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- Meeting patients nursing care needs as identified, or where care has been transferred to the nurse by a GP. This will usually be in the surgery but occasional home visits may also be required.
- Initiating and maintaining health screening and promotion clinics for identified areas of the practice population, recognizing where modification of systems or referral is necessary.
- Managing the nursing care of patients with chronic disease. Accurate and efficient input of data for GMS contract purposes is also required.
- Experience of working in a GP Practice
- Experience of working in primary care
- Bachelor degree in nursing
- at least 1 x LTC
- Independant prescriber
- Diabetes LTC diploma
- Experience of working in a GP Practice
- Experience of working in primary care
- Bachelor degree in nursing
- at least 1 x LTC
- Independant prescriber
- Diabetes LTC diploma
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a well-qualified, enthusiastic and committed Practice Nurse to join our team part time or full time.
Salary equivalent NHS band 6-7 depending on experience.
We are a premises-owning, four-Partner, training practice with a growing list size, currently around 15,800. We have seven Salaried GP's, two Advanced Care Practitioners, a nursing team of 8, and a strong close-knit administrative team.
We want to recruit a great team-player, who is keen to get involved and is forward-thinking. We, as a Practice, pride ourselves in delivering high-standard clinical care, and we would anticipate the same qualities in any new team members.
Main duties of the job
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
About us
As well as the Practice staff, patients can also access additional roles including Social Prescribers, Health & Wellbeing coach, Mental Health Workers, First Contact Physio Practitioners, Occupational health, Pharmacist team through Middleton & Hunslet Primary Care Network.
We have a strong reputation as a teaching and training Practice. We share our passion for Primary Care through providing placements for sixth form students, teaching all years of medical/nursing students, allied health professionals and GP Registrars.
We are strongly embedded in our local community; the PCN Clinical director and PCN leads are all employed at this practice, driving forward shared services and new ways of working that are releveant to our patient demographics.
We aim to balance the quality of working life with the pressures of modern primary care.As we endeavour to meet upcoming challenges, we are open to discussing alternative approaches to the nursing role and welcome suggestions of different ways of working.
Details
Date posted
17 June 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£35,594 to £46,580 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
A3278-25-0005
Job locations
16 Shelldrake Drive
Middleton
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS10 3NB
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
To lead a nursing team, responsible for ensuring that the practice provides an optimum service of nursing care relevant to the patient population; working to agreed protocols.
Main duties and responsibilities to include the following:
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Meeting patients nursing care needs as identified, or where care has been transferred to the nurse by a GP. This will usually be in the surgery but occasional home visits may also be required.
Initiating and maintaining health screening and promotion clinics for identified areas of the practice population, recognizing where modification of systems or referral is necessary.
Managing the nursing care of patients with chronic disease. Accurate and efficient input of data for GMS contract purposes is also required.
Prescribing
Ideally have the prescribing qualification, or be prepared to work towards it.
Long Term Conditions
Nurses to be qualified in at least two of the following long-term conditions one of which ideally diabetes, or be prepared to study diabetes:
Diabetes
Initiates the process of diagnosis of patients with suspected diabetes
Manages patients newly diagnosed with diabetes under protocols
Undertakes annual review of patients understanding and ability to self-manage
Refers to dieticians, chiropodist and diabetes and specialist nurses
Maintains a disease register
Audits outcomes of care against standards and initiate changes as necessary
Cardiovascular Disease:
Works with patients to set action plans for changes of lifestyle
Provides support for patients by assessing interventions and treatments
Respiratory Care:
Manages newly diagnosed patients with asthma and COPD
Maintains a disease register
Work within agreed local guidelines to manage patients with asthma, aiding diagnosis, reviewing inhaler technique and advising on treatment changes
Clinical Nursing Practice:
Assess, plan, provide and evaluate nursing care to meet the care needs of individuals and groups in the practice population
Assess, diagnose and treat specific diseases in accordance with agreed medical/nursing protocols
Undertake diagnostic, health screening, health surveillance and therapeutic interventions within a broader health promotion/public health strategy
Wound care including compression
Womens health including cervical screening and contraception
Care and Programme Management:
Develop profile of the practice population in order to initiate, contribute and promote improved health and prevent disease in individuals and groups
Initiate and carry out programmes of health screening
Manage programmes of care for patients with acute and chronic diseases by planning, providing and evaluating care
Support and enable individuals, carers, groups and communities to take action to meet their priorities for health
Vaccinations and immunisations of babies, children and adults.
Job responsibilities
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
To lead a nursing team, responsible for ensuring that the practice provides an optimum service of nursing care relevant to the patient population; working to agreed protocols.
Main duties and responsibilities to include the following:
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Meeting patients nursing care needs as identified, or where care has been transferred to the nurse by a GP. This will usually be in the surgery but occasional home visits may also be required.
Initiating and maintaining health screening and promotion clinics for identified areas of the practice population, recognizing where modification of systems or referral is necessary.
Managing the nursing care of patients with chronic disease. Accurate and efficient input of data for GMS contract purposes is also required.
Prescribing
Ideally have the prescribing qualification, or be prepared to work towards it.
Long Term Conditions
Nurses to be qualified in at least two of the following long-term conditions one of which ideally diabetes, or be prepared to study diabetes:
Diabetes
Initiates the process of diagnosis of patients with suspected diabetes
Manages patients newly diagnosed with diabetes under protocols
Undertakes annual review of patients understanding and ability to self-manage
Refers to dieticians, chiropodist and diabetes and specialist nurses
Maintains a disease register
Audits outcomes of care against standards and initiate changes as necessary
Cardiovascular Disease:
Works with patients to set action plans for changes of lifestyle
Provides support for patients by assessing interventions and treatments
Respiratory Care:
Manages newly diagnosed patients with asthma and COPD
Maintains a disease register
Work within agreed local guidelines to manage patients with asthma, aiding diagnosis, reviewing inhaler technique and advising on treatment changes
Clinical Nursing Practice:
Assess, plan, provide and evaluate nursing care to meet the care needs of individuals and groups in the practice population
Assess, diagnose and treat specific diseases in accordance with agreed medical/nursing protocols
Undertake diagnostic, health screening, health surveillance and therapeutic interventions within a broader health promotion/public health strategy
Wound care including compression
Womens health including cervical screening and contraception
Care and Programme Management:
Develop profile of the practice population in order to initiate, contribute and promote improved health and prevent disease in individuals and groups
Initiate and carry out programmes of health screening
Manage programmes of care for patients with acute and chronic diseases by planning, providing and evaluating care
Support and enable individuals, carers, groups and communities to take action to meet their priorities for health
Vaccinations and immunisations of babies, children and adults.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure 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).
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
Lingwell Croft Surgery
Address
16 Shelldrake Drive
Middleton
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS10 3NB
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Lingwell Croft Surgery
Address
16 Shelldrake Drive
Middleton
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS10 3NB
Employer's website
About the company
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