Practice Nurse

Crawcrook Medical Centre is looking to recruit a Practice Nurse to work 37.5 hours per week. The surgery has 3 branch sites in addition to our main site. You will be given a base site but occasional travel across the group of surgeries may be needed. Our branch sites are Rowlands Gill Medical Centre NE39 1PW
, Grange Road Medical Practice NE40 3LT
and Blaydon GP Led Practice NE21 5NW
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The surgery has a team of Practice Nurses, HCAs and Phlebotomists who work alongside our team of GPs, ANPs and PCN colleagues to provide excellent patient care.

We are looking for applicants with experience in Chronic Disease Management to provide effective Long Term condition management to our 20,500 patients.

The organisation is also committed to providing and supporting staff development via internal and external training.

The Practice Nurse is essential in providing comprehensive nursing care, focusing on patient assessment, treatment, and management within a primary care setting. This role involves a variety of clinical tasks including chronic disease management, minor ailment treatment, immunisations, and health education. The Practice Nurse will work under the guidance and supervision of our Nurse Lead / Director of Nursing in order to contribute to the practice's goals by delivering high-quality patient care and participating in health promotion initiatives.

The Practice Nurse is expected to perform clinical procedures and manage patient follow-ups, ensuring the delivery of care is in accordance with the latest clinical guidelines and within the scope of practice. This position requires excellent nursing skills, a knowledge of Infection Prevention Control, a patient-centred approach to care, and the ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team to improve health outcomes.

The Fuller and Forbes Healthcare Group is a primary care provider with practices currently in Leeds, Devon, Burnley and Gateshead. The Leeds based practices provide care to 17,500 patients across Leeds at locations in Bramley, Middleton and Cottingley. The surgery is made up of a diversified clinical team consisting of GP's, GP Registrars, ANPs, ACPs, and a nursing team, with clinical supervision and mentorship by GPs to medical students.

The organisation is patient-driven and has used patient feedback in the past to develop innovative services such as a bespoke smart phone app, patient-centred practice websites, joint working with the third sector and a bespoke e-consultation service.

Our vision is to enable to patients to live longer healthier lives that are full, active and meaningful.

DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Responsibilities:

Treatment room:
Provide general treatment room nursing care such as wound management, vaccinations, phlebotomy, and chronic disease management.

Assessments and Procedures:
Conduct health assessments, screenings, and routine procedures such as ECGs, and blood pressure monitoring.

Treatment Planning:
Implement treatment plans for a wide range of acute and chronic conditions in collaboration with the wider healthcare professionals.

Health Promotion and

Education:

Health promotion and prevention: delivery a range of health care services that support health promotion and prevention including sexual health, and participate in public health programs and initiatives to promote wellness and disease prevention within the community.

Patient

Education:

Deliver educational support to patients on health management, disease prevention, and lifestyle modifications.

Chronic Disease Management:

Specialised care:
Organise and run specialised clinics relating to long term conditions management such as: asthma, COPD, Diabetes and other relevant nurse-led clinical areas.

Care Protocols:
Follow protocols for the management of chronic diseases and chronic disease registers such as diabetes, asthma, COPD, and cardiovascular disease.

Patient Monitoring:
Regularly review and monitor patient health status and adjust care plans as necessary.

Immunisation and Vaccination:

Vaccination Schedules:
Administer vaccines according to national immunisation schedules.

Patient Follow-Up:
Ensu…