Band 6 Practice Nurse

Thisis an exciting opportunity for two experienced practice nurses to join our very skilled nursing team of 4 practice nurses, 1 nurse associate and four health care assistants as part ofthe Knutsford Medical Partnership.

The post holder is responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services and care to the Practice population, working 2-days per week. Supported by senior nurses withinthe Practice, they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role,focusing upon supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and screening activities. They will work collaboratively with the general Practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing nurse leadership as required.

• Delivering care according to the NSF and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines
• Assist in the development of an integrated approach to the delivery of patient care involving all relevant stakeholders
• Provide high quality care service based on the needs of the practice population including treatment, screening, preventative care and patient education.
• Assist in and perform tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs.
• Cytology, contraception, general health checks, health promotion, child and adult immunisations, hypertension, chronic disease management.
• Assess, plan and implement treatment plans for patients with long term conditions to meet identified needs and promote health and well-being.
• COPD including spirometry and health management.
• Identify and request appropriate pathology tests for patients and signpost where appropriate.
• To take clinical responsibility for themselves and to aid the supervision of other health professionals as required
• To assist in the maintenance of clinical standards and to share in the efficient running of the service.
• To have excellent organisational skills and work well as part of a team.
• To share the responsibility for the security and care of equipment.
• To be aware of the political and social issues which affect the delivery of health care.
• To be a registered Nurse on the NMC register

We are a GP Partnership working across 4 sites to deliver high quality care to 23,500 residents of Knutsford and its surrounding areas. Our sites are Toft Road, Manchester Road, Annandale and Town Lane (Mobberley).

We are innovative and patient centered and as a result have roles within our team such as nursing associates, GP assistants, clinical pharmacists, social prescribers, care co-ordinators, workflow optimise rs and physicians associates.

Knutsford Medical Partnership is our Primary Care Network, which allows us to drive projects that suit the need of our registered population. We work closely with our community services (district nurses, health visitors, community matrons, social workers etc), and with the voluntary sector within Knutsford.

• Delivering care according to the NSF and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines
• Assist in the development of an integrated approach to the delivery of patient care involving all relevant stakeholders including health and social care organisations, particularly within the primary care field.
• Provide high quality care service based on the needs of the practice population including treatment, screening, preventative care and patient education.
• Assist in and perform tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs.
• Cytology, contraception, general health checks, health promotion, child and adult immunisations, hypertension, chronic disease management.
• Assess, plan and implement treatment plans for patients with long term conditions to meet identified needs and promote health and well-being.
• COPD including spirometry and health management.
• Identify and request appropriate pathology tests for patients and signpost where appropriate.
• To take clinical responsibility for themselves and to aid the supervision of other health professionals as required
• To assist in the maintenance of clinical standards and to share in the efficient running of the…