GP Practice Nurse

NHS; Pudsey; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in England is looking for a qualified Practice Nurse to join their team. The role involves managing chronic diseases such as Diabetes and Asthma, administering vaccinations, and performing treatments. Ideal candidates will have experience in a GP practice and be registered with the NMC. This position offers opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified Registered Nurse with NMC registration.
• Experience in a GP practice managing long-term conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide chronic disease management for Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, and CHD/CVD.
• Administer adult and paediatric injections.
• Maintain disease registers and audit outcomes of care.

Skills

Chronic disease management

Cervical screening

Immunisations

Wound care

SystmOne experience

Education

Registered Nurse with current NMC registration

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

West Leeds Family Practice is recruiting a Practice Nurse to expand the team. Our surgery consists of 5 Partners 10 salaried GPs, 2 ANPs, 3 nurses and 5 HCAs. We are part of the West Leeds Primary Care Network and work closely with our neighbouring practices. We are located across 3 sites, are a teaching practice and host both medical and nursing students

We have 20k patients and are continuously expanding

We are a system 1 practice who are high achievers in QOF,DES, LES and all flu and vaccine services

Main duties of the job

To be fully proficient in Chronic disease management,vaccinations and immunisations, cervical screening, contraceptive reviews,wound care including compression, as well as other general treatment roomduties. It is not expected that the sucessful applicant has to be proficient in all these areas as support and training will be offered

About us

The nursing team is extremely close working and mutually supportive. We have a nurse educator who works both for the practice and the PCN. The successful applicant will be supported in growing their expertise and encouraged to have their say.

Job responsibilities

Provide Chronic disease management for Diabetes, COPD,Asthma, and CHD/CVD

Perform cervical screening and promote breast awareness

Administer adult and paediatric injections

Provide adult and child immunisations ensuring fullachievement of targets

Ensure safe storage, rotation, and disposal of vaccines anddrugs

Undertake venepuncture and electrocardiography

Undertake wound care/ management / dressing techniques

Provide advice on lifestyle issues, assisting and supportingpatients in changing their unhealthy behaviours and refer appropriately

Ensure that current evidence-based approaches to patientcare are standard practice

Apply infection control measures when collecting andhandling of laboratory specimens, disposing of waste materials, dealing withblood and body fluids spillages and report and treat sharps injuries

Audit outcomes of care against standards and initiate changeas necessary ensuring follow-up audit cycle

Maintain and update disease registers

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualified Registered Nurse with a current NMC registration
• Experience of working in a GP practice and managing long term conditions

Experience

• Car Driver
• Experience of working within SystmOne

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.