Practice Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Willington CP; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shower facilities on site

Job summary

HavensHealth is recruiting a Practice Nurse to join a 15-strong nursing and healthcare assistant team serving about 19,000 patients. The role focuses on chronic disease management, preventive care, vaccinations, and cervical screening, with training offered for the right candidate.

Minimum three years post-registration experience and recent primary care nursing are required. The nurse works autonomously within a team and may pursue additional qualifications such as prescribing.

Qualifications

• Registration as a first level nurse is essential.
• Community nursing qualification or equivalent preferred.
• Relevant nursing or health degree required.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment programmes for patients with long-term conditions.
• Work with other health professionals to diagnose, monitor and treat long-term conditions.
• Review medications for effectiveness and advise on medicines and interactions.
• Support contraception, sexual health and cervical screening services.
• Deliver vaccinations and manage immunisation programmes, including stock control.
• Maintain accurate patient records and follow guidelines and governance.

Skills

Clinical skills

Communication

IT skills

Education

First level nurse registration

Community nursing qualification

Nursing degree

Job description

HavensHealth's general practice is recruiting a Practice Nurse to join its 15-strong nursing and healthcare assistant team, serving the whole practice population of about 19,000 patients. The work centres on managing long-term conditions and preventative care, covering medicines review, contraception, cervical screening and immunisation. The nurse works autonomously, and chronic disease management experience is preferred, though training is offered to the right candidate. Minimum three years' post-registration experience and recent primary care nursing are required.

What the job involves

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment programmes for patients with long-term conditions, and identify and manage those at risk of developing one
• Work with other health professionals to diagnose, monitor, manage and treat long-term conditions using management plans
• Review medication for effectiveness, support concordance, and advise on prescribed and over-the-counter medicines, side-effects and interactions
• Support and manage the health needs of women presenting for contraception, sexual health and cervical screening
• Implement and take part in adult and child vaccination and immunisation programmes, including ordering vaccines
• Oversee safeguarding issues within immunisation work
• Advise on and administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad, in line with national guidance
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies and apply principles of self-care
• Prioritise health problems and intervene in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including starting emergency care
• Keep accurate, contemporaneous patient records and deliver care in line with NMC standards, NICE guidance and evidence-based practice
• Manage and assess risk, including safe storage and disposal of vaccines and drugs and controlled drug stock control and documentation
• Take part in clinical supervision, complaints handling, significant adverse event learning and audit

What’s required

Qualifications

• Registration as a first level nurse
• Community nursing specialist qualification or equivalent
• Relevant nursing or health degree

Experience

• Minimum 3 years post-registration experience
• At least 2 years recent primary and community nursing experience
• Nurse-led management of long-term conditions
• Implementing protocols and clinical guidelines

Skills & knowledge

• Clinical skills in cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, ear care and wound care
• Clinical leadership, and teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
• Written and verbal communication and IT skills, including delivering difficult messages to patients and families
• Negotiation, conflict management and change management, including supporting lifestyle change
• Knowledge of long-term condition management, health promotion and accountability in a nurse-led service
• Knowledge of primary care clinical governance, patient group directions and local and national health policy

Other

• Self-directed and highly motivated practitioner
• Flexible team player
• Enthusiasm

Nice to have

• Prescribing qualification
• Prescribing experience
• Mentor or teaching qualification
• Clinical supervision training and experience
• Experience of quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
• Audit experience
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area, including local health determinants

What’s offered

• Shower facilities on site