Practice Nurse

Heacham Group Practice has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced practice nurse to join our team on a part-time basis, for 25-30 hours per week.    The role would suit a skilled nurse who enjoys a broad clinical remit and has experience of chronic disease management or an interest in this area and willing to learn.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

• Undertaking health assessments, administering medication and treatments, and performing diagnostic tests.
• Providing and evaluating a range of health interventions to ensure that patients’ health and social care needs are met.
• General health and well-being promotion as well as creating individual, person-centred plans for patients with, or at risk of, a long term condition.
• Managing and treating long-term conditions, in line with national and local policies and the practice needs.
• Chronic disease reviews and management.
• Reviewing medication for therapeutic effectiveness, in accordance with evidence-based practice as well as national and practice protocols; working with patients to support their adherence to prescribed treatments.
• Prioritising health problems and intervening appropriately, to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
• Treatment room duties including cervical cytology, contraception and HRT, dressings and wound care and providing support to other colleagues.  Implementing, and participating in, vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children, including patients travelling abroad.
  

• A relevant nursing degree.
• Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
  
• Competence to undertake chronic disease management clinics and reviews, holding relevant certificates.
• Evidence of clinical skills and experience.
• Independent prescriber qualification preferred but can offer training.
• Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work.  The successful candidate will value the dignity of our patients, their relatives and carers, as well as their colleagues at the practice.
• Knowledge, and experience of its application, in supporting long-term conditions.
• Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.
  
  

• A permanent employment contract
• Competitive salary
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
• Supportive and friendly environment
• Support for your personal and professional development

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.