Practice Nurse

NHS; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health clinic in Blackburn is seeking a dedicated Practice Nurse to provide patient care and implement health programs. The ideal candidate will have experience in chronic disease management and be committed to delivering excellent patient care. This full-time role offers flexibility in working hours, with a focus on fostering a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with experience in chronic disease management.
• Experience in a primary care environment as a practice or community nurse.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement health promotion programs.
• Provide chronic disease clinics and routine nursing care.
• Lead infection control measures and vaccination programs.

Skills

Chronic disease management

Infection Control Leadership

Cervical screening

Patient communication

Education

Registered Nurse

Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)

Job description

We currently have a job opportunity at St Georges Surgery. You can join our team in the role of Practice Nurse. This position is fulltime, and you will be required to work Monday to Friday as well as coveringextended hours on a Monday evening. However, we are flexible for the rightperson and will consider applications for both part-time and full-timepositions.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate would be an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Practice Nurse who was ready to embrace change and innovation within this well-established and dedicated team. They will be highly motivated, committed to providing excellent patient care and have experience of Practice Nursing in a Primary Care setting.Roles will include chronic disease management, spirometry and interpretation, cervical screening, childhood immunisations and travel vaccinations.

About us

Ours is a clinical team of seven regular GPs (five ofwhom are partners), one Advanced Nurse Practitioner, one Practice Nurse, oneNurse Associate and one HCA. Theclinicians are well-supported with a full team of administrative and managementstaff.

We are a forward-looking practice that promotes thedevelopment of ARRS roles and to this end, we currently host a PhysiciansAssociate, two Clinical Pharmacists, one Pharmacy Technician and a MentalHealth Practitioner.

We value learning and development for the wholepractice, and we timetable several learning events and meetings through theyear. We train people in various stages of their careers, including medicalstudents, foundation year doctors and GP trainees.

We are working towards making effective use of digitalsystems to deliver the best possible care for our patients. If you would like to become part of thisforward-moving organisation, please apply using the contact details below.

Job responsibilities

PrimaryResponsibilities

• a.Develop, implement and embed health promotion andwell-being programmes
• b.Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans forchronic disease patients such as diabetes, CHD, COPD and Asthma
• c.Identify, manage and support patients as risk ofdeveloping long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patientshealth
• d.Provide routine nursing care to patients as required inaccordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
• e.Be the lead Practice Nurse for Infection Control
• g.Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
• h.Request pathology services as necessary
• i.Process pathology results as required
• j.Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient careas necessary, referring patients to secondary / specialist care as required
• k.Qualified and confident to perform cervical screening
• l.Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction withextant legislation
• m.Ensure read codes are used effectively
• n.To lead and support staff in managing and maintainingchronic disease registers and achieving QOF targets
• o.Develop, implement and embed well woman and man clinics
• p.Chaperone patients where necessary
• q.Ensure awareness of statutory and local clinicalprotection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms ofchild abuse.
• r.Assist GPs with minor surgery when required
• s.Be able to recognise and manage anaphylasxis according tocurrent UK guidelines
• t.Be able to perform Cardio-pumonary resuscitationgaccording to current UK guidelines
• u.Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
• v.Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
• w.Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting withmental health needs
• x.Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicinesor over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
• y.Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure thepatient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
• z.Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately(ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of theindividual)

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
• Experience of chronic disease management
• Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)

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.

Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Flexible working