Practice Nurse

Eightlands Surgery; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Part-time hours

Supportive team

Negotiable pattern

Job summary

Eightlands Surgery in Dewsbury is seeking a motivated Practice Nurse with recent Primary Care experience. If you are looking for a forward-thinking environment, this role offers a supportive team and opportunities to develop in chronic disease care.

You will perform long-term condition management, health checks, cervical screening, vaccinations, ECGs and phlebotomy, with flexible part-time hours (30 per week) and NHS pension support.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered Nurse with full NMC registration.
• Post graduate diploma or degree (Chronic Disease Management).
• Experience of working in a primary care environment.
• Experience of chronic disease management.
• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse.
• Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients.

Responsibilities

• Implement processes for the effective management of patients with long-term conditions using evidence-based practice.
• Work as a senior member of the practice multidisciplinary team to ensure nursing services are delivered to the entitled patient population.
• Contribute to clinical areas such as infection prevention and control, health promotion, chronic disease management.
• Support the practice management team in reviewing and delivering clinical policy and procedure.

Skills

NMC registration

Primary care experience

Chronic disease management

Practice/community nurse experience

Elderly and housebound care

Education

Postgraduate diploma or degree (Chronic Disease Management)

Job description

Job summary

Are you a motivated and enthusiastic Practice Nurse with experience in Primary Care? If you are a Nurse looking for an exciting new opportunity within a forward-thinking environment, then this may be the role for you!

Main duties of the job

The role will include normal general practice duties such as long term condition management, health checks, cervical screening, vaccinations, ECG's and phlebotomy.

What can we offer you as a Practice Nurse?

• A competitive salary depending on your experience, skills and qualifications.
• Part time hours. The contracted hours would be 30 per week and the working pattern would be negotiable with the applicant.
• Full support from an experienced close-knit clinical team.
• Enrolment to the NHS pension scheme

About us

We are a friendly, innovative GP practice located in the heart of Dewsbury with 6600 patients. We are part of the 3 Centre's PCN and work closely with Mirfield Health Centre.

Job responsibilities

To be responsible for the implementation of processes for the effective management of patients with long-term conditions using evidence-based practice including care for elderly and housebound patients. Working as a senior member of the practice multidisciplinary team, the post holder will ensure nursing services are delivered effectively to the entitled patient population. The Practice Nurse will be responsible for contributing to a number of clinical areas such as infection prevention and control, health promotion, chronic disease management, health promotion as well as actively supporting the practice management team in the reviewing and delivery of clinical policy and procedure.

Please read the supporting document for a full job description and person specification.

Qualifications

Essential

• Must be a registered Nurse with full NMC registration.
• Post graduate diploma or degree (Chronic Disease Management)
• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of chronic disease management
• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
• Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).