Temporary Practice Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Egremont; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

The Copeland team of North Cumbria Primary Care is seeking a registered nurse for a 12-month maternity cover. You will work with GPs to provide routine nursing care, vaccinations, chronic disease management and health promotion across three practices.

Candidates must be NMC registered and have knowledge of chronic disease management; flexibility for full or part-time hours is expected, with a role that supports the wider primary care team.

Qualifications

• NMC registration is required.
• Evidence of CPD and ongoing professional development.
• Knowledge of chronic disease management and patient education.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care under the lead nurse and GPs with care plans.
• Administer vaccinations for children and adults.
• Manage long-term conditions such as hypertension with chronic disease training.
• Run well person clinics and promote healthy lifestyle choices.
• Carry out cervical cytology smears and holistic assessments.
• Provide wound management including Doppler and leg ulcers.
• Carry out venepuncture, ECGs and minor procedures as needed.
• Support contraception, travel health advice and pathology requests.
• Maintain infection control and participate in quality indicators.

Skills

Chronic disease management

Vaccination administration

Long-term condition care

Wound care

CPR

Education

NMC registration

Tools

EMIS Web

ICE

INR Star

Blue Stream

Job description

This 12-month temporary post covers a maternity leave in the Copeland team of North Cumbria Primary Care, the not-for-profit company running services across three local practices. The work centres on routine nursing care, from vaccinations, cervical smears and wound management to long-term condition reviews, supporting the GPs and wider primary care team. Hours are full or part time and negotiable, and the role sits within a shared primary care network serving patients across all three practices. Candidates need NMC registration and chronic disease knowledge.

What the job involves

• Provide nursing care to patients under the lead nurse and GPs, including care plans
• Administer childhood and adult vaccinations
• Manage long-term conditions and hypertension, including chronic disease training
• Run well person clinics and health promotion, advising on diet, smoking, alcohol and exercise
• Carry out cervical cytology smears and holistic patient assessment
• Provide wound management, including Doppler and leg ulcer management
• Assess and deal with minor illness presented opportunistically
• Perform venepuncture, ECGs, suture removal, new patient medicals and urinalysis
• Provide contraception and travel health advice, and request pathology tests
• Chaperone patients and assist clinicians during examinations
• Maintain equipment, treatment rooms and infection control standards, and advise senior nurses of potential problems
• Contribute to QOF and quality indicators, and undertake occasional home visits

What’s required

Registration & licences

• NMC registration

Experience

• Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development
• Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own practice

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of chronic disease management
• Knowledge of the needs of patients with long-term conditions
• Knowledge of patient group directives and associated policies
• Able to recognise and manage anaphylaxis per current UK guidelines
• Able to perform CPR per current UK guidelines
• Able to obtain and document informed consent

Checks & eligibility

• DBS check at regular intervals

Other

• Knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care
• Works to the UKCC Code of Conduct within the scope of professional practice
• Written professional development plan and up to date portfolio
• Cooperates with annual appraisal meetingsUnderstanding of the need for strict confidentiality

Nice to have

• Minimum 2 years post-registration experience
• Chronic disease diplomas in asthma, COPD, hypertension, diabetes or vascular management
• Knowledge of local public health issues and the wider health economy
• Experience of audit participation and CQC compliance
• Written and verbal communication skills, including delivering difficult messages to patients and families
• Clinical skills in ear care, minor surgery, BLS, spirometry and travel health
• Experience with EMIS Web, ICE, INR Star, Blue Stream or Intradoc
• Flexibility to work late evenings and at other times