Practice Nurse

We are seeking an enthusiastic, reliable, highly motivated individual to the role of Practice Nurse. You will be joining a well-established teamin a well-established practice. Theideal candidate will be an experienced Practice Nurse and ideally have workedin Primary Care before, although we are happy to support and develop peoplesknowledge and skill set.

Make professionally autonomous decisions and provide safe evidence based patient care

Evaluate patient test results in conjunction with the patient andtheir GP and ensure that the appropriate course of reagent is initiated

Initiate the role of diagnosis for patients suspected to have achronic disease e.g. COPD, asthma, diabetes and CHD , referring to other clinicians as appropriate

Manage programmes of care for patients with chronic disease by planning providing and evaluating care under agreed guidelines and patientgroup directions. Maintain diseaseregisters in liaison with administrative staff.

Undertake annual review of patient understanding and ability toself-manage

Provide comprehensive travel health for patients prior to travelincluding malaria prophylaxis, safe sex, sun protection, food hygiene, firstaid and emergency medication, health insurance and vaccinations

Administer child and adult immunisations and vaccinations in accordance with national and local programmes.

Ensuring safe storage, rotation and disposals of vaccines

To undertake procedures including venipuncture, glucose tolerancetests, BP management, urinalysis, peak flow, spirometry and cytology.

Provide support and chaperoning to the wider team

Promote health and wellbeing, going general education advice ondiet, contraception, smoking, chronic disease management, exercise, etc.

Initiate and carry out programmes of health screening as agreed with the practice clinical team

We are a large forward-thinking practice with morethan 17,000 patients, based in a purpose built building the centre of Chorley. We have regular practice meetings, with a structured meeting rota including whole staff meetings,clinical meetings, safeguarding meeting and protected time for training. We have a multidisciplinary, clinical teammade up of 6 GP Partners, 5 Salaried GPs and 4 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, whoare supported by a wider team of Paramedics, Pharmacists, First Contact Physios, a range of specialised Nurses and Health Care Assistants.

We are a training practice and have a numberof junior doctors working at site, including FY2s, ST2s and ST3s. The practice benefits from a well-structuredmanagement team which is led by a Practice Business Manager. We would be happy to support and encourageyour professional development to add to our diverse and enthusiastic team.

Make professionally autonomous decisions and provide safe evidence based patient care

Evaluate patient test results in conjunction with the patient andtheir GP and ensure that the appropriate course of reagent is initiated

Initiate the role of diagnosis for patients suspected to have achronic disease e.g. COPD, asthma, diabetes and CHD , referring to other clinicians as appropriate

Manage programmes of care for patients with chronic disease by planning providing and evaluating care under agreed guidelines and patientgroup directions. Maintain diseaseregisters in liaison with administrative staff.

Undertake annual review of patient understanding and ability toself-manage

Provide comprehensive travel health for patients prior to travelincluding malaria prophylaxis, safe sex, sun protection, food hygiene, firstaid and emergency medication, health insurance and vaccinations

Administer child and adult immunisations and vaccinations in accordance with national and local programmes.

Ensuring safe storage, rotation and disposals of vaccines

To undertake procedures including venipuncture, glucose tolerancetests, BP management, urinalysis, peak flow, spirometry and cytology.

Provide support and chaperoning to the wider team

Promote health and wellbeing, going general education advice ondiet, contraception, smoking, chronic disease management, exercise, etc.

Initiate and carry out programmes of health screening as…