Practice Nurse Vacancy – The Northolme Practice
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The Northolme Practice
Currently recruiting for:
Experienced Practice Nurse
We are a friendly and supportive training practice located on the outskirts of Halifax, West Yorkshire and we have a very exciting opportunity for a motivated, committed and experienced Practice Nurse to join the team for 30-35 hours per week.
The Practice
We are currently a two site practice based in a beautiful part of West Yorkshire and the successful candidate would be working across both sites. The surgery is extremely well-established, friendly, supportive and inclusive. We have a growing practice size of approximately 15,700 patients currently based over the two sites which are located within ten minutes of each other.
We are committed to the well-being of our patients and staff and always welcome new ideas to improve patient care. We are very proud to have an excellent reputation in the local area, providing very high standards of care and currently rated ‘Good’ by CQC. We take an active part in our PCN (Lower Valley PCN) and the LMC with one of our GP Partners currently the Clinical Director of our PCN and one of our team who is on the LMC board. The practice uses TPP SystmOne clinical system.
The Team
The team includes six GP Partners, two Salaried Gp’s, four Advanced Clinical Practitioners who are supported by a full Nursing Team comprising of four Practice Nurses, one Nursing Associate, one Healthcare Assistant, two Phlebotomist’s as well as Pharmacy Prescribers. The practice also has First Contact Physiotherapy and Podiatry services running from the practice.
The Position
We are looking for a motivated Practice Nurse who is passionate about providing high quality healthcare and tackling the role in new and exciting ways. We want you to come and work alongside an already motivated and inspiring practice team of like-minded and varied professionals. The post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a Practice Nurse working within primary care. The sessions are predominantly practice based and are a mixture of telephone, video and face to face based on clinical need.
Duties include but not limited to:
Ø Chronic Disease Management
Ø Cervical Cytology Screening and Contraception
Ø All immunisation programs including Childhood Immunisations/Travel Vaccines/Covid
Ø Treatment Room Duties
Ø Wound Management
Ø ECG/BP
Ø To provide support to junior members of the nursing team including Healthcare Assistants/Nurse Associate and direct their work to ensure the practice provides high quality care
ØEnsure that current evidence-based approaches to patient care are standard practice
Key skills and qualifications required:
- Experience in general practice is essential
- Nursing Degree or equivalent nursing qualification
- You must be registered with the NMC and currently be working as a Registered Nurse
- Experience working as a General Practice Nurse
- Independent Nurse Prescriber qualification (or willing to undertake)
- Qualified in Chronic Disease Management with a qualification in Asthma/COPD is essential, a qualification in Diabetes would be desirable
- Cervical Screening qualification
- Good organisational and IT skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – written and verbal
- Good time management skills
Benefits
- Salary very competitive and negotiable dependent on qualifications, previous experience, skills and knowledge
- NHS Pension
- Free on-site Parking
- Supportive and enthusiastic colleagues
- Large scope for potential future development
Application Closing Date: Sunday 26th March 2023
Interviews: Week Commencing 3rd April 2023
Start Date: To be agreed with the successful candidate
To arrange an informal discussion/visit or if you have any further questions about the role, please contact Hassan Ibrahim (Practice Manager) by email on hassan.ibrahim6@nhs.net or by telephone on 01422 893 249. Alternatively you can also contact Savoula Ryan (Practice Lead Nurse) by email on savoula.ryan@nhs.net.
To apply for this position, please send your CV and a covering letter to hassan.ibrahim6@nhs.net.