Practice Nurse

The Grange Medical Practice; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A large GP Practice in Huddersfield is seeking an experienced Practice Nurse to join its dedicated nursing team. The role involves chronic disease management, immunisations, and quality improvement initiatives. Candidates should have RGN registration, at least one year of experience, and a passion for outstanding patient care. This role offers mentorship and the opportunity to develop into advanced specialties. Competitive pay of £19 to £23 per hour based on experience will be offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of experience as a GP Practice Nurse.
• Experience working with diverse patient populations.
• Involvement in health inequalities improvement.

Responsibilities

• Undertake chronic disease management appointments.
• Conduct patient-facing nurse clinics.
• Oversee nursing team performance and recruitment.

Skills

Chronic disease management

Infection prevention

Patient care

Team collaboration

Education

RGN registration

Nursing degree or equivalent

Diplomas in long term condition management

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Practice Nurse to join our large team of ANPs, Nurses and Health Care Assistants.

You will work as part of the Nursing team, delivering chronic disease management and acute support for treatment room type services, including dressings. Also responsible for childhood immunisations, cervical screening and travel vaccinations. You will bring ideas for quality improvement and streamline nursing services, and a passion for oustanding patient experience.

You will report to and work closely with our Head of Nursing and Quality, and our Practice Matron.

Main duties of the job

Undertake a range of chronic disease management appointments.

Undertake respiratory long term condition management.

Undertake diabetes long term condition management.

Undertake smears.

Childhood Imms.

Infection prevention and control.

Research.

Depending on experience, we will encourage you to support training and development for nurses and health care assistants within the Practice. The successful applicant will contribute to continuous development of nursing services to deliver efficient, effective and outstanding patient services.

About us

We are forward thinking, fast-paced and ever changing large GP Practice. Our large, supportive team of 45+ employees, both clinical and administrative, are passionate about delivering outstanding patient care.

We are focussed on navigating the challenges of the evolving Primary Care landscape as a collective multidisciplinary team. We offer a supportive learning environment, dedicated to continuous improvement and clinical excellence.

This role offers the opportunity to develop into a chosen speciality at an advanced level. We are happy to offer mentorship and guidance as required.

Job responsibilities

The Lead Nurse role will be responsible for overseeing the nursing team, nursing performance, recruitment and retention, in addition to conducting typical patient-facing nurse clinics.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RGN registration
• Nursing degree or equivalent
• Diplomas in long term condition management.

Experience

• At least 1 year's experience as a GP Practice Nurse.
• Working with diverse patient populations.
• Involvement in tackling health inequalities to improve health outcomes.
• Greater than 3 years experience in GP Practice as a 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.

£19 to £23 an hourPay proportionate to experience in Primary Care.