Practice Nurse - Part Time

Integrated Care System; Felixstowe; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare practice in Felixstowe is seeking a Practice Nurse to deliver primary care services in a supportive environment. The role includes responsibilities in chronic disease management, immunizations, and patient education. With a focus on professional development, this position offers flexible hours ranging from 16 to 24 per week. Ideal candidates will have NMC registration and relevant qualifications, contributing to a collaborative team dedicated to patient care.

Benefits

Opportunities for career development and further training

Option to join the NHS pension scheme

High street discounts and salary sacrifice schemes

Free staff parking

Qualifications

• Experience in Primary Care nursing teams.
• Registration with the NMC is essential.
• Certification in asthma/respiratory care or similar required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct general health assessments and screenings.
• Manage chronic diseases, particularly respiratory conditions.
• Perform immunizations and wound care.

Skills

Chronic disease management

Wound care

Health promotion

Patient education

Education

NMC registration

Asthma/Respiratory Diploma

Job description

The practice prioritises their patients care but adopts a fun supportive environment, everyone who works at Haven Health enjoys the atmosphere of working together. The surgery is located approx 20mins from Ipswich with recently completed additional nursing rooms.

As a Practice Nurse, you will play a vital role in delivering primary care services to our diverse patient population. You will work autonomously while being fully supported by a well-established team. Your responsibilities will include:

• Chronic disease management, particularly respiratory
• Childhood and adult immunisations
• Wound care and dressings
• Health promotion and patient education
• Cervical cytology screening

We value flexibility, and whilst we're looking for 16-24 hours per week, we ask for some adaptability to allow for training, holiday cover, and occasional other colleague absences.

Main duties of the job

Provide general and specific healthassessment and screening to the practice population, with referral to general practitioners as necessary.

Advise patients on generalhealth and minor ailments with referral to general practitioners as necessary

Provide nursing treatments topatients in participation with general practitioners or independently to agreedprotocols.

Implement a systematicapproach to care, to include efficient and accurate record keeping for thebenefit and safety of patients/clients, continuity of care and professionalsecurity.

Assist with the developmentof work practices within agreed policies to provide the optimum standards ofcare.

About us

Haven Health is a high-achieving, forward-thinking practice that fosters a positive and inclusive workplace. We are a teaching and training practice, committed to professional development and continuous learning.

Our clinical team includes:

• GP Partners and Salaried GPs
• Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs & ACP)
• Practice Nurses and Healthcare Assistants (HCA's and NA)
• A dedicated Medicines Management Team (Pharmacists and Technicians)
• A Home Visiting Team

What We Offer

• A welcoming and supportive team environment
• Opportunities for career development and further training
• The option to join the NHS pension scheme
• A host of high street discounts and salary sacrifice schemes
• Free staff parking
• We're within easy access of Ipswich being just 20mins away minutes away by car

We are part of Suffolk Primary Care, a group of seven GP practices across Suffolk, offering extensive support and networking opportunities.

Job responsibilities

Toprovide nursing services to patients on the practice list, includingassessment, advice within the professional competence of the post holder,screening and treatment. Extra training will be provided for new dutiesundertaken and required. The post holder will work in accordance with NMC Codeof Conduct.Providing care directly to patientswithout referral via another senior nurse or doctor. To undertake generalnursing duties within the nursing team, including:

Cervical cytologyscreening

Chronic diseasemanagement particularly respiratory

Childhood andadult immunisations

Wound care anddressings

Contraceptionadvice and pill checks

Diabetes withWarwick diploma or similar

Immunisations and BabyImmunisations

Health promotionand patient education

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working within a nursing team within Primary Care

Qualifications

• NMC registration
• Asthma/Respiratory Diploma qualification or equivalent.
• Experience of working within 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.