Practice Nurse

Job summary

Bridge and Monkseaton Medical Practice are looking for a friendly, professional, hard working team player to come and join our like minded team. We are committed to providing our patient population with excellent health care. We place high value in our staff and we encourage an open and honest environment with excellent training and support. Well being of staff is high on our agenda and we strive for the work/life balance that is needed for all staff in General Practice.

Main duties of the job

To provide Nursing services (see below) to the registered population of Bridge and Monkseaton Medical Practice, working as part of the Primary Care Team managing Long Term Condition Management and Health Promotion.

Working over 1 or 2 sessions this post will be ideal for a Registered Nurse looking to increase or decrease their hours. You will be expected to:-

• Consult, with patients, perform the following nurse related duties as detailed below in the person specification
• give telephone advice, and undertake administration as is normally expected of a practice nurse.
• Take part in the in-house educational program.
• Contribute to the management a QoF and Enhanced Services
• Contribute to the new commissioning agenda on behalf of the practice e.g., NHS health Checks
• Ensure that stock management is kept within Practice formulary/budgets, set from time to time
• To work with the performance lead administrator to deliver local and national targets

About us

The Practice has a registered list of just over 14000 patients between Bridge and Monkseaton. We are a GMS practice. Fantastic purpose-built GP Practice.

We are a high QoF performer; you are likely to be asked to take a role in delivering part of the practice QoF targets.

The successful applicant will be expected to participate in our educational programme and undergo an annual appraisal.

We have a strong pharmacy team who work with the Primary Health Care Team to deliver good holistic LTC management.

We are a friendly team who support each other well and we pride ourselves on being a caring team who are devoted to the well being of all staff. We often meet socially for team building events including open water swimming, walking group, knit and natter, book club, beauty treatment days, yoga and many more.