Practice Nurse

The Elms Medical Practice; Ormskirk; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Ormskirk is seeking a Practice Nurse to support a friendly, patient-focused team. The role involves delivering high-quality nursing care, including chronic disease management and working collaboratively with GPs and other healthcare professionals. Ideal candidates are registered nurses with a strong background in general practice and experience in infection control. This position offers the opportunity to work autonomously and as part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team.

Benefits

Supportive workplace environment

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Broad knowledge of general practice and experience of working as a Practice or Community Nurse.
• Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality nursing care to patients including wound management and immunisations.
• Support chronic disease management through patient education.
• Maintain accurate clinical records in line with clinical guidelines.

Skills

Chronic disease management

Infection prevention and control

Communication skills

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)

Job description

The Practice Nurse is to support new-to-practicenurses and other healthcare professionals within the organisation and acrossthe wider network to enhance integration with community, secondary, and socialcare services.

Thisorganisation must ensure that the post-holder has access to appropriateclinical supervision and an appropriate named individual in the organisation toprovide general advice and support on a day-to-day basis. Further informationon clinical supervision can be sought within the organisations ClinicalSupervision Policy.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver high-quality nursing care to patients, including wound management, immunisations, cervical screening, and long-term condition reviews (e.g. asthma, COPD, diabetes).
• Support chronic disease management through patient education, treatment plans, and regular health monitoring.
• Undertake health promotion, lifestyle advice, and preventive care such as NHS Health Checks and vaccinations.
• Assist with treatment room duties including ECGs, blood pressure monitoring, ear care, injections, and sample collection.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure care is delivered in line with current evidence-based practice and clinical guidelines.
• Work collaboratively with GPs, healthcare assistants, and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide safe, effective patient care.
• Participate in safeguarding, infection control, medicine management, and contribute to QOF, enhanced services, and practice audits.
• Support patients with complex needs and provide continuity of care where appropriate.

About us

We are a friendly,patient-focused GP surgery dedicated to providing high-quality healthcare toour community. Our team includes GPs, practice nurses, healthcare assistants,administrative staff and allied health professionals who work closely togetherto deliver compassionate, safe and effective care.

Wepride ourselves on being a supportive and collaborative workplace where everymember of the team is valued. Our surgery serves a diverse patient populationand places a strong emphasis on continuity of care, patient experience, andinnovation.

Weuse modern clinical systems, embrace digital healthcare, and are committed tocontinuously improving how we work for both patients and staff. Team wellbeingis important to us, and we strive to maintain a positive, respectful andinclusive work environment.

Ifyoure passionate about making a difference in primary care and want to workwithin a welcoming, forward-thinking practice, wed love to hear from you.

Job responsibilities

The Practice Nurse is to support new-to-practicenurses and other healthcare professionals within the organisation and acrossthe wider network to enhance integration with community, secondary, and socialcare services.

This role is responsible for the delivery of evidence-basednursing services, working as part of the practice multi-disciplinary team,delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patientpopulation.

Working autonomously, the PracticeNurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as public healthand screening programmes, including infection prevention and control, chronicdisease management, immunisations, health promotion and prevention, wellman/woman clinics and cervical screening, Furthermore, they embed populationhealth management approaches within general practice, targeting healthinequalities and improving access.

The post-holder will be an integralpart of the general practice team, as well as supporting the wider practicenurse network and multi-disciplinary team. They are to participate in formaltraining events and to promote best practice in their area of expertise as wellas supporting the practice management team in the reviewing and delivery ofclinical policy and procedure.

Thisorganisation must ensure that the post-holder has access to appropriateclinical supervision and an appropriate named individual in the organisation toprovide general advice and support on a day-to-day basis. Further informationon clinical supervision can be sought within the organisations ClinicalSupervision Policy.

Please see attached job description for further details.

Person Specification

Experience

• Broad knowledge of general practice and experience of working as a Practice or Community Nurse
• Experience with chronic disease management
• Experience of working autonomously
• Experience of infection prevention and control measures
• Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking
• Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
• An appreciation of the NHS landscape including the relationship between individual organisations, PCNs and the commissioners

Qualifications

• QualificationsEssentialDesirable
• Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
• Has evidence of working at the relevant level of practice as described in the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework
• Mentor or teaching qualification
• Family planning qualification
• Broad knowledge of general practice and experience of working as a Practice or Community Nurse
• Experience with chronic disease management
• Experience of working autonomously
• Experience of infection prevention and control measures
• Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking
• Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
• An appreciation of the NHS landscape including the relationship between individual organisations, PCNs and the commissioners

Other requirements/wider responsibilities

• Occupational Health clearance
• Meet the requirements and produce evidence for professional revalidation
• Evidence of CPD commensurate with the role
• Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality
• Flexibility to work outside core office hours
• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure
• Ability to follow legal, ethical and professional policies/local policies/procedures and codes of conduct
• Knowledge of IT systems including the ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet
• Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
• Ability to use own initiative, discretion, and sensitivity
• Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal and organisational skills
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Clear, polite telephone manner

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.