Newport Pagnell Medical Centre is recruiting a practice nurse on a part-time basis, working 20 hours per week but this can be negotiable. The practice holds Saturday morning clinics 0800-1230 working alongside a duty GP - these are managed by the nursing team on a rota basis and will be additional to the contracted hours. In this role, you will be responsible for the delivery of general practice nursing services to the practice population. Key responsibilities: Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and wellbeing. Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long term condition. Proactively identify and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long term condition. Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations. Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily. Provide information and advice on prescribed, or over the counter medication on medication regimens, side effects and interactions. Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs. Please see the attached job description for further information. About the Candidate All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience: Current NMC registration with an active PIN. Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course (General Practice Nurse Foundation Programme) or equivalent experience or qualifications. Asthma and cardiovascular disease experience. Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care, and recording spirometry. Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work. The successful candidate will value the dignity of our patients, their relatives and carers, as well as their colleagues at the practice. Knowledge, and experience of its application, in supporting long-term conditions. Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS. About Us Newport Pagnell Medical Centre is a large GP training practice committed to providing excellent primary health care services with a strong emphasis on staff training and development. Based in excellent premises, our committed teams deliver a wide range of general medical services. We are a large training practice based in the town of Newport Pagnell with another surgery in the Willen area. The practice nursing team forms part of our integrated nursing team working alongside our community nursing team, community matrons, urgent care team and specialist nursing team. Disclosure and Barring Service Check Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.