Primary Care Practice Nurse – Chronic Disease Mgmt

Bramley Village Health And Wellbeing Centre; North Tawton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Fuller and Forbes Partnership is recruiting a Practice Nurse for Queens Medical Centre in Barnstaple, Devon. The post is a full-time, permanent position, requiring 37.5 hours per week with occasional travel to a branch site.

You will join a multidisciplinary team providing chronic disease management, vaccinations, health promotion, and routine nursing care, with opportunities for ongoing professional development and training.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a primary care setting.
• Competent IT and data management skills.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide general nursing care including wound management, vaccinations, phlebotomy, and chronic disease management.
• Conduct health assessments and routine procedures such as ECGs and blood pressure monitoring.
• Develop and implement treatment plans for acute and chronic conditions with the care team.
• Administer vaccines according to national schedules and record immunisations.
• Maintain accurate patient records and use EMIS for data entry.
• Collaborate with GPs, Lead Nurse, and other professionals to ensure coordinated care.
• Participate in clinical audits and quality improvement activities.

Skills

Primary care nursing

Immunisations

Chronic disease management

Infection control

Patient education

EMIS

Tools

EMIS

Job description

Fuller and Forbes Partnership is recruiting a Practice Nurse for Queens Medical Centre in Barnstaple, Devon. The post is a full-time, permanent position, requiring 37.5 hours per week with occasional travel to a branch site.

You will join a multidisciplinary team providing chronic disease management, vaccinations, health promotion, and routine nursing care, with opportunities for ongoing professional development and training.