General Practice Nurse

NHS; Halesowen; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is looking for a dedicated General Practice Nurse to enhance their dynamic nursing team. This role involves providing comprehensive patient care, including child immunisations, chronic disease management, and cervical screening. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills, a commitment to professional development, and a passion for patient care. Join a supportive environment where you will work alongside experienced professionals and contribute to the health and wellbeing of the community. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a friendly and collaborative setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience required.
• Strong understanding of professional accountability and clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous patient care in line with clinical guidelines.
• Conduct chronic disease management clinics and perform screenings.

Skills

General Practice Nursing

Child Immunisations

Cervical Screening

Chronic Disease Management

Respiratory Management

Palliative Care

Communication Skills

Time Management

Analytical Skills

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

Membership of a Professional Body (NMC)

Evidence of Recent Training

Tools

EMIS

DOCMAN 10

Accurx

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated General Practice Nurse to join our dedicated nursing team. The ideal candidate will have expertise across all areas of General Practice Nursing, including child immunisations, cervical screening, travel vaccinations, and chronic disease management. Experience in respiratory management and palliative care would be a valuable asset.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities in Detail

• Autonomous patient care in line with clinical guidelines, protocols, PGDs, and PSDs.
• Wound assessment and management, ensuring appropriate dressing treatments.
• Conducting chronic disease management clinics (Diabetes, Asthma, COPD).
• Cervical screening and cytology.
• Performing investigations such as swabs, urinalysis, venepuncture, capillary blood testing, and BP measurement.
• Providing care under Local Enhanced and Direct Enhanced Service contracts.
• Childhood immunisations, flu vaccinations, and travel vaccination clinics.
• Adhering to infection control policies and ensuring a safe clinical environment.
• Promptly assessing patient concerns and making necessary referrals.
• Recognising and reporting safeguarding concerns for both adults and children.
• Providing support and training to nursing team members, medical students, and GP registrars.
• Adhering to CQC protocols, information governance policies, and best practice guidelines.
• Participating in mandatory training and continuous professional development.
• Covering for team members during sickness and annual leave.

About us

The Feldon Practice is a dynamic, well-established, friendly training practice looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, highly motivated and flexible Salaried GP to join our team 6 sessions per week.

We are based across two sites, Hawne Lane and Feldon Lane Surgery both sites local to Halesowen town centre.

Our team cares for approximately 9,450 patients and consists of 3 Partners, 3 salaried GPs, 4 Practice Nurses, and 1 HCA. We are also a training practice for GP Registrars. We have an excellent team of administration/reception staff who offer support and assistance to both our clinical team and our patients. We are a friendly, supportive, approachable team. We are a teaching practice for the University of Birmingham and support portfolio career choices.

We are part of the Halesowen PCN, so have a range of PCN services to help support our population's health and wellbeing needs.

Job responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated General Practice Nurse to join our dedicated nursing team. The ideal candidate will have expertise across all areas of General Practice Nursing, including child immunisations, cervical screening, travel vaccinations, and chronic disease management. Experience in respiratory management and palliative care would be a valuable asset.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Qualification.
• Membership of a professional body (NMC).
• Evidence of recent training.
• Evidence of continuous academic development.

Experience

• Understanding of professional accountability.
• Experience working within a nursing team.
• Wound care management proficiency.
• Competency in cervical screening.
• Experience managing chronic diseases (Diabetes, Asthma, COPD).
• Previous Primary Care experience.
• Awareness of clinical governance.
• Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience.
• Advanced chronic disease management expertise (Asthma, COPD, Diabetes).
• Palliative care.
• Experience using IT systems (EMIS, DOCMAN 10, Accurx).

Skills and Attributes

• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent time management and ability to work to deadlines.
• Effective negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills.

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.