Practice Nurse

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Practice Nurse to join our friendly and supportive primary care team at Belgrave Medical Centre. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with GPs, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Pharmacists, Healthcare Assistants and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care to our practice population.

The role will involve providing evidence-based nursing care, health promotion, chronic disease management and preventative services, ensuring patients receive safe, effective and compassionate care. The post holder will contribute to improving patient outcomes, supporting national screening and vaccination programmes, and helping the practice achieve its clinical and quality objectives.

The hours are 35 hours over 4 days Monday Day off, Tuesday 08.00- 18:30, Wednesday 08:00 - 18:30, Thursday 08:00 - 13:00 and Friday 08:00
-18.30. Salary Negotiable dependent upon experience.

• Deliver a range of treatment room services including wound care, dressings, injections, cervical screening and immunisations.
• Undertake chronic disease management clinics, including asthma, COPD, diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease monitoring, within the scope of competence.
• Support vaccination and immunisation programmes, including seasonal flu and childhood immunisations where appropriately trained.
• Carry out health promotion activities and provide lifestyle advice to patients.
• Monitor, assess and manage patients within agreed clinical protocols and guidelines.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records using the clinical system (Emis).
• Participate in infection prevention and control activities.
• Process pathology results and undertake follow-up actions as required within agreed protocols.
• Work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure seamless patient care.
• Contribute to clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives and practice development.
• Maintain professional registration and comply with NMC requirements, revalidation and continuing professional development.

We currently have 14600 patients with a clinical team of 3 General Practitioner Partners, 4 Salaried GPs, 3 Pharmacists, 3 Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 3 Practice Nurse, 1 Phlebotomist, 1 HCA and an admin team of 18.

We use the EMIS Web clinical system.

We are a teaching practice and support medical students and GP registrars during their training.

The practice is keen on research and participates in several research programmes taking place with the Keele Research team.

• Provide evidence-based nursing care and treatment to patients within own scope of practice.
• Deliver treatment room services including:
• Wound care and dressings
• Removal of sutures and clips
• Injections
• Ear care (where appropriately trained)
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• Blood pressure monitoring
• Health checks
• Undertake cervical cytology screening in accordance with national guidelines.
• Administer vaccinations and immunisations in line with training, competency and practice protocols.
• Support seasonal vaccination programmes including flu and COVID-19 vaccinations.
• Assist in the identification, assessment and management of patients with long-term conditions.

• Undertake reviews and monitoring of patients with chronic diseases including:
• Diabetes
• Asthma
• COPD
• Hypertension
• Coronary heart disease
• Stroke and TIA
• Provide lifestyle advice and self-management support to patients.
• Monitor treatment effectiveness and elevate concerns to the appropriate clinician.

• Promote health and wellbeing through education and preventative care.
• Provide smoking cessation, weight management and lifestyle advice where appropriate.
• Support national screening and public health initiatives.
• Encourage patient engagement in managing their