Job description

Job responsibilities

Experienced GP Practice Nurse

We are replacing an experienced nurse who has retired so our skills gap means we really need someone already trained and accredited to do the following duties:

Essential:

Long-term condition management: run clinics and monitor patients with asthma, diabetes, COPD, CVD etc including reviewing patients, identifying poor control and liaising with GP colleagues to optimise health and medication, providing lifestyle advice and referral to community and other clinics if needed (spirometry, weight management etc)

Womens and Sexual Health: perform cervical cytology screening, provide family planning advice and pill checks

Full range of vaccinations and immunisations including childrens routine schedule, adult vaccinations including seasonal and catch up programmes

Diagnostic Tests including venepuncture, performing ECGs, BP and urinalysis

Travel Health advice and vaccinations (we are not a yellow fever centre)

Ad hoc injections including administration of Hydroxocobalamin, Zoladex, Prostap (experience administering Inclisiran would be useful but not essential in-house training can be given)

Understanding of the clinical targets required in primary care for QOF and local enhanced services is essential to maximise patient outcomes and practice achievement

Good understanding of infection prevention and control processes and best practice

Desirable:

Womens Health: experience fitting implants and pessaries would be useful though not essential

Prescribing experience would be useful though not essential

We would consider applications from applicants with leadership experience who wish to continue to develop their skills in this area

Requirements and Qualifications:

Valid registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and full nurse qualification.

Primary Care nursing experience

Strong clinical assessment and communication skills

Good team working skills

You must have full UK working eligibility

Offer subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Valid registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and full nurse qualification.
• Accredited to carry out cervical screening and women's health consultations, children's and adult's vaccinations - both routine and for travel or ad hoc
• Familiar with managing chronic long-term conditions through annual and ad hoc reviews - giving advice and recommending further assessment by GP, Community, Specialists where indicated
• You must have previous experience working as a nurse in general practice - due to retirement we have a skills gap we need to fill
• You must have full UK working entitlement

Desirable

• Womens Health: experience fitting implants and pessaries would be useful though not essential
• NMP qualification would be useful though not essential
• We would consider applications from applicants with leadership experience who wish to continue to develop their skills in this area

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cheadle Hulme Health Centre

Address

Cheadle Hulme Health Centre

Smithy Green

Cheadle Hulme

Cheshire

SK8 6LU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cheadlehulmeandbridgehouse.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)