General Practice Nurse

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider seeks a General Practice Nurse to join their team in Burton Latimer. Responsibilities include managing chronic diseases, delivering patient care, and promoting health. The ideal candidate is a registered nurse with experience in general practice and strong communication skills. This part-time position offers competitive pay and a supportive working environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with experience in general practice.
• Experience managing chronic diseases like diabetes and respiratory issues.
• Strong communication and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care including ECGs, blood tests, and immunisations.
• Promote health and wellbeing through education and support.
• Participate in achieving QOF targets.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Chronic disease management

Communication skills

Teamwork

IT skills

Job description

Job Summary

General Practice Nursing is a hugely rewarding area of nursing. You will help people to manage their own conditions, such as asthma, diabetes, or cardiovascular disease. You will help them to stay well and promote healthy lifestyles whilst also assessing, screening, and treating people from small children to the elderly.

We are looking for a General Practice Nurse to join our dynamic forward‑thinking team. You must hold a valid NMC PIN and already be a registered general nurse. We are particularly interested in applicants with an interest in chronic disease management.

About Us

We are a large, friendly practice in the thriving community of Burton Latimer, a small town just a few miles outside of Kettering. We are a 6 GP partnership with a list size of over 14,000 patients.

Pay Scheme

Salary: Depending on experience Competitive. Contract: Permanent. Working pattern: Part‑time. Reference number: A0816‑25‑0003.

Job Locations

• Higham Road
• Burton Latimer
• Kettering
• Northamptonshire
• NN15 5PU

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Work as part of the practice multidisciplinary team delivering care which will include ECGs, pessary changes, dressings, blood tests, suture removal, coil removal, leg ulcer management, offer contraceptive advice, cervical smears, immunisations, flu and COVID vaccinations.
• Manage patients with learning disabilities and carry out annual reviews.
• Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective, remains within boundaries of competence and acknowledges limitations.
• Promote health and wellbeing through health promotion, health education and therapeutic communication.
• Actively participate in achieving QOF targets and carrying out long‑term condition reviews.
• Provide concise, timely documentation in the clinical system.
• Participate in the local COVID‑19 immunisation programme.
• Be flexible to the needs of the service in an ever‑changing healthcare environment.
• Manage own workload in general practice, respond effectively to patient need while prioritising workload.

Administration and Professional Responsibilities

• Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.
• Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patient’s notes.
• Maintain the clinical computer system, record accurate details using templates where appropriate.
• Complete all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice.
• Collect and maintain statistical information required for regular and ad‑hoc reports and audit.
• Attend and participate in practice meetings as required.
• Participate in practice audits.

Training and Personal Development

• Actively promote the workplace as a good learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice.
• Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the practice.
• Maintain continued education by attending courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development, ensuring revalidation requirements are met.
• Provide full training if the role expands to include additional responsibilities.
• Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan.

Liaison

• Work with Kettering and South West Rural Primary Care Network (PCN) staff including social prescribers, clinical pharmacists, physiotherapists and the PCN manager.
• Collaborate with reception and office staff to ensure smooth running of the practice.
• Liaise and refer to secondary care where deemed necessary.

Meetings

• Attend and contribute to various practice meetings as requested.

Confidentiality

• Respect patients’ privacy, maintaining strict confidentiality of all sensitive information gathered in the course of treatment.
• Maintain confidentiality of information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, and the practice’s business activities.
• Disclose such information only to authorised persons in accordance with practice policies and procedures.

Health & Safety

• Manage own and others’ health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice policy.
• Use personal security systems according to guidelines.
• Adhere to national standards of infection control, cleanliness and regulatory requirements.
• Correctly manage specimen processes, including collection, labelling, handling, storage and transport.
• Keep work areas clean, sterile and identify hazards and risks.
• Undergo periodic infection control training (minimum annually).
• Follow spillage control procedures.

Equality And Diversity

• Support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues in accordance with practice procedures and current legislation.
• Respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of all individuals.
• Behave in a welcoming, non‑judgmental manner.

Personal/Professional Development

• Participate in annual performance reviews and maintain a record of personal and professional development.
• Demonstate responsibility for own learning and performance and support others in similar roles.

Quality

• Alert team members to quality and risk issues.
• Assess own performance and take accountability for actions.
• Contribute to team effectiveness through reflection and suggestion of improvements.
• Effectively manage time, workload and resources.

Communication

• Communicate effectively with team members.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
• Recognise and respond to alternative communication needs.

Person Specification

Essential

• Registered Nurse.
• Experience in general practice or awareness of the role of a general practice nurse.
• Experience of chronic disease management (including diabetes and respiratory).
• Enjoy working as part of a small team.
• Enthusiastic, flexible, excellent communication skills.
• Commitment to professional development.
• Experience of working autonomously.
• Effective time management.
• Strong IT skills.
• Clear, polite telephone manner.
• Motivated, forward thinker.

Desirable

• Experience with learning disabilities, mental health, respiratory illnesses.
• Experience of practicing as a community nurse.
• Family planning qualification.
• Mentor or teaching qualification.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offences Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer Details

Burton Latimer Medical Centre
Higham Road, Burton Latimer, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 5PU
Website: https://www.burtonlatimermedicalcentre.co.uk/