Practice Nurse

Blackhall and Peterlee Practice; Peterlee; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare practice in County Durham seeks a dedicated Practice Nurse to deliver high-quality care, focusing on diabetes management and chronic diseases. The successful candidate will perform assessments, provide immunisations, and administer treatments across multiple sites. We're looking for a caring professional with a current NMC registration and excellent communication skills. Experience in a primary care setting is essential. Join our supportive team to improve patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in working within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
• Demonstrable knowledge of Infection Prevention Control.
• Experience dealing with patients independently.

Responsibilities

• Conduct chronic disease management clinics, including diabetes.
• Perform vaccinations and administer immunisations.
• Provide wound care and manage minor illnesses.
• Assist with minor surgical procedures.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Chronic disease management

Time management

Education

Registered Nurse RN with current NMC registration

Cervical cytology qualification

Childhood immunisations

Travel vaccination certification

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Blackhall and Peterlee Practice has an exciting opportunity for a Practice Nurse to join our team. We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring, and motivated professional with excellent clinical, organisational, and communication skills, who has the ability to work autonomously.

The successful candidate will provide high-quality nursing care, with diabetes management as a key priority,alongside wider chronic disease management. Ideally experience and confidence in delivering diabetes reviews, patient education, and ongoing management plans is desireable.

Additional responsibilities include cervical cytology, immunisations, wound care, health promotion, and minor illness treatment.

Main duties of the job

Our Practice Nurse role would beexpected to undertake a range of nursing assessments and provide appropriatecare or treatment in conjunction with our clinical team and Practice Policies. The role involves working across three sites at Blackhall, Peterlee and New Seaham.

Ideally you would be able tosupport and deliver a high level of quality care and service based on the needsof the patient population of which would include treatment, management plans,screening, preventative care and patient education. In addition, you would alsobe expected to support the Practice in meeting its contractual obligations anddelivery of enhanced service specifications.

About us

Blackhall and Peterlee Practice islocated in the Easington area in County Durham and operates across twolocations caring for 10,000+ patients.

We are a large training practice withfour GP partners, four salaried GPs, a nursing team of nurse practitioners,nurses and HCAs, pharmacists along with a large administrative team to supportthe team and patients. We provide education and supervision for GP trainees and medicalstudents.

As part of Easington Central PCN weoffer enhanced access and attached staff including a physiotherapist, health andwellbeing coach, clinical pharmacist, care coordinator, adult mental healthsupport, CAMHS and social prescribers. Everyone within the team and wider PCNteam is supportive, friendly and approachable.

Job responsibilities

• Conduct chronic disease management clinics,including diabetes, asthma, COPD and hypertension
• Perform cervical cytology and sexual health advice
• Administer vaccinations and immunisations, includingchildhood and travel vaccines
• Provide wound care, including dressings and sutureremoval
• Conduct health checks and screenings
• Manage minor illnesses and injuries providingtreatment and advice
• Assist with minor surgical procedure and performECGs

Health Promotion

• Provide lifestyle advice, including smokingcessation, weight management and dietary advice.
• Support patients in managing their long-termcondition through education and self-care advice.

Administration and Professional Responsibilities

• Participate in the administrative and professionalresponsibilities of the practice team
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records ofall consultations and treatments using practice's clinical system, SystmOne
• Participate in clinical audits and contribute to thepractice's QOF targets
• Assist in the development and implementation ofpractice policies and protocols
• Attend and participate in practice meetings asrequired
• Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas andconsulting rooms
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Confidentiality

Information relating to patients, carers,colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may onlybe divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies andprocedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal andsensitive data.

You may also have access to information relating tothe practice as a business organisation. All such information from anysource is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Health and Safety

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintainingtheir own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practiceHealth and Safety Policy and Infection Control Policy, to include:

• Identifying the risks involved in work activitiesand undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
• Making effective use of training to update knowledgeand skills
• Using appropriate infection control procedures,maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversityand rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognises the importance ofpeoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practiceprocedures and policies, and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefsof patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and ofthe individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelingspriorities and rights.

Personal/Professional Development

• Participation in an annual individual performancereview, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of ownpersonal and/or professional development
• Taking responsibility for own development, learningand performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who areundertaking similar work
• Participate in continuing professional development(CPD) activities to maintain and enhance clinical skills
• Undertake mandatory training and keep up-to-datewith relevant guidelines and best practices

Communication

• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods ofcommunication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the Implementation of Services

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with other members of the team how thepolicies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
• Participate in audit where appropriate

Person Specification

Skills & Knowledge

• Demonstrable interpersonal skills and communication skills,
• Evidence of problem-solving and decision-making skills,
• Understanding the importance of evidenced-based practice,
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes,
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance,
• Knowledge of Infection Prevention Control,
• Understand the requirement for PGDs, PSDs and associated policies
• QoF/CQC related clinical and administrative work

Experience

• Experience of working in accordance with the UKCC code of professional conduct
• Experience of working in a GP practice or in a primary care setting,
• Experience of dealing with patients independently on a one-to-one basis,
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team,
• Strong organisational and time- management skills,
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills,
• Independent travel is essential along with the ability to work effectively as part of a team to assist the practice in providing an excellent standard of patient care.
• Chronic disease management, specifically Diabetes.
• Knowledge of SystmOne.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse RN with current NMC registration,
• Evidence of continuous professional development,
• Full driving license holder
• Cervical cytology qualification,
• Childhood immunisations and travel vaccination.

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.

Depending on experienceFull Time or Part Time