Respitory Practice Nurse

The successful candidate will need experience of working in a primary care setting and although predominantly will be utilised for respiratory long term condition reviews and/or Diabetes management it would be ideal if the candidate is able to do all the normal treatment room tasks such as immunisations

• Managing and treating long-term conditions with an emphasis on our respiratory and or diabetes patients.
• Implementing, and participating in, vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children, including patients travelling abroad, Childhood Immunisations, Prostap, Zoladex, Inclisiran, Denosumab, RSV, shingles, influenza, Covid-19 and pneumococal vaccination.
• Meeting the needs of patients presenting for wound care or suture removal.
• Hypertension review and management.
• Asthma and COPD reviews.
• Management of other chronic diseases.
• Raising safeguarding concerns when needed.
• To maintain a clean, safe environment, adhering to hygiene and infection control.
• Provide home visits for the housebound patients needing support for their long term conditions

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, both written and verbally.
• Good organisational skills
• Time management skills
• Able to work under pressure
• Working on own initiative
• IT skills (including word processing and database work) as relevant to General Practice
• Committed to quality and patient satisfaction
• Committed to equal opportunities
• Team worker
• Adaptable to the changing needs of the practice

Personal Qualities

Polite and Confident Flexible Able  to communicate well and understand the needs of the patients

Works well within a team Ability to work under pressure

Motivated and proactive

• Non medical prescribing qualification
• COPD Diploma
• Diabetes diploma

Relevant Nursing degree

Current NMC registration with an active PIN

Experience of System One

Experience of working in primary care or diabetes management in a hospital/community setting

Experience of Chronic Disease Management and treatment room procedures

Knowledge of System One