Job summary
Mill Bank Surgery is a friendly Surgery located in the centre of town with very good transport links.

We are looking to recruit an experienced Practice Nurse for 20 hours per week on a Monday, Tuesday and Friday. The position is a permanent post, following the resignation of a longstanding Nurse who is retiring. You will be working alongside our existing supportive and friendly clinical and administrative teams.

The hourly rate for this position will be dependent on your experience. We offer six weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays.

Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for the delivery of nursing services, delivering care to our practice population of 10,500 patients. We are looking for experience in long term conditions management in line with QOF, such as Diabetes, Asthma, Coronary Heart Disease, and also other areas such as Cytology and Childhood immunisations.

About us
Our clinical team consists of 3 GP Partners, 3 Salaried GPs, 2 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, 2 Practice Nurses and 1 Healthcare Assistants.

We also benefit from PCN additional roles including 2 Clinical Pharmacists, 1 Pharmacy Technicians, 3 First Contact Physiotherapists, a Social Prescriber and a Mental Health Practitioner. We are supported by a resilient and longstanding administrative team.

We are always very supportive of progression within roles within the surgery.

Job responsibilities
The Practice Nurse is to support new-to-practice nurses and other healthcare professionals within the organisation and across the wider network to enhance integration with community, secondary, and social care services.

This role is responsible for the delivery of evidence-based nursing services, working as part of the practice multi-disciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population.

Working autonomously, the Practice Nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as public health and screening programmes, including infection prevention and control, chronic disease management, immunisations, health promotion and prevention, well man/woman clinics and cervical screening, Furthermore, they embed population health management approaches within general practice, targeting health inequalities and improving access.

The post-holder will be an integral part of the general practice team, as well as supporting the wider practice nurse network and multi-disciplinary team. They are to participate in formal training events and to promote best practice in their area of expertise as well as supporting the practice management team in the reviewing and delivery of clinical policy and procedure.

This organisation must ensure that the post-holder has access to appropriate clinical supervision and an appropriate named individual in the organisation to provide general advice and support on a day-to-day basis. Further information on clinical supervision can be sought within the organisations Clinical Supervision Policy.

Experience
Essential

• Broad knowledge of general practice and experience of working as a Practice or Community Nurse
• Experience with chronic disease management
• Experience of working autonomously
• Experience of infection prevention and control measures
• Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
• Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people by telephone, email and face to face
• Understanding of safeguarding adults and children
• Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP surgeries, QOF and enhanced service

Desirable

• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena and knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Knowledge of national standards that inform general practice (NSF NICE guidelines)

Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
• Has evidence of working at the relevant level of practice as described in the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework

Desirable

• Long Term Condition experience
• Childhood Immunisations
• Cytology

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.