Practice Nurse

Living Well Partnership; Southampton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Living Well Partnership in Southampton is seeking a Practice Nurse to deliver high-quality care across GP surgeries. You will perform health assessments, immunisations and treatments, and work closely with GPs to support chronic disease management and health promotion.

The role emphasizes patient education, up-to-date documentation, and participation in practice meetings to drive service improvement while adhering to the NMC Code of Conduct.

Responsibilities

• Administer treatments and procedures such as wound care, ECGs, Doppler assessments, blood pressure checks and injections
• Provide immunisations including child and travel vaccinations and perform cervical screening
• Provide contraceptive care and advice
• Support the management of patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes, asthma, COPD and cardiovascular disease
• Monitor and review treatment plans ensuring they align with best practices and patient needs
• Collaborate with GPs and other healthcare professionals to optimise patient care
• Promote healthy lifestyles and offer guidance on diet, exercise and smoking cessation
• Maintain accurate and detailed patient records in the practice's computerised system
• Monitor and manage medical supplies, including ordering vaccines, drugs and laboratory materials
• Participate in practice meetings and contribute to discussions on patient care and policy updates
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team and share expertise to improve patient outcomes
• Maintain a Personal Learning Plan to ensure compliance with revalidation requirements and NMC standards

Job description

As a Practice Nurse, you will provide high-quality nursing care, health assessments and treatments to patients, working closely with GPs and other healthcare professionals. You will play an important role in patient education, chronic disease management and health promotion, while working within the NMC Code of Conduct and the Partnerships policies and procedures, Conduct patient assessments including history taking physical examinations and vital signs monitoring relevant to role

• Administer treatments and procedures such as wound care ECGs Doppler assessments blood pressure checks and injections
• Provide immunisations including child and travel vaccinations and perform cervical screening
• Provide contraceptive care and advice
• Support the management of patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes asthma COPD and cardiovascular disease
• Monitor and review treatment plans ensuring they align with best practices and patient needs.
• Collaborate with GPs and other healthcare professionals to optimise patient care
• Promote healthy lifestyles and offer guidance on diet exercise and smoking cessation
• Maintain accurate and detailed patient records, ensuring all treatments and consultations are documented in the practices computerised system
• Monitor and manage medical supplies, including the ordering of vaccines drugs and laboratory materials
• Participate in practice meetings, contributing to discussions on patient care practice development and policy updates
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team, supporting colleagues and sharing expertise to improve patient outcomes
• Maintain a Personal Learning Plan to ensure compliance with revalidation requirements and NMC standards

Living Well Partnershipis made up of 8 GP surgeries working innovatively to change the way we deliver great patient care and fast, effective patient communication.