Practice Nurse in Accrington

Salary: £39,000 - £48,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

Full-time or Part-time (37.5 hours per week available)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Practice Nurse to join our friendly, supportive, and forward-thinking team at Peel House Medical Practice.

This is an excellentopportunity for someone who shares our commitment to delivering high qualitypatient care, and who has the interest and energy to join with us to provideexcellent standards of service for our patients.

We require 37.5 hours a week of Practice nursingtime and will consider full time and part-time application requests.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be anenthusiastic team player who strives to deliver a high standard of care. You will have experience in general practiceNursing duties, including cervical cytology, childhood immunisations,spirometry and managing long-term conditions. It is desirable that you havegood knowledge of chronic disease management including, diabetes, asthma, andCOPD. A comprehensive knowledge of QOF would be an advantage but not essential.We are not an agenda for change practice, but our salaries, annual leaveand sickness absence pay are competitive.

About us

We are a large, modern, paperless practice serving approximately 18,500 patients from excellent purpose-built premises. We are committed to creating a positive, sustainable, and enjoyable working environment where staff feel valued, supported, and empowered to deliver outstanding patient care. We firmly believe that a strong team culture and shared vision are key to achieving the highest standards of service for our patients.

Our multidisciplinary clinical team includes:

• GPs
• Advanced Nurse Practitioners
• Practice Nurse
• Nurse Associates
• First Contact Physiotherapists
• Social Prescriber

Job responsibilities

To be responsible for the delivery of general practice nursing to thePractice population. The focus of the role is both the delivery ofevidence-based practice for patients presenting with a long-term condition, andthe provision of preventative health care to the practice population. As aPractice Nurse, the nurse is responsible for the care delivered, demonstratingcritical thinking and skills in clinical decision-making in the management ofpatients within the boundaries of their role. They will work collaborativelywithin the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, support thedelivery of policy and procedures, and provide support to their colleagues.They will engage with the practice clinical networks and work towards the RCNcompetency framework for Practice Nurses as part of their on-going development.

Please see the attached job description and person spec for full information.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered as General Nurse
• Member of Professional Body
• Evidence of continuous personal development
• Chronic Disease Management Diplomas
• Cervical Cytology Sample Taker
• Immunisation and Vaccination Training
• Please see attached person spec for full information.

Experience

• Experienced Practice Nurse within a Primary Care setting
• Experienced in Chronic Disease Management clinics
• Post registration experience of Nursing in a busy environment
• Experience of working with doctors, other nurses and multi-disciplinary teams
• Experienced in minor illness management, travel health and treatment room
• Experienced in leading Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) activities.
• Experienced in mentoring, supervising or supporting the development of clinical staff and/or students.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.