Practice Nurse
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 10 Mawrth 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Negotiable |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 20 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Preston, PR5 8ES |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | A4098-26-0002 |
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The following information contains key areas of the Job Description Maintain high standards of care within NMC professional Code of Conduct Maintain own clinical/professional expertise by participating in clinical activities. Clinical Duties to include: Lead on agreed clinical areas in relation to QOF, LQC & other Enhanced Services Responsible for management of treatment and continuing care for patients on an open access basis. Overall responsibility for nursing management of groups of patients, for example, diabetes, asthma, hypertension, including responsibility for developing, implementing and evaluating programmes of care as per practice protocols. Provide health promotion advice where appropriate with referral to GP as appropriate. Administer immunisations of children and adults, for example tetanus boosters, holiday vaccinations, and influenza, pneumococcus. Provide cervical smear taking in the practice. Support with family planning advice where appropriate and within competence Provide health assessment services Assist in the teaching of other nurses, GP registrars and HCAs etc. Will be involved in selecting, carrying out and interpreting specific tests. Administration: Enter all clinical consultations into clinical system Utilise all clinical templates contained in clinical system in line with Practice guidance on best practice Management: Exercise leadership and aim to achieve high morale within the nursing team by efficient management skills, good staff relationships and good clear lines of communication. Give support to junior staff. Work in liaison with facilitators in identifying individual educational development needs. Ensure staff awareness of and conformity with nursing policies and procedures. Provide nursing input to any decision making process affecting patient care. Oversee the monitoring, stock control and documentation of drugs, vaccinations, immunisations and clinical stores according to practice and legal requirements. Leadership Role Apply national, local and practice policies, standards and guidance Ensure nursing team aware how applying local and practice policies, standards and guidance affect own work Participate in audit where appropriate Lead in the development and delivery of specialist primary care services e.g Long Term Disease Management Ensure National Service Frameworks (e.g CHD, Diabetes, Mental Health) are being delivered Lead on Clinical Infection Control working with non-clinical infection control lead to meet the standards required of the practice. Including monthly and annual audits and training of staff (including waste, sharps and hand hygiene, clinical hazards) Ensure nursing team aware how applying local and practice policies, standards and guidance affect own work Participate in clinical supervision, act as a positive role model and mentor junior staff Maintenance of Treatment and Examination Rooms: Lead on ensuring all equipment is clean, safe and organise sterile supply. Lead on ensuring stocks are maintained and order as necessary. Lead on cold chain and daily vaccine fridge checks Lead on ensuring clinical rooms are complaint with IPC and CQC standards Safeguarding Responsibilities The organisation takes the issues of Safeguarding Children, Adults and addressing domestic violence very seriously. All employees have a responsibility to support the organisation in our duties by: Attending mandatory training on Safeguarding children and adults. Making sure they are familiar with their and the organisations requirements under relevant legislation. Adhering to all relevant national and local policies, procedures, practice guidance and professional codes. Reporting any concerns to the appropriate authority. Be a member of Practice Safeguarding Team and provide support to Adult and Children Safeguarding Lead (s) Review, action and lead on Safeguarding issues where required to do so Support the audit, reporting, reviewing documentation and provide administrative support where required in support of Safeguarding management for the practice Health & Safety: The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and other health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health and Safety Policy, to include: 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. Reporting potential risks identified. 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 their 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.