Practice Nurse

The Dale; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Dale in Wolverhampton is seeking an experienced Practice Nurse to join our friendly team. The role involves delivering primary care services, managing chronic conditions and supporting vaccination programmes.

Hours and salary are negotiable as part of a flexible working pattern; we value a patient-centred approach, continuing professional development and a positive work-life balance within a supportive practice.

Responsibilities

• Manage chronic diseases and long-term conditions including diabetes and hypertension
• Deliver cervical screening, vaccines and immunisations, including seasonal flu clinics
• Provide wound care and clinical procedures such as ECGs
• Coordinate travel health services and provide contraception within scope of practice
• Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure SNOMED CT codes are used effectively
• Support MDT working, safeguarding and escalation when needed
• Undertake other general practice nursing duties as required

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Practice Nurse. Working pattern, hours and salary are negotiable.

Main duties of the job

• Chronic disease and long-term condition management, including Diabetes, Asthma, COPD, CHD, CKD, Hypertension
• Cervical screening/cytology
• Adult and childhood vaccinations and immunisations, including seasonal flu clinics
• Wound care, including dressings, suture and clip removal
• Clinical procedures. ECGs
• Travel health, vaccinations and contraception services within scope of practice
• Health promotion, preventative care and patient education
• Safe management of medicines and vaccines, including cold-chain monitoring and storage
• Effective MDT working, referrals and liaison with external services to coordinate patient care
• Safe delegation in line with competence and scope of practice
• Compliance with NMC standards, local/national policies and clinical protocols
• Participation in training, audit and continuous quality improvement
• Undertaking other general practice nursing duties as required

Core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse

• To assess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of healthcare is appropriate, incorporating evidence-based practice
• To manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health
• As required, to provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
• Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler, etc.) to patients
• To review patient medications to enhance compliance
• To co-ordinate the provision of travel medicine services
• To request pathology services and process pathology results as required
• To oversee the provision of chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
• To maintain accurate clinical records and ensure SNOMED CT codes are used effectively
• To prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
• To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
• To implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
• To liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately
• To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
• To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

We are a friendly practice where teamwork is at the heart of what we do. We have a strong sense of community within the practice, and many members of our team have been with us for many years, creating a stable and welcoming working environment.

We are a Good CQC rated practice. We are a team of 4 GP partners, 1 ANP, 1 GPN Trainee, 1 Nurse Associate, 2 PT GPAs, 1 pharmacists plus a team of 12 admin and clerical staff members working alongside in-house PCN staff, with approximately 6500 patients.

We have a friendly and supportive administrative team and work closely together across all areas of the practice to provide high-quality, patient-centred care. We value our staff, encourage a positive work-life balance and aim to create an environment where everyone feels supported, valued and part of the team.

Our core values

• Recruit, support, train and empower caring staff to deliver a high quality service.
• Provide clear clinical and non-clinical leadership so that staff have a consistent understanding of what is expected.
• Be proud of what we do and how we can positively impact on some of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable in our society.
• Promote patient self-help and health education through delivery of education programmes in direct partnership with other agencies / sectors.
• Share success and learn from poor outcomes.
• Keep the patient at the forefront of our thoughts.