Job summary
Chronic Disease Practice Nurse
Forum Family Practice
Forum Family Practice is looking to recruit an experienced and motivated Chronic Disease Practice Nurse to join our fabulous nursing team. We are seeking someone who can work a minimum of 20 hours per week.
As a Chronic Disease Practice Nurse, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality care to our patient population. Youll be involved in the management of long-term conditions such as asthma, hypertension, COPD, and diabetes, as well as performing smears, baby immunisations, travel vaccinations, and blood tests.
We use SystmOne (S1), and experience with this clinical system is desirable.
Main duties of the job
- Key Responsibilities:
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Deliver a high standard of clinical care and support the provision of enhanced nursing services, including chronic disease management, health promotion, immunisation, and screening programmes.
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Work collaboratively within the wider practice team to meet the needs of our patients, using evidence-based care principles.
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Be accountable for ensuring that agreed professional standards are maintained and reflected in clinical practice, supporting the implementation of policies and procedures.
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Promote a learning environment for staff and students, participating in education and training programmes as required.
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Frequently work unsupervised and be accountable for the care delivered, demonstrating sound clinical judgment, critical thinking, and autonomous decision-making.
You will be joining a dynamic, supportive team where your skills and initiative will be highly valued. If you're passionate about delivering excellent patient care and making a difference in the management of long-term conditions, wed love to hear from you.
About us
About Forum Family Practice
Just like our name suggests, we are a family-friendly practice with high levels of patient and staff satisfaction. We are proud to have achieved an Outstanding rating for Caring and an overall Good CQC rating. As a teaching practice, we care for approximately 9000patients, and are currently rated in the top 6% of GP practices nationally based on patient feedback. We consistently achieve high QOF attainment.
We are an enthusiastic and dynamic team with a shared passion for delivering excellent care. We're committed to leading our practice forward in the evolving world of primary care.
You will join a friendly and experienced clinical team consisting of:
Through our Primary Care Network, we are supported by:
Our medication team helps manage prescription queries and medication reviews.
The non-clinical team supporting you includes:
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Managing Partner
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Office Manager
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Medicines Manager
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12 dedicated admin staff
Meet some of the team:https://youtu.be/8xgyCV_Wuo8
Wed be delighted to welcome you for an informal visit to meet the team.
To arrange a visit, please contact Gail Yule on 01670 713021.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
Main
duties:
- Management
of long-term conditions: involvement, implementing and using protocols and
clinical guidelines
- Work
with patients to support compliance with, and adherence to, prescribed
treatments
- Health
promotion and NHS health checks
- Urinalysis
- Venepuncture
according to local guidelines
- Blood
pressure / hypertension reviews / Ischaemic Heart Disease reviews
- Routine
adult and child injections and immunisations
- Initiate,
perform and interpret diagnostic procedures as appropriate for chronic
disease management
- Womens
health checks including contraception, sexual health and cervical cytology
- Support
recall procedures, appropriate literature and health promotion, and audit
- Adherence
to infection control policies
- Ability
to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include
refrigeration, single use equipment and general treatment room equipment
- Maximise
Quality Outcomes Framework income
- Experience
of audit and research
- To take
responsibility for own professional development and undertaking training for
specific clinical tasks
- Attend
mandatory training courses and updates and any study days as appropriate
to post
- Participate
in yearly appraisal, personal development plan and revalidation
You
may be requested to undertake other duties/tasks that have not been identified
in this job description and these will be discussed prior to undertaking them.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- - Able
to demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to professional development
- - An
understanding, acceptance and initiative and common sense.
- -
Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload
priorities.
- - Can
work well in a team and autonomously
- -
Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team.
- -
Adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
- - Able
to maintain accurate records
- -
Flexibility of working hours/able to cover for nursing colleagues when
required.
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications
- -
Registered RGN
- -
Recognised qualification/training of chronic diseases
- -
Asthma/COPD/Diabetes
- -
Understanding of QoF and Chronic Disease Management
- -
Keyboard and computer skills
Desirable
- -
Experience of Systmone and Ardens.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
Main
duties:
- Management
of long-term conditions: involvement, implementing and using protocols and
clinical guidelines
- Work
with patients to support compliance with, and adherence to, prescribed
treatments
- Health
promotion and NHS health checks
- Urinalysis
- Venepuncture
according to local guidelines
- Blood
pressure / hypertension reviews / Ischaemic Heart Disease reviews
- Routine
adult and child injections and immunisations
- Initiate,
perform and interpret diagnostic procedures as appropriate for chronic
disease management
- Womens
health checks including contraception, sexual health and cervical cytology
- Support
recall procedures, appropriate literature and health promotion, and audit
- Adherence
to infection control policies
- Ability
to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include
refrigeration, single use equipment and general treatment room equipment
- Maximise
Quality Outcomes Framework income
- Experience
of audit and research
- To take
responsibility for own professional development and undertaking training for
specific clinical tasks
- Attend
mandatory training courses and updates and any study days as appropriate
to post
- Participate
in yearly appraisal, personal development plan and revalidation
You
may be requested to undertake other duties/tasks that have not been identified
in this job description and these will be discussed prior to undertaking them.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- - Able
to demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to professional development
- - An
understanding, acceptance and initiative and common sense.
- -
Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload
priorities.
- - Can
work well in a team and autonomously
- -
Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team.
- -
Adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
- - Able
to maintain accurate records
- -
Flexibility of working hours/able to cover for nursing colleagues when
required.
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications
- -
Registered RGN
- -
Recognised qualification/training of chronic diseases
- -
Asthma/COPD/Diabetes
- -
Understanding of QoF and Chronic Disease Management
- -
Keyboard and computer skills
Desirable
- -
Experience of Systmone and Ardens.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Registered RGN
- - Recognised qualification/training of chronic diseases
- - Asthma/COPD/Diabetes
- - Understanding of QoF and Chronic Disease Management
- - Keyboard and computer skills
Desirable
- Experience of Systmone and Ardens.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Registered RGN
- - Recognised qualification/training of chronic diseases
- - Asthma/COPD/Diabetes
- - Understanding of QoF and Chronic Disease Management
- - Keyboard and computer skills
Desirable
- Experience of Systmone and Ardens.
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).
Additional information
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).
