GP Practice Nurse

Phoenix Family Practice is looking for a Practice Nurse to join our patient focused team.

We are seeking a skilled and enthusiastic nurse with chronic disease experience to join our nursing team.

If you feel you have the right skills and enthusiasm to contribute to our team, we look forward to hearing from you.

To provide high quality, evidence-based nursing care to the practice population, supporting health promotion, disease prevention, and the management of acute and long-term conditions in accordance with local and national guidelines.

The successful candidate will ideally have experience in:

• Wound care management
• Cervical screening, contraception, womens health
• Management of long-term conditions e.g asthma/COPD, diabetes, CHD
• Immunisations and vaccinations (including childhood and travel)
• Health promotion and patient education
• Participation in infection prevention control and clinical governance activities
• Accurate clinical record keeping using clinical system (e.g EMIS / ACCURX)

Phoenix Family Practice is a large well organised practice GP practice with a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team. Our nursing team is well supported and works collaboratively with GP's, pharmacists and allied health professionals to deliver high quality, patient centred evidence-based care.

We promote a positive and inclusive working culture with strong clinical support and opportunities for development.

We are looking for someone who can:

• Perform examinations and assessments appropriate to their specialist interest (e.g., perform Spirometry or Diabetic Foot Checks)
• Independently prescribe medication within their specialist scope.
• Competently provide other core nursing treatment such as smears, dressings and injections under PGD.
• Demonstrate familiarity with EMIS Reporting to aid their understanding of the population health issue they're addressing
• Offer a fantastic manner with colleagues and patients alike

• A BSc (Hons) Nursing
• Accredited Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification

• Must have an active NMC registration

• Competent in nursing skills required for the post
• Strong organisation and communication skills
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team and contribute to the ongoing success of the practice
• Experience of infection prevention and control measures
• Flexible approach
• Post registration Nursing experience
• Experience of EMIS clinical system & QOF

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.