Job summaryAs a Practice Nurse at Oaklands Health Centre, you will have the opportunity to work within a friendly, supportive, and forward-thinking primary care team dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care. Serving the Holmfirth and surrounding communities, our practice values teamwork, continuous professional development and innovation, offering a varied and rewarding role where you can develop your clinical skills, build lasting relationships with patients and make a meaningful difference to the health and wellbeing of our local population.
Main duties of the jobClinical Practice- Deliver safe, effective, and evidence-based nursing care within own scope of practice.
- Undertake comprehensive patient assessments and develop appropriate care plans.
- Perform wound assessment and management, including dressings and compression therapy where competent.
- Carry out cervical screening in accordance with national guidance.
- Administer childhood, adult, seasonal and travel immunisations and vaccinations in line with current national recommendations.
- Undertake phlebotomy, blood pressure monitoring, ECGs, spirometry, urinalysis, and other diagnostic procedures.
- Administer prescribed medications and injections safely and in accordance with practice policies.
- Assist in minor surgery and vasectomy clinics when required.
Long-Term Condition Management- Deliver evidence-based care for patients with long-term conditions including diabetes, asthma, COPD, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease.
- Undertake annual reviews and monitoring of patients with chronic diseases.
- Promote self-management and shared decision-making to improve patient outcomes.
Health Promotion and Prevention- Promote and advise on healthy lifestyles.
- Deliver NHS Health Checks where appropriate.
- Support national screening programmes and preventive healthcare initiatives.
About usOaklands Health Centre have an enthusiastic team delivering excellent health care provision for 11,000 patients. We are a training practice for medical students and ACPs. You will be well supported within your role by all members of the team. We understand the importance of achieving a healthy worklife balance and strive to offer a workplace where staff wellbeing is genuinely prioritised. Joining Oaklands means becoming part of a practice that values teamwork, embraces innovation, and is committed to delivering outstanding care while supporting its people to thrive both professionally and personally.
Job responsibilitiesThe following are the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
a. To support the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and to work to the IPC Policy providing or supporting the implementation of audits, training, support and evidence of compliance to the practice manager.
b. To support the production of the IPC annual statement in conjunction with IPC lead.
c. To develop, implement and embed an effective care management programme for the frail and housebound patients registered at the practice.
d. To assess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of healthcare is appropriate, incorporating evidence-based practice.
e. To develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes.
f. To implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients that promote health and wellbeing.
g. To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health.
h. As required, to provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF.
i. As required, to diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions.
j. To prescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of practice.
k. To review patient medications to enhance compliance.
l. To provide guidance to patients in the use of prescribed and over-the-counter medications regarding side effects and dosages.
m. To co-ordinate the provision of travel medicine services.
n. To request pathology services and process pathology results as required.
o. To oversee the provision of chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary.
p. To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation.
q. To ensure read codes are used effectively by all members of the nursing team.
r. To ensure the appropriate maintenance and use of chronic disease registers.
s. To develop, implement, embed and participate in well woman clinics.
t. To develop, implement, embed and participate in well man clinics.
u. To ensure compliance with the practice chaperone policy.
v. To assist with minor surgery and vasectomy clinics when required.
w. To prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately.
x. To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies.
y. To recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs.
z. To implement vaccination programmes for adults and children.
aa. To support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice).
bb. To liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.).
cc. To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual).
dd. To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies.
ee. To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.
Secondary responsibilitiesIn addition to the primary responsibilities, the Practice Nurse may be requested to:
a. Develop and review audit protocols.
b. Develop, review and implement nursing protocols in conjunction with the Nurse Lead.
c. Support all members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary, conducting appraisals and training needs analyses as required.
d. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care.
e. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice in order to improve patient care.
f. Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate.
g. Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e., root cause analysis (RCA).
Person SpecificationQualifications - EssentialRegistered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
Qualifications - DesirablePost graduate diploma or degree (Chronic Disease Management)
Nurse prescriber
Family planning qualification
Experience - EssentialExperience of working in a primary care environment
Experience of chronic disease management
Experience of working autonomously
Experience of infection prevention and control measures
Experience - DesirableExperience of managing elderly and housebound patients
Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking
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. 
