Practice Nurse: Chronic Disease Care & Immunisations

NHS Jobs; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust is seeking a qualified practice nurse to join our team across three partner sites in Birmingham. The role focuses on chronic disease management, immunisations, travel health, and wound care, with a strong emphasis on patient-centred care.

The successful candidate will be a registered nurse with current NMC registration and experience in General Practice, able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Be a registered nurse with current NMC registration.
• Experience in General Practice.
• Deliver chronic disease management and routine practice nursing duties.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Organised, adaptable and able to work independently as well as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to delivering patient-centred care.
• Willing to work across all three practice sites within the partnership.

Responsibilities

• Chronic disease management, including long term condition reviews
• Cervical cytology
• Childhood and adult immunisations
• Travel health advice and vaccinations (where appropriately trained)
• Wound care, dressings and removal of sutures/clips
• ECGs and other clinical procedures
• Health promotion and patient education
• Supporting patients with preventative healthcare and lifestyle advice
• Maintaining accurate clinical records using the practice clinical system
• Contributing to infection prevention, clinical governance, and quality improvement initiatives

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisation

Adaptability

Teamwork

Education

NMC registered nurse

Job description

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust is seeking a qualified practice nurse to join our team across three partner sites in Birmingham. The role focuses on chronic disease management, immunisations, travel health, and wound care, with a strong emphasis on patient-centred care.

The successful candidate will be a registered nurse with current NMC registration and experience in General Practice, able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.