Practice Nurse

Northgate plc; Chester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Northgate Village Surgery is seeking a dedicated Practice Nurse to join our friendly team in Chester. The role involves autonomous work delivering high-quality care, managing chronic conditions, immunisations, wound care, and cervical screening, while contributing to health promotion and patient safety.

You will work as part of a supportive clinical team, with opportunities to participate in quality improvement and the ongoing development of nursing services across the practice.

Qualifications

• Current nursing registration with the NMC.
• Experience in primary care and chronic disease management.
• Experience delivering immunisations, wound care and cervical screening.
• Ability to promote healthy lifestyle choices and perform health promotion activities.
• Experience using EMIS Web in a busy practice.

Responsibilities

• Chronic disease management for patient panels.
• Deliver adult and childhood immunisations.
• Provide wound care and cervical cytology where appropriate.
• Promote healthy lifestyle choices and preventive care.
• Support quality improvement initiatives and development of nursing services.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Chronic disease management

Immunisations

Wound care

Cervical cytology

Health promotion

EMIS Web

Tools

EMIS Web

Job description

Are you a dedicated Registered Nurse looking for an opportunity to make a real impact in Primary Care?, At Northgate Village Surgery, we are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Practice Nurse to join our friendly and supportive team. This is an exciting opportunity to work autonomously while helping to shape and deliver high-quality, evidence-based care to our growing patient population. As a valued member of our clinical team, you will play a key role in the management of long-term conditions, health promotion, screening programmes, immunisations, cervical screening, wound care and preventative healthcare services. You will also contribute to quality improvement initiatives and support the ongoing development of nursing services across the practice At Northgate Village Surgery, our mission is to create a collaborative and rewarding experience for both patients and staff. We are committed to delivering excellent patient care while supporting our team members to develop professionally and thrive in their roles. The practice values high quality care for our patients, therefore it is key for the candidate to have excellent clinical and interpersonal skills to ensure that care is provided safely, effectively and to a high standard. This role is for 25- 30 hours per week., The practice is a member of the Chester Central PCN which offers our patients appointments with a Clinical Pharmacist, Physiotherapist, Paramedic for home visits, dietician and Doctors.

• Chronic disease management
• Adult and Childhood immunisations
• Wound care management
• Cervical cytology
• Promotion of healthy lifestyle choices
• Experience with EMIS Web, The practice is a high achieving EMIS Web Practice and would ideally expect the successful candidate to have experience of managing QOF patients with long term conditions and acute illnesses.
• You would work alongside very supportive GPs, who operate an open-door policy where sharing ideas is widely encouraged, where we prioritise work life balance and at the same time strive to provide excellent patient care.

Desirable skills:

• Diabetes Management
• Competent in wound care and ulcer assessment and compression dressings
• Dopplers
• Travel health
• Taking and interpreting ECGs
• Pill & HRT Checks