Lead Practice Nurse: Diabetes Care & Prescribing

The Methodist Church in Britain; Sale; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Boundary House Medical Centre is recruiting a full-time Practice Nurse in Sale. The role focuses on assessment, screening, treatment and health education, and leads the practice nursing service with delegated duties to the nursing and HCA team.

You will take a lead role in diabetes care, with scope for nurse prescribing, immunisations and chronic disease management. Applicants need NMC registration and at least one year of primary care experience.

Qualifications

• Nurse Prescriber qualification required.
• NMC registration is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, screening and treatment services with health education advice.
• Organise and coordinate the practice nursing service, delegating duties to nursing and HCA staff as appropriate.
• Provide nursing treatments in participation with GPs or independently, within agreed protocols.
• Provide general and specific health screenings, referring to GPs as necessary.
• Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments.
• Lead on diabetes, including review, management and patient education.
• Carry out clinical areas where appropriately trained: chronic disease management, nurse prescribing, asthma and hypertension care, annual reviews, cytology, immunisations, contraception and HRT, and NHS-covered travel.
• Request pathology tests, collect, store and despatch specimens, and perform investigatory procedures requested by GPs.
• Get involved in infection control, with administrative support.
• Maintain treatment room supplies, equipment and stock levels.
• Record consultations accurately on the clinical system, complete documentation and collect statistical information.
• Take part in practice meetings, research projects and the development of protocols and policy.

Education

Nurse Prescriber

Job description

Boundary House Medical Centre is recruiting a full-time Practice Nurse in Sale. The role focuses on assessment, screening, treatment and health education, and leads the practice nursing service with delegated duties to the nursing and HCA team.

You will take a lead role in diabetes care, with scope for nurse prescribing, immunisations and chronic disease management. Applicants need NMC registration and at least one year of primary care experience.