Practice Nurse - Full time

Bousfield Health Centre; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local health organization in Liverpool is seeking a full-time Practice Nurse to join their dedicated team. Responsibilities include delivering nursing care and managing patients with long-term conditions. The ideal candidate will have experience in practice nursing, be registered with the NMC, and possess excellent communication and patient relationship skills. This role offers the opportunity to work in a supportive environment, dedicated to high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current NMC registration.
• Experience working as a practice nurse in general medical practice or accident and emergency.
• Understanding of NICE guidelines and extended brief interventions.

Responsibilities

• Identify and manage patients at risk of developing long-term conditions.
• Deliver routine nursing care in accordance with clinical evidence.
• Maintain accurate clinical records while ensuring compliance with legislation.

Skills

Excellent patient relationship skills

Effective communication

Time management skills

Calm under pressure

Positive approach

Education

Nursing Degree or Equivalent experience

Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)

Tools

Vaccination skills

Wound Care

Chronic disease management

Job description

Job summary We are a busy organisation that consists of multiple GP surgeries in Liverpool. With over 120 staff members, our focus is to develop and nurture our staff. We reward positivity, innovation and hard work. We are looking for a Practice Nurse to join our friendly, hardworking and forward-thinking team. The role is full-time and will be located in one of our Liverpool-based surgeries along with the opportunity to operate on a cross-site basis. The ideal candidate will have practice experience.To be responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated nurse, committed to delivering outstanding care to our patient population. You would be working as part of a friendly, team spirited group of professionals committed to providing the best service for our patients. This is an exciting time to join our organisation and this role is integral to our approach to patient care

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job Excellent patient relationship skills and the ability to be calm under pressure. Effective communication and time management skills. Positive approach to welcoming personality. Experience working as a practice nurse in general medical practice and/ or hospital experience in accident and emergency department. Member of the RCN and registered with the NMC.

About us

We are an organisation that is built on providing the best medical care and treatment in a friendly and comfortable environment. We are a fast- paced clinical organisation.We have highly skilled clinical staff providing both reactive and proactive care, along with skilled administration and management teams who provide essential support. We take great pride in being an open, trusting and compassionate organisation. We are committed to promoting and building a team that enhances inclusion, diversity and equality

Job responsibilities

Identify, manage, and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF Provide vaccination and travel medicine services Provide wound care (ulcer /Doppler etc.) to patients Request pathology services as necessary Process pathology results as required Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary / specialist care as required Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation Ensure read codes are used effectively Maintain chronic disease registers Develop, implement, and embed well woman clinics Develop, implement, and embed well man clinics Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately Recognise, assess, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice) Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate Maintain baby immunisation results logs Maintain smears results logs Manage emergency drug kit

Qualifications

• Nursing Degree or Equivalent experience Registered nurse Immunisations (flu, routine, childhood, B12, travel) Wound Care / Treatment of small injuries / Removal of sutures & staples Womens health (Cervical cytology, contraception, etc.) Dressings Diabetes review Hypertension Cardiovascular disease primary prevention Coronary Heart Disease Ability to record accurate clinical notes Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs Understanding of Extended brief interventions (NICE guidelines) Cytology certificates
• Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care) Experience of chronic disease management Mental Health Travel Medicine ECGs Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly Asthma

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.