Practice Nurse

Pendleside Medical Practice; Clitheroe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Clitheroe is seeking a motivated Practice Nurse to join its supportive team. This role involves delivering high-quality care across a variety of services, including chronic disease management and health promotion. Ideal candidates will possess a valid nursing PIN and have relevant experience, with opportunities for mentorship and professional development.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with valid PIN and relevant experience in primary care or community nursing.
• Competence in cytology, immunisations, and chronic disease management.
• Strong organizational and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide treatment room services including immunisations and wound care.
• Run chronic disease management clinics in line with current guidance.
• Assist GPs with minor surgery and health procedures.

Skills

Cytology

Chronic disease management

Immunisations

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Registered Nurse (NMC) with valid PIN

Post-registration experience in primary care

Job description

Overview

Exciting opportunity for a Practice Nurse to join our supportive team

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic General Practice Nurse to join our friendly and forward-thinking primary care team. This role offers the chance to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care across a wide range of services, including chronic disease management, treatment room duties, health promotion and preventative care. You will work both independently and collaboratively as part of our multidisciplinary team, contributing to excellent outcomes for our diverse patient population.

We welcome applications from nurses with varying levels of general practice experience. Experienced practice nurses who can demonstrate established skills in general practice nursing and chronic disease management. Nurses who are new to general practice or have early experience in long-term condition management, who will be supported with a structured induction, mentorship, and a tailored development plan. This is an excellent opportunity whether you are already established in general practice or looking to take the next step in your career.

Main duties of the job

• Provide general treatment room services including wound care, cytology, immunisations, travel health, venepuncture, ECGs and ear care.
• Run chronic disease management clinics (e.g. asthma, COPD, diabetes, hypertension, CHD) in line with local and national guidance.
• Support delivery of QOF, IIF and enhanced services.
• Assist with minor surgery and womens health procedures.
• Promote health education and self-management, offering lifestyle and preventative advice.
• Actively contribute to infection prevention and control, clinical governance, audit and service development.
• Work closely with colleagues across the practice and wider community to provide holistic, patient-centred care.

About us

Pendleside Medical Practice is a friendly, well-established and respected GP Practice based at Clitheroe Health Centre in the centre of Clitheroe. We are a teaching and dispensing practice rated outstanding by CQC at our last inspection and consistently high achievers in QoF.

We are a progressive GP practice serving a diverse patient population of 11,900 patients who live in Clitheroe and the surrounding area. We strive to provide high-quality, compassionate care while fostering a supportive and collaborative working environment for our staff. We are part of Ribblesdale Primary Care Network and work closely with local community and secondary care services. We actively encourage professional development and innovation, and you will be supported to build on your skills and contribute to service improvement initiatives.

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities – Clinical Care

• Provide treatment room services including cytology, wound and ulcer care (including Doppler), suture removal, ECGs, venepuncture, ear care, immunisations (adult and childhood) and travel health.
• Run chronic disease management clinics (e.g. asthma, COPD, diabetes, hypertension, CHD) in line with current guidance.
• Support new patient health checks, urinalysis and preventative health screening.
• Assist GPs with minor surgery and womens health procedures (e.g. coil fittings).
• Act as a chaperone when required.
• Request, process and act upon pathology tests as appropriate.

Key Governance & Standards

• Work within the NMC Code of Conduct and practice policies.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records.
• Contribute to QOF, IIF and enhanced service delivery.
• Ensure safe storage, use and disposal of vaccines, medicines and clinical equipment.
• Take a lead role in infection prevention and control, maintaining safe clinical environments.
• Participate in clinical audit, significant event reviews and service development.

Health Promotion & Patient Education

• Provide health education and lifestyle advice, including smoking cessation, weight management and contraception.
• Support patients to self-manage long-term conditions.
• Order and maintain health promotion resources for patient use.

Team Contribution

• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the practice and wider PCN.
• Support and mentor healthcare assistants and junior staff where appropriate.
• Attend practice meetings, participate in appraisal and contribute to training programmes.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (NMC) with valid PIN.
• Relevant post-registration experience in primary care or community nursing.
• Competence in cytology, immunisations and chronic disease management.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.
• Additional training or experience in diabetes, CHD or Asthma/COPD.
• Experience of audit and quality improvement.

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.