Practice Nurse

NHS; Batley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Practice Nurse.

We have a great opportunity for an enthusiastic Nurse to join our large, vibrant, and friendly teaching Practice. We are looking for the right person to join our Nursing team that includes a Nurse Manager, Practice Nurses, HCAs, and Phlebotomists.

We pride ourselves on delivering high-quality holistic care to our patient population and have a culture of learning and teaching in all we do. We are looking for a forward-thinking Nurse.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will have the experience and qualifications to advise patients in health prevention, carrying out screening and early management of long-term health conditions.

The successful candidate must:

• Be a certified Registered Nurse
• Have a current registration with the NMC
• Be registered with the relevant professional body

About us

We are a large training practice with teams comprising of clinical and non-clinical staff, with the experience and knowledge to support the Practice. We have weekly clinical meetings and regular supervision sessions for our staff who are still learning/training.

We would encourage anyone interested in the role to contact the Nurse Manager at [e-mail] for a visit or informal chat.

Job responsibilities

• Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
• Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice to patients
• Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients
• Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients' health
• Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients
• Provide specialist clinics such as contraception
• Undertake the collection of pathological specimens
• Request pathology services as necessary
• Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required
• Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse

Experience

• Experienced Practice Nurse

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.