Practice Nurse

NHS; Tonbridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking an experienced Practice Nurse to join their dedicated team in Tonbridge. The role involves managing chronic diseases, providing immunisations, and offering health advice to patients. Candidates should have a formal nursing qualification and be registered with the NMC. The practice values a supportive environment and encourages a healthy work/life balance.

Qualifications

• Experience in primary care and managing long term conditions.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Disclosure and Barring Service Check required.

Responsibilities

• Manage chronic diseases and develop individual care plans.
• Provide immunisations, health advice, and screenings.
• Ensure infection control procedures are followed.

Skills

Management of chronic disease

Health advice

Immunisations

Long term conditions management

Infection control

Education

Formal Nursing Qualification

Registration with NMC

Job description

We are seeking to recruit an experienced, highly motivated Practice Nurse to join our friendly, innovative team who are committed to delivering high standard of patient care. You will need to have previous experience working in primary care and have a fully rounded set of skills. You will work both independently and as a member of our multidisciplinary team and will be fully supported by clinical and non-clinical staff.

Main duties of the job

Management of chronic disease -monitoring and development of individual care plans, agreeing these as appropriate with the patient and other health professionals. A special interest in asthma and diabetes is preferred.

Family planning & woman's health including cervical smears.

Travel health advice and vaccinations.

Child immunisations and advice.

QOF, DES & LES Implementation.

About us

Our mission is to provide a holistic approach to the care of our patients, to encourage prevention of disease and provide appropriate care when our patients are ill. The doctors and staff work well as a team and the practice is friendly and welcoming. We provide a place of work with a supportive team and a healthy work/life balance.

We are a very supportive practice and understand and value the contribution that healthcare professionals can make. All members of the team have an open-door mentality and work together to delivery good patient outcomes.

Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provision of health advice to patients.

Undertake immunisations, injections and vaccinations.

Carry out screenings, e.g. lipids, blood pressure, cervical smears, etc.

Provision of support and assistance with long term conditions specialising in diabetes and asthma.

Undertake ECG and other routine monitoring procedures.

Provision of travel advice.

Venepuncture and the taking and preparing of pathology samples.

Provision of general nursing duties, e.g. dressings, ear syringing, etc.

The maintenance of health promotion literature and information for patients.

The inputting of information onto the Practice clinical system.

Use of Practice clinical system for patient searches for clinics and patient recall.

Ensure that infection control procedures are followed.

The ongoing cleaning of clinical equipment and working surfaces.

The maintenance of treatment room equipment, including testing and recording.

This job description is not exhaustive and may be adjusted periodically after review and consultation. You will also be expected to carry out any reasonable duties which may be requested from time-to-time.

Work safely at all times in accordance with Legislative requirements and Practice Policy and Procedures.

Participate in Practice Meetings

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Formal Nursing Qualification
• Registration with NMC
• Experience
• Working independently as well as in a team environment
• Experience of working in Primary Care
• Experience and Qualifications in managing Long Term Conditions
• 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.

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.