Middlestown Medical Centre is seeking a Practice Nurse to join our experienced nursingteam, with a key focus on Long Term Conditions / Chronic Disease Management.
Main duties of the job
The main duties will include supporting the well established and very experienced practice nursing team to deliver reviews and care plans for patients with long term conditions conditions such as Asthma, COPD and Diabetes.
About us
We are a multidisciplinary primary care team who value nursing as a key component to the successful running of the practice. Input and ideas particularly from our nursing team members about how we can continue to improve the care we offer is essential. The practice as a whole is among the highest performing practices locally, driven by patient satisfaction and patient access to the highest possible standards of care.
The team includes 2 Practice Nurses, a Nurse Associate, 2 Health Care Assistants and 4 Advanced Nurse Practitioners. We have 4 GP Partners, 2 Salaried GPs all of whom work along side our extended Primary Care team of Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, First Contact Practitioners, Mental Health Nurse, GP Assistants, Care Co-ordinators and Health and Wellbeing Coaches.
As a Training Practice we also support GP Registrar Placements, placements for medical students as well as student nurses and other apprenticeships.
Job responsibilities
* Management of long term conditions: Asthma, COPD, Diabetes
* Routine medication reviews
* Adult and childhood vaccinations
* Swabs
* Contraception advice
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Regsitered Nurse - Adult, Nursing and Midwifery Council Register
* At least 1 of the following: Diabetes, Asthma and COPD certificate or diploma
* Diabetes, Asthma and COPD certificate
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.
Depending on experience£29,000 - £35,000 WTE Dependent on experience
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