Practice Nurse

Integrated Care System; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A newly available position for a Practice Nurse within a multidisciplinary team at Strathmore Medical Practice in Wrexham, North Wales. The role encompasses delivering primary health care, managing chronic diseases, and promoting health strategies to a diverse patient population. Applicants must be registered nurses with relevant qualifications and experience in primary care, ready to work autonomously and collaboratively.

Qualifications

• Experience in primary care post qualification.
• Knowledge of health promotion and long-term conditions.
• Experience of working autonomously and within a team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver primary health care and chronic disease management.
• Implement and evaluate treatment plans for chronic patients.
• Work collaboratively within the primary healthcare team.

Skills

Health promotion strategies

Chronic disease management

Autonomous practice

Clinical decision-making

Education

Diploma/Degree in Nursing

Registered Nurse with NMC

Job description

Are you an experienced practice nurse, or a nurse in anotherdiscipline seeking to move into general practice? If so, now is the time and wewould really like to hear from you with a view to joining our friendly andhighly skilled multidisciplinary team.

As a Practice Nurse, we would be looking to provide afull range of nursing services. Competencies including Chronic Disease Management, INR dosing, childhoodimmunisations, smear taking, travel vaccinations etc.

Our Nursing Team consists of Lead Nurse (Prescriber) and 3 Practice Nurses, 2 HCA's

Main duties of the job

Clinical practice

Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate treatmentprogrammes that promote health and well-being.

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatmentplans for patients with a known chronic condition.

Proactively identify and manage treatment plans for patientsat risk of developing a chronic condition as appropriate.

Work autonomously and with other health care professionalsto diagnose, monitor, manage and treat chronic conditions, includingnon-drug-based treatment methods using a management plan, and in line withnational and local policies and healthcare service delivery.

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies thatpromote principles of self-care.

Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisationprogrammes (adults and children).

Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes topromote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on individualshealth and well-being.

Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans forpatients with a known chronic condition.

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies thatpromote patients to live healthily and encourage principles of self-care.

Assess and care for patients presenting with bothcomplicated and uncomplicated wounds.

Advise, support, screen, implement and participate invaccination and immunisation programmes for patients.

About us

Strathmore Medical Practice is an established GP Practiceserving a 14,500-patient list in Wrexham, North Wales, led by a Multidisciplinarypartnership.

This is an exciting time to join our team.We strive to develop our service using quality improvement methodology. Thesuccessful candidate will join our team of ANPs, Practice Nurses, andHCAs, ensuring peer support and professional development. Regular team meetingsand educational sessions are also provided.

Job responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for the delivery of effectiveprimary health care and chronic disease management to the patients of Strathmore Medical Practice. The focus of the role is both the delivery ofevidence-based practice for patients presenting with complex and chronicconditions, and the provision of preventative health care to the practicepopulation.

As an autonomous practitioner the post holder is responsiblefor the care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinicaldecision-making in the management of patients.

Reporting to the Lead Senior Nurse, you will work collaborativelyacross the primary healthcare team to meet the needs of patients, support thedelivery of healthcare and public health within primary care working withindefined policy and procedures.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

• Post qualification registration experience/ within primary care Knowledge of health promotion strategies and ability to apply to clinical practice. Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy. Knowledge of needs of patients with long term conditions. Experience of quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking and audit.
• Experience of working within primary care Experience of working within a team Experience of working autonomously

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree level study or equivalent relevant to post. Registered Nurse with NMC Evidence of continued professional development
• Experience within General practice setting/primary care

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.