Practice Nurse - Full time/Part time

Integrated Care System; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Leeds is looking for a part-time practice nurse to join their supportive nursing team. The role involves managing chronic diseases, providing vaccinations, and working collaboratively with GPs and other healthcare staff. Ideal candidates have experience in primary care and a willingness to learn about respiratory care. Full responsibilities include treatment room tasks, home visits, and some telephonic reviews.

Qualifications

• Experience working in primary care is preferred.
• Experience working within a nursing team is required.
• Competence in administering immunisations and vaccinations is essential.

Responsibilities

• Undertake treatment room tasks including wound care, immunisations, and vaccinations.
• Conduct disease management both in practice and patients' homes.
• Provide travel advice and undertake reviews via telephone.

Skills

Primary care experience

Autonomous working

Team collaboration

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Diplomas in Disease Management (e.g., Diabetes, CHD, Respiratory)

Tools

Systm 1

Ardens

Job description

We are looking for a part time practice nurse to work 19 hours over Monday to Wednesday with a desire and willingness to obtain respiratory qualifications to join our experienced and supportive nursing team.

We would ideally like you to have experience in primary care and of working autonomously providing management care in long term conditions , particularly in respiratory, or a willingness and desire to learn and develop in this area.

Main duties of the job

Our practice nurses undertake the full range of treatment room and chronic disease management nursing, working closely alongside the wider practice team which includes GPs, HCA's, Nurse Associate, Phlebotomists, First Contact Practitioners, Clinical Pharmacists and our Social Prescribing Team.

We also see patients in their homes or care homes for vaccinations and reviewing their long term conditions.

About us

We are a large practice across 2 sites in Garforth and Barwick in Elmet with a population size of over 16000 patients

We are a teaching practice and regularly have Registrars, Medical Students and Nursing Students.

We have 10 GP's, an ANP, Practice Matron and a nursing team of 5 Nurses, 3 HCA's and a Phlebotomist.

Job responsibilities

Our nursing team undertake the full range of treatment room including wound care, immunisations and vaccinations, travel advice, cytology, phlebotomy and disease management both in practice and in patients homes. We also undertake reviews via the telephone.

Person Specification

Experience

• We are looking for a Practice Nurse who ideally has experience of working within Primary care.
• Experience of working within a nursing team
• Experience of working alone
• Experienced in working in a GP Surgery
• Experience of using Systm 1
• Experience of using Ardens

Qualifications

• -NMC Registered Nurse
• -Competent in administering Immunisations and Vaccinations
• -Competent in performing Cytology
• -Competent in performing Spirometry
• -Competent in offering Travel Advice
• -Diplomas in areas of Disease Management, such as Diabetes and CHD and Respiratory
• -Knowledge of QOF

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.