Kirkham Health Centre, a GP surgery serving around 9,800 patients across mixed urban and rural areas, is recruiting a Practice Nurse. The work centres on managing long-term conditions, cervical screening, immunisations, wound care and routine nursing treatments, alongside GPs and the wider primary care team. The post sits within a practice that also employs several GPs, advanced nurse practitioners and a nursing associate. Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council is required, and experience of a fast-paced healthcare setting is expected.
What the job involves
- Managing chronic disease and supporting patients with long-term conditions
- Childhood and adult immunisations and injections
- Cervical screening and cytology
- Wound care and management
- Health promotion
- Routine nursing treatments
- Providing health education and advice
- Contraceptive advice
- Undertaking clinical assessments
- Maintaining accurate patient records
- Assisting with QOF and audits
- Working with GPs and the multidisciplinary team to deliver patient-centred care
What’s required
Qualifications
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Registration & licences
- Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Experience
- History of positive working relationships
- Experience of working in a fast-paced healthcare setting
Skills & knowledge
- Flexible and co-operative
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Communicates effectively and understands patients' needs
- Problem solving, processing information accurately and interpreting data
- Works under pressure and in stressful situations
Other
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
Nice to have
- Proven experience as a Practice Nurse in primary care
- Experience of using EMIS
- Postgraduate degree or diploma in chronic disease management
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
