PCN Practice Nurse - Kingstanding, Erdington & Nechells PCN

Posting date:	09 September 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	Negotiable
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	22 September 2025
Location:	Birmingham, B30 3AS
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	B0300-25-0043

Summary

Role and Responsibilities Clinical Duties The post holder will act within their professional boundaries to provide caring, compassionate holistic care for patients with a wide range of health needs. They will demonstrate safe, competent clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice Provide a FENO Testing service to appropriate patients across the PCN. Full Training for equipment will be provided Liaise with Respiratory Leads to improve the management and treatment of patients in this category Manage long-term conditions (e.g., asthma, COPD) Perform phlebotomy (if required) Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients, etc.) Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual) Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies gg. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately Health Promotion & Education: Offer lifestyle advice on smoking cessation, weight management, and exercise. Educate patients on chronic disease management and self-care strategies. Liaise with Health and Well Being Coach where appropriate. Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care Administration & Record-Keeping: Maintain accurate patient records using clinical software systems. Contribute to local and national practice targets clinical remit (e.g. QOF, prescribing incentive scheme, National benchmarking), complying with local and regional guidance Ensure compliance with infection control and health and safety policies. Participate in audit, effectively utilising the audit cycle Ensuring IPC compliance, undertaking audit as necessary Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care Support and participate in shared learning within the organisation Develop an area of specialist interest, taking the lead within the organisation Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and Initiatives where appropriate Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events Health & safety: The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include: Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Actively reporting of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holders role Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum annually) Reporting potential risks identified Waste management, including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection. Equality and diversity: The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include: Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights. Personal/Professional development: The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include: Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work Quality: The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will: Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs Effectively manage own time, workload and resources Communication: The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to: Communicate effectively with other team members Communicate effectively with patients and carers Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly Contribution to the implementation of services: The post-holder will: Apply practice policies, standards and guidance Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work Participate in audit where appropriate