Practice Nurse

As a Practice Nurse, you will provide high-quality nursing care, health assessments and treatments to patients, working closely with GPs and other healthcare professionals. You will play an important role in patient education, chronic disease management and health promotion, while working within the NMC Code of Conduct and the Partnerships policies and procedures, Conduct patient assessments including history taking physical examinations and vital signs monitoring relevant to role

Administer treatments and procedures such as wound care ECGs Doppler assessments blood pressure checks and injections

Provide immunisations including child and travel vaccinations and perform cervical screening

Provide contraceptive care and advice

Support the management of patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes asthma COPD and cardiovascular disease

Monitor and review treatment plans ensuring they align with best practices and patient needs.

Collaborate with GPs and other healthcare professionals to optimise patient care

Promote healthy lifestyles and offer guidance on diet exercise and smoking cessation

Maintain accurate and detailed patient records, ensuring all treatments and consultations are documented in the practices computerised system

Monitor and manage medical supplies, including the ordering of vaccines drugs and laboratory materials

Participate in practice meetings, contributing to discussions on patient care practice development and policy updates

Work as part of a multidisciplinary team, supporting colleagues and sharing expertise to improve patient outcomes

Maintain a Personal Learning Plan to ensure compliance with revalidation requirements and NMC standards

Living Well Partnershipis made up of 8 GP surgeries working innovatively to change the way we deliver great patient care and fast, effective patient communication.