Practice Nurse

Integrated Care System; Aspatria; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A friendly and innovative training practice in Aspatria is seeking an experienced Practice Nurse to join their team following a retirement. The role includes overseeing various clinical areas, managing patient care, and implementing evidence-based practices. The practice supports continuous professional development and offers a dynamic work environment with excellent administrative support.

Benefits

6 weeks of annual leave

Study leave

Job share considered

Daily team huddle

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with nursing experience and relevant qualifications.
• Experience in primary care settings and working autonomously.
• Knowledge of quality initiatives and clinical practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage long-term conditions and deliver effective nursing services.
• Responsible for health promotion, infection control, and chronic disease management.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support patient care.

Skills

Infection prevention and control

Chronic disease management

Women's health

Wound care

Venepuncture

Education

Qualified Nurse registered with the NMC

Mentor or teaching qualification

Post graduate diploma or degree in Chronic Disease Management

Family planning qualification

Job description

We are a friendly, approachable, innovative,training Practice in Aspatria (7200 patients) looking for an enthusiastic,motivated, experienced Practice Nurse to join our team due to retirement.

We offer;

6 weeks of annual leave,

Study leave

Job share considered

Daily team huddle

Main duties of the job

The Practice offers a variety of appointmentsand clinics including Sexual Health, minor injuries, minor surgery, jointinjections, childhood immunisations, spirometry, long term condition monitoring,as well as general Nursing and clinician appointments. Special interests andpersonal development are welcomed and encouraged.

We would prefer a nurse with respiratory qualifications, or who is willing to train in this area.

About us

Our team includes 4 Practice Nurses, 2 HCAs, 4 Partners (3 GPs 1 ANP), 3salaried GPs,1 GP Retainers, a first contact Physiotherapist and a Pharmacist. We have fantastic administrative support and a dynamic management team.We use Emis web, are high QOF achievers and were rated good by CQC in 2019.

Job responsibilities

To be responsible for the implementation of processes for theeffective management of patients with long-term conditions using evidence-basedpractice including care for elderly and housebound patients.

Working as a member of the practice multidisciplinary team,the post holder will ensure nursing services are delivered effectively to theentitled patient population.

The Practice Nurse will be responsible for a number of clinicalareas such as infectionprevention and control, health promotion, chronicdisease management, health promotion, well women and well man clinics, as wellas actively supporting the practice management team in the reviewing anddelivery of clinical policy and procedure.

This organisation must ensure that the post holder hasaccess to appropriate clinical supervision and an appropriate named individualin the organisation to provide general advice and support on a day-to-daybasis.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualified Nurse and registered with the NMC.
• Person specification Practice Nurse
• Qualifications Essential Desirable
• Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
• Mentor or teaching qualification
• Post graduate diploma or degree (Chronic Disease Management)
• Family planning qualification
• Experience Essential Desirable
• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of working autonomously
• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
• Experience of infection prevention and control measures
• Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
• Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking
• Clinical knowledge and skills
• Clinical knowledge in the following:
• Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• New patient medicals
• Immunisations -routine, childhood and travel
• Women's health -cervical cytology, contraception, etc.
• Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly

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.