Senior Practice Nurse - Primary Care & Chronic Disease Lead

Baddeley Green Surgery; England; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Baddeley Green Surgery in the United Kingdom is seeking an Experienced Practice Nurse with a strong background in Primary Care to join their multidisciplinary team. You will deliver a range of nursing services within the practice, lead on chronic disease management, and contribute to health promotion and preventive care.

Key responsibilities include wound care, immunisations, travel health advice, and diabetes/asthma management, with a focus on QoF/QiF targets and clinical governance.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a Primary Care environment.
• Experience of working as a Practice Nurse.
• Experience of Chronic Disease Management.
• Experience of leading a team.

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.
• Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions.
• Provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with evidence 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 and refer patients to secondary care as required.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and read codes.
• Maintain chronic disease registers.
• Chaperone patients where necessary.
• Assist GPs with minor surgery when required.

Skills

Wound care

ECGs

Venepuncture

Urinalysis

Immunisations

Infection Prevention Control

Health promotion

Chronic disease management

Well Woman/Well Man clinics

Auditing & governance

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Post Registration Qualifications in Diabetes Management/Asthma

Postgraduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)

Tools

Office

Outlook

Job description

Baddeley Green Surgery in the United Kingdom is seeking an Experienced Practice Nurse with a strong background in Primary Care to join their multidisciplinary team. You will deliver a range of nursing services within the practice, lead on chronic disease management, and contribute to health promotion and preventive care.

Key responsibilities include wound care, immunisations, travel health advice, and diabetes/asthma management, with a focus on QoF/QiF targets and clinical governance.