About this role
Job summary
We are looking for a Practice Nurse to work between 30 - 37 hours per week, pay will be dependant on experience.
We are seeking a resilient, flexible, and adaptable Practice Nurse to join our highly skilled clinical team. This position is ideally suited for a qualified nurse with a minimum of two years post-registration experience.
Whether you have an established background in primary care, community nursing, or an urgent treatment centre, or you are currently managing long-term conditions in secondary care and looking to transition into General Practice, we want to hear from you. You will be a confident practitioner, comfortable working autonomously without direct supervision, and capable of making and reporting independent clinical decisions.
Ideal candidates will have experience in a General Practice setting.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
As a core member of our clinical team, your primary responsibilities will include:
Patient Care & Chronic Disease Management
Provide routine nursing care in accordance with clinical evidence, local, and national guidance. Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients, maintaining accurate chronic disease registers. Identify, manage, and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions to prevent adverse health effects. Run chronic disease clinics, referring patients to secondary or specialist care when required. Support patients with the safe use of prescribed or over-the-counter medicines within your scope of practice. Provide comprehensive travel medicine services. Request and process pathology services as necessary. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately, supporting the team during clinical emergencies. Recognise, assess, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs. Liaise with external agencies to ensure vulnerable patients are fully supported. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies. Maintain exceptional and accurate clinical records.
About us
About The Sides Medical Centre
As an innovative and forward-thinking Practice in Swinton, we keep high levels of job satisfaction and professional development at the heart of everything we do. Rated as a "Good" Practice by the Care Quality Commission across all patient groups, we are proud to foster an environment of openness, flexibility, and support not just for our patients, but across our entire Practice team.
We are a dedicated Training Practice, supporting specialist registrars, foundation doctors, and medical and nursing students.
With a registered list size of over 14,000 patients, we manage a diverse range of complex, stimulating, and challenging presentations. This high demand is coordinated by an inspirational and motivated team of professionals.
Job description Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities:
This role requires consolidation of specialist knowledge and skills in general practice nursing demonstrating a depth of knowledge, understanding and competence that supports evidenced informed, complex, autonomous and independent decision-making, and care in general practice and related settings. The role will require an innovative approach in supporting and developing new models and strategies for service delivery, usually incorporating inter-professional and inter-agency approaches to monitor and improve care. General Practice Nurses deliver care to the practice population but also need to have an understanding of the public health profile and population needs in order to be proactive in ensuring services are as far as possible, matched to need.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse.
Desirable
Practice Nurse specialist qualification. Qualified Nurse Prescriber.
Knowledge Essential
Ability to provide quality care. Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Desirable
Understanding of long-term conditions and their management. Immunisation trained. Cervical Cytology trained.
Experience Essential
Experience of working within a nursing team. Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients.
Desirable
Experience of working in primary care. Experience of working in a GP practice. Experience of chronic disease management.
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).
Employer details Employer name Sides Medical Centre
Address Moorside Road
Swinton
Manchester
M27 0EW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sidesmedicalcentre.co.uk/home/ (Opens in a new tab)