About this role
Job summary
Are you a motivated and dedicated nurse with Chronic Disease skills / qualifications looking to work in a friendly and professional and well regarded GP Practice? If so, we would be interested to hear from you.
We are seeking a professionally dedicated nurse to lead Chronic Disease in the Practice and to contribute, as necessary, to the wider Practice Nursing Team effort in support of patients.
We can be flexible in the job requirements in order to accommodate to right candidate.
The hours include one late night per week to accommodate extended access, this is usually a Tuesday.
Main duties of the job
The following are the core responsibilities we are looking for:
a. To assist in chronic disease management of our Asthma & COPD patients including, where necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care.
b. To implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients that promote health and well-being.
c. To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health.
d. To contribute to the overall effort of the Practice nurse team including, but not limited to, services such as: cytology, ECG, Routine Imms & Vaccs, Dressings etc
e. To request and process pathology services as necessary.
f. To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation.
g. To liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
h. To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately.
i. To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters.
About us
Boultham Park Medical Practice is an urban GP Practice located just to the south of the centre of the city of Lincoln. We are a training Practice and our core clinical team comprises 2 GP Partners, 1 Pharmacist Partner 4 salaried GPs, 1 Advanced clinical Practitioner, and a team of 3 Practice Nurses, 1 Nursing Associate and 3 Healthcare Support Staff. The clinical team is supported by the reception and admin support teams.
We are a hard working mutually supportive team, renowned for being professional and friendly. We are looking for the successful candidate to be of the same calibre and with a similar work ethic in order to maintain and enhance team cohesion and effectiveness.
Job description Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be professional, motivated and able to work collaboratively as part of our friendly Practice multidisciplinary team. On appointment you will ensure nursing services are delivered effectively to the entitled patient population. The successful candidate will, dependant on skills and experience, take a share of the nursing responsibilities within the Practice which may include areas such support in infection prevention and control, health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, as well as supporting the practice management team in the reviewing and delivery of clinical policy and procedure.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council) Experience of chronic disease management (specifically with experience of the management of Asthma/COPD/Diabetes).
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 Boultham Park Medical Practice
Address Boultham Park Medical Practice
Boultham Park Road
Lincoln
LN6 7SS
Employer's website https://www.boulthamparkmedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)