Practice Nurse/New to General Practice Nurse

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a motivated, committed and enthusiastic Registered Nurse who would have an interest in training to become a Practice Nurse or experienced Practice Nurse to join our Practice team.

The successful candidate will need to be highly motivated with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. They will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and effective nursing care to the whole practice population, working closely with the GPs, ACP's, Pharmacists, Practice Manager and nursing team to deliver the practice working priorities.

If you are self-motivated, reliable, happy to work in a busy GP Practice and want to support your colleagues in delivering a great standard of care we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Clinically, the focus of the role is management of patients with long-term conditions and general nursing interventions for all patients.

It would be desirable if you have knowledge of COPD & Asthma management, Diabetes management, Hypertension, family planning /contraception, cervical cytology, childhood immunisations and vaccines.

If not, full training will be provided both internally and externally.

About us

Aspull Surgery is a well establish, two partner GP Practice in the small village of Aspull, Wigan with a list size of 6000 patients. Our clinical team currently includes GPs, an ACP (from next year), Practice Nurses, Pharmacist along with a supportive administrative and reception team. We also have ARRS roles working with us including a First Contact Physiotherapist. We have recently become a teaching practice which we hope to expand on. There is a strong team atmosphere and a focus on continuous development throughout the surgery.

We have recently moved into a brand new, state of the art building, that enhances both the working environment and patients experience.