Practice Nurse

To be responsible for the implementation of processes for the effective management of patients with long-term conditions using evidence-based practice including care for elderly and housebound patients.

Working as a senior member of the practice multidisciplinary team, the post holder will ensure nursing services are delivered effectively to the entitled patient population.

Rushden Medical Centre will ensure that the post holder has access to appropriate clinical supervision and an appropriate named individual in the organisation to provide general advice and support on a day-to-day basis., The Practice Nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as infection prevention and control, health promotion, chronic disease management, health promotion, well women and well man clinics, as well as actively supporting the practice management team in the reviewing and delivery of clinical policy and procedure.

Rushden Medical Centre is a new type of General Practice which builds on, and celebrates, all that is great about traditional General Practice. We are local surgeries run by doctors, nurses and staff who know their patients and care deeply about the quality of health provision in their communities. We build upon this by committing to invest in people, buildings and equipment in order to provide more convenient, more accessible and more wide-ranging services in the local setting. We work for our patients

Rushden Medical Centre is more than a General Practice surgery. It is a medical home for people where entire healthcare needs are coordinated. Our doctors, other healthcare professionals, supporting management and administrative teams are chosen for their abilities to deliver outstanding healthcare. This is achieved by excellence in medical knowledge; excellence in business knowledge; excellence in communication; excellence in team working. We are committed to the ethos of extraordinary, patient-centred, whole-person care.

Rushden Medical Centre is committed to the highest standards of professional development and research through supporting continuing professional development of all staff, promoting a culture of learning from adverse events and the enthusiastic teaching and training of medical student, doctors in training and other health care professionals. We are becoming a beacon of research in primary care.