injuries.
• Deliver health promotion, preventive care and self-care support.
• Implement vaccination and immunisation programmes for adults and children.
• Support women for family planning and cervical cytology consultations.
• Provide opportunistic wound care.
• Recognise and refer patients with mental health needs.
• Collaborate with GPs and the multidisciplinary team on delegated tasks.
• Apply infection control and safe storage of records, including controlled drugs.
• Maintain accurate patient records and participate in audits and governance.
• Mentor junior staff and students and support colleagues' development.
• Participate in complaints management and safeguarding.

Skills

Long-term condition management

Health policy knowledge

Clinical leadership

Written & verbal communication

Teaching & mentorship

IT skills

Education

Registered nurse (first level)

Nursing or health degree

Clinical supervision training/experience

Job description

The Lakes Medical Practice is recruiting a General Practice Nurse to deliver nursing care across all ages in a busy primary care setting. The work centres on managing long-term conditions, health promotion, vaccination and screening, and treating minor illnesses and injuries, often through nurse-led clinics. The post also includes working with GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team, contributing to quality improvement and mentoring junior staff and students. Applicants need a registered first level nurse qualification and NMC registration.

What the job involves

• Manage long-term conditions through individual treatment plans, including reviewing medication for effectiveness
• Run nurse-led clinics and deliver treatment for minor illnesses and injuries
• Deliver health promotion, preventative care and self-care support
• Implement vaccination and immunisation programmes for adults and children
• Support women presenting for family planning and cervical cytology consultations
• Provide opportunistic wound care
• Recognise, assess and refer patients with mental health needs
• Work with GPs, the doctor team and external professionals on delegated tasks and shared care
• Apply infection control and manage safe storage, disposal and controlled drug records
• Keep accurate, contemporaneous patient records and take part in audit and quality governance
• Mentor junior staff and students and support colleagues' development
• Take part in complaints management, incident learning and safeguarding

Qualifications

• Registered first level nurse
• Relevant nursing or health degree
• Clinical supervision training and experience

Registration & licences

• NMC registration

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of managing long-term conditions and health promotion strategies
• Knowledge of local and national health policy, wider health economy, clinical governance and patient group directions
• Clinical leadership and change management skills, including supporting lifestyle change
• Written and verbal communication, including delivering difficult messages to patients and families
• Ability to provide teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
• IT skills

Other

• Self-directed practitioner
• Highly motivated
• Flexible, enthusiastic team player
• Ability to work across boundaries
• Negotiation and conflict management skills

Nice to have

• Experience in diabetes management
• Knowledge of current diabetic management
• Independent or supplementary nurse prescribing qualification

What’s offered

• Continuous professional development
• Training opportunities and career progression
• Support for staff wellbeing and work-life balance