Practice Nurse - Primary Care: Chronic Disease

Baddeley Green Surgery; Norton Green; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Baddeley Green Surgery in the United Kingdom is seeking a Practice Nurse with primary care experience essential. You will deliver nursing services as part of a multidisciplinary team, covering infection control, immunisation, chronic disease management, health promotion and travel vaccines.

The role involves maintaining accurate records, adhering to NICE/NHS guidelines, supporting policy review, and leading QoF and QiF initiatives.

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse.
• Post Registration Qualifications, Diabetes Management, Asthma.
• Postgraduate diploma or degree (Primary Care).

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes.
• Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
• Ensure QoF & QiF adherence to meet targets.
• Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE, NSF and other legislative frameworks and guidelines.
• Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients.
• Provide travel vaccination and advisory services.
• Request pathology services as necessary.
• Process pathology results as required.
• Urinalysis.
• Provide chronic disease management, 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.
• Chaperone patients where necessary.
• Assist GPs with minor surgery when required.
• Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately.
• Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies.
• Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs.
• Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children.
• Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice).
• Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately.

Skills

NMC Registered Nurse

Diabetes Management

Asthma

Wound Care

Education

Nursing degree / Diploma

Postgraduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)

Tools

Office

Outlook

Job description

Baddeley Green Surgery in the United Kingdom is seeking a Practice Nurse with primary care experience essential. You will deliver nursing services as part of a multidisciplinary team, covering infection control, immunisation, chronic disease management, health promotion and travel vaccines.

The role involves maintaining accurate records, adhering to NICE/NHS guidelines, supporting policy review, and leading QoF and QiF initiatives.