Practice Nurse

Blackhall and Peterlee Practice has an exciting opportunity for a Practice Nurse to join our team. We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring, and motivated professional with excellent clinical, organisational, and communication skills, who has the ability to work autonomously.

The successful candidate will provide high-quality nursing care, with diabetes management as a key priority,alongside wider chronic disease management. Ideally experience and confidence in delivering diabetes reviews, patient education, and ongoing management plans is desireable.

Additional responsibilities include cervical cytology, immunisations, wound care, health promotion, and minor illness treatment.

Our Practice Nurse role would be expected to undertake a range of nursing assessments and provide appropriate care or treatment in conjunction with our clinical team and Practice Policies. The role involves working across three sites at Blackhall, Peterlee and New Seaham.

Ideally you would be able tosupport and deliver a high level of quality care and service based on the needsof the patient population of which would include treatment, management plans,screening, preventative care and patient education. In addition, you would alsobe expected to support the Practice in meeting its contractual obligations and delivery of enhanced service specifications.

Blackhall and Peterlee Practice islocated in the Easington area in County Durham and operates across two locations caring for 10,000+ patients.

We are a large training practice withfour GP partners, four salaried GPs, a nursing team of nurse practitioners,nurses and HCAs, pharmacists along with a large administrative team to support the team and patients. We provide education and supervision for GP trainees and medical students.

As part of Easington Central PCN weoffer enhanced access and attached staff including a physiotherapist, health andwellbeing coach, clinical pharmacist, care coordinator, adult mental health support, CAMHS and social prescribers. Everyone within the team and wider PCNteam is supportive, friendly and approachable.

Clinical Duties

Conduct chronic disease management clinics,including diabetes, asthma, COPD and hypertension

Perform cervical cytology and sexual health advice

Administer vaccinations and immunisations, including childhood and travel vaccines

Provide wound care, including dressings and suture removal

Conduct health checks and screenings

Manage minor illnesses and injuries providing treatment and advice

Assist with minor surgical procedure and performECGs

Health Promotion

Provide lifestyle advice, including smoking cessation, weight management and dietary advice.

Support patients in managing their long-term condition through education and self-care advice.

Administration and Professional Responsibilities

Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team

Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records ofall consultations and treatments using practice's clinical system, Systm One

Participate in clinical audits and contribute to the practice's QOF targets

Assist in the development and implementation of practice policies and protocols

Attend and participate in practice meetings as required

Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting rooms

Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Confidentiality

Information relating to patients, carers,colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may onlybe divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

You may also have access to information relating tothe practice as a business organisation. All such information from anysource is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Health and Safety

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice

Health and Safety Policy and Infection Control Policy, to include:

Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks

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