Practice Nurse Blackburn, England
Job description
Job Summary: Full or Part-time
Closing date: 31/03/2023
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high demand of applicants are received.
Little Harwood Health Centre are seeking a newly qualified or experienced Practice Nurse to join a motivated and committed team. We are a large forward-thinking training practice, providing high quality care whilst maintaining the traditional values of patient centred family medicine.
Working in accordance with the UKCC Code of Conduct, the post-holder will provide assessment, treatment, screening, health education services and advice to patients.
The post-holder will work with reference to Practice agreed protocols and guidelines, providing nursing treatments to patients both independently and in participation with nurse colleagues and general practitioners.
The post-holder will have the required level of training and competence and will work within patient group directions where these are available. A nurse with prescribing qualifications will use them appropriately.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Management of Chronic Disease
- Identifying significant abnormalities
- Diagnosis, monitoring and development of individual management plans; agreeing these as appropriate with the patient and other health professionals
- Engaging in utilising all available tools and working to current guidance for achieving QoF and local commission targets
- Carrying out diagnostics including Spirometry, phlebotomy, swabs, scrapings, urine tests, pregnancy tests, sputum samples.
Qualifications;
BSc
1st Level Registered Nurse
Diploma in CVD (advantageous)
Diploma in Diabetes (advantageous)
Diploma in Asthma (advantageous)
Diploma in COPD (advantageous)
Approved Smear Taker (advantageous)
Evidence of continuing professional Development
Evidence of immunisation training
Work related Knowledge;
Research & Audit methodology
Childhood Immunisations
Travel Vaccines
Chronic diseases
Women’s Health
QOF
Clinical Governance
IT Skills
Microsoft software
EMIS system
Work related Knowledge;
Research & Audit methodology
Childhood Immunisations
Travel Vaccines
Chronic diseases
Women’s Health
QOF
Clinical Governance
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Blackburn BB1 6PH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Licence/Certification:
- NMC (preferred)
Work Location: One location
