Job Summary
We are looking to recruit a motivated, committed and enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join our Practice team.

The successful candidate will need to be highly motivated with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. They will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and effective nursing care to the whole practice population, working closely with the GPs, PAs, Paramedics, Pharmacists, FCP, Management team and nursing team including NA's and HCA's to deliver the practice working priorities.

If you are self-motivated, reliable, happy to work in a busy GP Practice and want to support your colleagues in delivering a great standard of care we would like to hear from you.

The position is part time (possibly 2-3 days per week, days to be agreed but likely to include a late night on Tuesday evening).

Main Duties of the Job
Clinically, the focus of the role is management of patients with long-term conditions and general nursing interventions for all patients.

It is essential you have knowledge of COPD & Asthma management, Diabetes management, Hypertension, family planning /contraception, cervical cytology, childhood immunisations and vaccines.

About Us
Excel Primary Care is a large GP Practice with 4 Partners, covering 18000 patients, based over 3 sites in the area of Skelmersdale, West Lancashire.

We strive to provide high quality care for our patients and good working environment for our staff. We are currently rated as good by CQC, a rating we have consistently achieved for a number of years.

Job Responsibilities
To be responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practice team, delivering care within their scope of practice.

The practice nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, immunisations and travel vaccines, infection control, safeguarding, well woman and well man management, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policies and procedures.

Person Specification
Experience
Desirable

• Experience of working in General Practice
• Use of EMIS web, Docman and AccuRx

Qualifications
Essential

• Applicants must possess a RGN qualification

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. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For questions about the job, contact:
Elizabeth McGowan
elizabeth.mcgowan2@nhs.net
01695622386