Job summaryWe have a vacancy for an enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join our friendly clinical team. We are a small but high-performing practice. You will be well supported by GP partners who are available every day in-practice.
The post is part-time.
Main duties of the job- Chronic Disease Management: Delivering expert care for Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, and Heart Failure patients.
- Vaccinations & Immunisations: Administering adult and childhood vaccinations while maintaining cold chain policy.
- Screening & Treatment: Performing cytology, venepuncture and travel advice.
About usCherry Medical Practice is a General Practice Partnership open to all patients living within our Practice boundary with a M28 or M38 postcode. We work in partnership with our patients and our Patient Participation Group to provide medical care for our patients. We are an active member of the Walkden and Little Hulton Primary Care Network. We work as part of the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board.
We are a team comprised of two female GPs, a practice nurse, one healthcare assistant, one practice manager, one reception manager, four receptionists and one care coordinator. We also currently have two pharmacists and a pharmacist technician working with the practice who review patient medications.
Job responsibilitiesIn this post you will be expected to perform and be competent in the following tasks as part of your daily duties.
- Providing patient care through face to face and telephone consultations
- Providing assessment, diagnosis and treatment for minor ailments
- Maintaining indemnity and professional registrations
- New patient registration appointments and checks
- Venepuncture
- Taking cervical smear samples and keeping updated with skills and training
- Carrying out spirometry
- Administration of childhood immunisations
- Administration of seasonal influenza and other vaccines
- Chronic disease patients reviews and follow-ups
- Taking ECGs
- Fitting of 24hr ABPM for patients where needed
- Procedures such as IM/SC injections
- Contraception checks and follow-ups
- Chlamydia screening
- Awareness and adherence to all infection control policies
- Actioning patient enquiries and patient notes on EMISWeb
- Attendance at compulsory training eg Basic Life Support training, Safeguarding training (adult and childrens)
- Awareness of terrorism risks, PREVENT training will be provided in post.
- Attendance and compliance with Domestic Violence and IRIS guidelines. (Training will be provided)
- Participation in appraisal and professional development
- Using the Docman system actioning correspondence
- Actioning DNAs as per the practice policy
- Responsibility for contacting patients for reviews and chronic disease recall registers
- GDPR competence
- Child and Adult safeguarding awareness and compliance
- Duty to report any Safeguarding concerns
- Completion of Bridge referrals or Adult Safeguarding form where necessary
- Training will be provided in the use of these computerised clinical systems where required.
Person SpecificationExperienceEssential- Valid NMC registration. Minimum 1 year post registration. Experience working in a primary care environment. Chronic disease management. Good computer skills and previous customer-facing employment experience
Desirable- Experience of working in a busy healthcare setting and knowledge of clinical systems, e.g. EMIS Web and Docman.
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer detailsEmployer name: Cherry Medical Practice
Address: Little Hulton Health Centre, 4 Longshaw Drive, Worsley, Manchester, M28 0BB, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website
Employer contact detailsFor questions about the job, contact: Practice Manager, Danielle Perkins, danielle.perkins@nhs.net, 01619830210
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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 
