Practice Nurse

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

Job summary

The NHS is seeking an experienced Practice Nurse to join a vibrant teaching practice. The role involves managing chronic conditions, implementing health promotion programmes, and providing holistic patient care. Candidates need to be registered nurses with relevant qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

• Must be a certified Registered Nurse.
• Current registration with the NMC and relevant professional body.
• Experience as a Practice Nurse is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement health promotion and well-being programmes.
• Manage patients with chronic conditions, providing expert advice.
• Provide wound care and specialist clinics.

Skills

Health promotion

Patient management

Wound care

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Practice Nurse.

We have a great opportunity for an enthusiastic Nurse to joinour large, vibrant, and friendly teaching Practice. We arelooking for the right person to join our Nursing team that includes aNurse Manager, Practice Nurses, HCAs and Phlebotomists.

We pride ourselves on delivering high quality holistic care to ourpatient population and have a culture in learning and teaching in all we do. We are looking for a forward thinking Nurse.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will have the experience and qualifications to advise patients in health prevention, carrying out screening and early management of long term health conditions.

The successful candidate must:

• Be a certified Registered Nurse
• Have a current registration with the NMC
• Be registered with the relevant professional body

About us

We are a large training practice with teams comprising of clinical and non clinical staff, with the experience and knowledge to support the Practice. We have weekly clinical meetings, regular supervision sessions for our staff who are still learning/training.

We would encourage anyone interested in the role to contact the Nurse Manager [e-mail] for a visit or informal chat.

Job responsibilities

Develop,implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes

Manage patientspresenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providingsubject matter expert advice to patients

Implement andevaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients

Identify,manage and support patients as risk of developing long-term conditions,preventing adverse effects on the patients health

Provide woundcare (ulcer /Doppler etc.) to patients

Providespecialist clinics such as contraception

Undertake the collectionof pathological specimens

Requestpathology services as necessary

Process andinterpret pathology and other test results as required

Provide chronicdisease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients tosecondary / specialist care as required

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse

Experience

• Experienced Practice Nurse

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.