A Practice Nurse plays a crucial role in delivering high-quality nursing care within a general practice setting.
The post holder will act within their professional boundaries to provide caring, compassionate holistic care for patients with a wide range of health needs. They will demonstrate safe, competent clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice
The post holder will work alongside GPs, healthcare assistants, and other primary care professionals to provide patient-centred care, health promotion, and disease prevention services.
Please note that the pay for this job will be dependant on the selected applicants experience.
Main duties of the job
Please see attached /Person Specification for further information about this post. If you have any questions regarding this vacancy, please contact Clair Huckerby Chief (Consultant) Pharmacist Our Health Partnership: Clair.Huckerby@OurHealthPartnership.com
About us
Our Health Partnership was set up by local GPs who are passionate about providing high quality primary care and using their time and skills effectively to benefit patients.
We are currently a GP partnership of 30 practices with 39 surgeries, serving around 280,000 patients in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Shropshire.
Job description
Role and Responsibilities
Clinical Duties
The post holder will act within their professional boundaries to provide caring, compassionate holistic care for patients with a wide range of health needs. They will demonstrate safe, competent clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice
Provide a FENO Testing service to appropriate patients across the PCN. Full Training for equipment will be provided
Liaise with Respiratory Leads to improve the management and treatment of patients in this category
Manage long-term conditions (e.g., asthma, COPD)
Perform phlebotomy (if required)
Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients, etc.)
Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies gg. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
Health Promotion & Education:
Offer lifestyle advice on smoking cessation, weight management, and exercise.
Educate patients on chronic disease management and self-care strategies.
Liaise with Health and Well Being Coach where appropriate.
Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care
Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care
Administration & Record-Keeping:
Maintain accurate patient records using clinical software systems.
Contribute to local and national practice targets clinical remit (e.g. QOF, prescribing incentive scheme, National benchmarking), complying with local and regional guidance
Ensure compliance with infection control and health and safety policies.
Participate in audit, effectively utilising the audit cycle
Ensuring IPC compliance, undertaking audit as necessary
Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments
Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
Support and participate in shared learning within the organisation
Develop an area of specialist interest, taking the lead within the organisation
Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and
Initiatives where appropriate
Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events
Health & safety:
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures.
This will include:
Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
Actively reporting of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holders role
Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum annually)
Reporting potential risks identified
Waste management, including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection.
Equality and diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Personal/Professional development:
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:
Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
Communication:
The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
Communicate effectively with other team members
Communicate effectively with patients and carers
Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
Contribution to the implementation of services:
The post-holder will:
Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
Participate in audit where appropriate
Person Specification
Personal Skills and Qualities
Essential
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both written and verbally
Excellent organisational skills
Excellent record keeping skills
Time management skills
Able to work calmly under pressure
Ability to work on own initiative
IT skills (including word processing and database work)
Committed to quality and patient satisfaction
Committed to equal opportunities
Team worker
Other
Essential
Flexibility & Adaptability
Meet the requirements and produce evidence for nurse revalidation
Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) commensurate with the role
Access to own transport with business insurance and ability to travel across locality on a regular basis
Committed to working as part of a multidisciplinary, multi-agency primary care team
Openness to explore alternative working practices
Ability to perform in stressful and complex situation
Professional attitude
Approachable and flexible
Honest and reliable
Enthusiastic
Committed to development & willing to undergo further training as the job develops
Qualifications
Essential
Registered Nurse with Nursing and midwifery Council and maintains revalidation in line with NMC requirements
Post graduate diploma or degree for Advanced Practice Qualification up to December 2020
Meets NMC revalidation requirements in accordance with the NMC Revalidation booklet
Holds more than one academic Level 6 diploma or postgraduate certification in long-term conditions care and/or public health initiatives
Has demonstrable experience in leading long-term conditions management and quality improvement within a PCN;
Is working at Registered Nurse Level Practice as described in the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework.
Desirable
Additional training in chronic disease management, or immunisations
Experience
Essential
Job plan that demonstrates advanced nursing practice and has equity with peers working at this level
Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
Experience of working in a primary care environment
Experience of supporting quality improvement and assurance initiatives:
Supports public health and screening programmes, including immunisations, vaccinations, and cervical screening;
Embeds population health management approaches within general practice, targeting health inequalities and improving access;
Supports, mentors, and supervises new-to-practice nurses and other healthcare professionals within the PCN
Works collaboratively across the PCN to enhance integration with community, secondary, and social care services.
Desirable
Experience of working with Clinical systems for example, System One or EMIS
Experience of leading long-term condition management across the PCN
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
Experience in a primary care, community, or general practice setting
Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
Competence in using electronic patient record systems
Strong patient care skills with a focus on empathy and compassion
Understanding of current issues facing the NHS, general practice and PCNs
Clinical knowledge and skills including:
Hypertension
Asthma
CHD
Understand the importance of evidence-based practice
Broad knowledge of clinical governance
Ability to record accurate clinical notes
Ability to work within own scope of practice and
understand when to refer to GPs
Knowledge of health promotion strategies
Polite and confident, flexible and cooperative
Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
Desirable
High levels of integrity and loyalty
Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations as well as ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
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
Our Health Partnership
Address
1st Floor
1856 Pershore Road
Birmingham
B30 3AS
Employer's website
https://ourhealthpartnership.com
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Expected hours: 22.5 per week
Benefits:
Company pension
Enhanced maternity leave
Sick pay
Schedule:
Day shift
Application question(s):
Do you hold a Masters Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice and an Independent Prescriber qualification?
Licence/Certification:
NMC registration (required)
Work authorisation:
United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 26/05/2025
Reference ID: KEN PCN Practice Nurse
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