Description
We are seeking an enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join our friendly, supportive, and forward-thinking team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality patient care, promoting healthy lifestyles, and supporting individuals to achieve the best possible health outcomes while helping shape the future of our practice.
Working as part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team, you will bring previous experience in practice nursing and a sound understanding of the general practice environment. You will be a skilled and compassionate clinician, able to demonstrate competence in long-term condition management, childhood and routine immunisations, travel vaccinations, wound care, and cervical screening.
This is a 25-hour per week position, working Monday, Thursday, and Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm, with participation in a monthly late-night clinic until 8:00pm.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality nursing care within your scope of professional practice.
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
- Perform a range of clinical procedures, including venepuncture, blood pressure monitoring, immunisations, cervical screening, wound care, and other nursing interventions, in line with practice policies, clinical guidelines, and patient needs.
- Provide health promotion and lifestyle advice to support patient wellbeing and disease prevention.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and contemporaneous clinical records within the patient record system.
- Recognise and respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns, significant events, and clinical emergencies.
Long-Term Condition Management
- Support the assessment, monitoring, and management of patients with long-term conditions, including diabetes, asthma, COPD, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease.
- Undertake structured reviews and follow-up appointments in line with practice protocols and national guidance.
- Contribute to achieving Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) targets through proactive patient management and recall systems.
- Support the delivery of clinical audits and quality improvement initiatives relating to long-term condition management.
- Promote self-management and patient education to improve health outcomes and encourage healthy lifestyle choices.
Vaccinations and Immunisations
- Deliver childhood and adult immunisation programmes.
- Administer seasonal vaccination programmes, including flu and COVID-19 vaccinations where applicable.
- Provide travel health advice and vaccinations where trained to do so.
Health Promotion and Prevention
- Promote healthy lifestyles and wellbeing.
- Support national screening and public health programmes.
- Provide advice on smoking cessation, weight management, exercise, and healthy living.
Patient Services
- Provide contraceptive and sexual health advice within competency.
- Support family planning services where appropriately trained.
- Participate in patient recall systems and health reviews.
- Signpost patients to appropriate services and support.
Clinical Governance
- Maintain accurate, contemporaneous, and confidential patient records.
- Ensure clinical coding is completed appropriately.
- Participate in clinical audits and quality improvement initiatives.
- Adhere to practice policies, procedures, and professional standards.
Team Working
- Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants, pharmacists, social prescribers, and administrative staff.
- Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.
- Support colleagues and contribute to a positive team culture.
Professional Responsibilities
- Maintain active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
- Comply with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
- Participate in appraisal, mandatory training, and continuing professional development.
- Maintain clinical competence and keep up to date with current evidence-based practice.
- Adhere to safeguarding, confidentiality, and information governance requirements.