Practice Nurse

NHS; Stockton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in primary care is seeking a dedicated Practice Nurse to join their innovative team. This role involves delivering high-quality nursing services, administering medications, and providing essential health promotion advice to patients. The successful candidate will play a key role in managing chronic diseases, conducting health assessments, and ensuring compliance with healthcare standards. If you are passionate about improving patient outcomes and have a commitment to professional development, this opportunity offers a supportive environment to thrive in your nursing career.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified Nurse with NMC registration required.
• Basic IT skills are necessary for documentation and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver general clinical care and nursing interventions.
• Administer medications and vaccines according to guidelines.
• Participate in quality assurance and service support initiatives.

Skills

Clinical Care Delivery

Nursing Interventions

Medication Administration

Health Promotion

Wound Assessment

Vaccination Administration

Chronic Disease Management

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

NMC Registration

Basic IT Skills

Job description

This role has been advertised by Hartlepool & Stockton Health on behalf of our member practice Densham Surgery. This exciting new role will provide safe, high-quality primary care nursing services to the practice population. Working within the NMC Code of Conduct, the post holder will work as part of the nursing team, using previous primary care experience to provide nurse interventions.

Main duties of the job

1. Deliver general clinical care.
2. Carry out nursing interventions and measurements for patients using clinical judgement.
3. Administer medications by injection, with the appropriate legal authorisation.
4. Recognise health promotion opportunities and give brief, focused lifestyle advice using motivational interviewing techniques, which may include brief intervention sign-posting.
5. Undertake initial assessment of patients presenting with wounds, produce treatment plans, and refer to other services as necessary.
6. Measure circulation by recording Ankle Brachial Pressure Index and applying compression therapy to patients with venous leg ulcers.
7. Remove wound closure materials including sutures, clips, and staples.
8. Take samples for the cervical screening programme according to recognised standards.
9. Administer vaccines to adults and children according to the UK immunisation schedule.
10. Administer prescribed therapies such as vitamin B12 and Depo medications, recognising side effects and contraindications.
11. Provide sexual health services.
12. Advise women on the suitability of oral and long-term contraceptive methods and be aware of local referral pathways.
13. Provide a nurse-run asthma, diabetes, COPD service to patients, including screening, diagnosis, ongoing management, and referral to other agencies in line with NICE guidelines and Quality and Outcome Framework indicators.

About us

Hartlepool and Stockton Health is a GP federation created in 2016 to support primary care and to develop and run services across practices in our region. We are proud to say that our membership includes every doctor’s surgery in the Hartlepool and Stockton area. Run by and for local people, we are committed to being innovators in primary care, improving outcomes, and above all, helping people.

Job responsibilities

In addition to the main duties listed above, the role requires quality assurance and service support by participating in quality improvement and innovation, e.g., audit, significant event analysis, and development of new protocols and services. Recognise opportunities to reduce inequalities and unwarranted variations in healthcare for the practice population. Undertake mentorship for preceptor programmes and contribute to revalidation needs of nurse colleagues. Analyse data and develop initiatives to improve uptake of national screening and immunisation programmes, including coordinating new vaccination campaigns. Complete statutory, mandatory, and skills-specific training as defined by the practice. Participate in annual performance reviews, maintaining a record of personal and professional development, including NMC revalidation requirements. Take responsibility for your own development, learning, and performance. Identify gaps in knowledge and skills, and pursue further learning to enhance nursing service delivery.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Fully qualified Nurse
• NMC Registered
• Basic IT skills

Experience

• Previous experience as a Practice Nurse

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a Disclosure check will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.