Practice Nurse


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	Negotiable
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Northampton, NN4 6LW
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	25 Sept 2026
Closing date:	9 Oct 2026

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Summary

Job Responsibilities Strategic management & planning: Keep abreast of current affairs and identify potential threats and opportunities Contribute to Practice strategy; formulate objectives and research and develop ideas for future Practice development Work with Partners and Practice Manager in planning and setting strategic targets To undertake required tasks to meet the agreed aims and be wholly responsible for them Develop and maintain effective communication both within the Practice and with relevant outside agencies Primary Responsibilities: Identify, manage, and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF Provide vaccination and travel medicine services, including childhood, adult and travel vaccinations Provide wound care - ulcer Doppler etc. to patients, including dressings Request pathology services as necessary Process pathology results as required Provide chronic disease clinics and Maintain skills and an interest in Diabetes, Asthma, COPD, Spirometry, Coronary Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke, TIA and Contraception. Delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary / specialist care as required Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation Ensure read codes are used effectively Maintain chronic disease registers Implement and promote health during NHS Health checks Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children and travel Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately Recognise, assess, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs to the appropriate services Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines within own scope of practice Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate Maintain baby immunisation results records Maintain smears results logs Maintain emergency drug kit and log sheets Manage daily fridge temperatures and log sheets, and be aware of the cold chain procedures Secondary Responsibilities: Develop, implement, and embed health promotion and well-being programmes Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients Assist GPs with minor surgery when required Chaperone patients where necessary Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies Liaise with external services including specialist nursing teams and agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately vulnerable patients Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual Understand practice and local policies Act as the audit lead, effectively utilising the audit cycle Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation, and disposal of medicines Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care Support and participate in shared learning within the practice Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis Other tasks will include: Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs Maintaining Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms Assisting with the ordering of vaccinations, dressings and equipment to maintain stock levels A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required. A requirement to undertake patient and Care home visits Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post Administrative and professional responsibilities Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the Practice team. Attend and contribute to relevant internal and external meetings as required including practice clinical meetings, nurse team meeting and care planning meetings Maintain a personal progress and training plan to keep up to date with current thinking and developments, as well as identifying own training requirements, attending appropriate courses Promote evidence-based practice through use of latest research based guidelines Monitor the effectiveness of their own clinical practice through quality assurance strategies such as the use of peer audit and review Maintain professional registration, including revalidating as required Work within the latest NMC Code of Professional Conduct Record accurate consultation date in patients records in accordance with NMC guidance and other standards Administering of injections as per local PGDs Reviewing and signing PGS and keep up to date with revisions Keep up to date with pertinent health policy and work with the practice team to consider the impact and strategies for implementation Work collaboratively with colleagues both internally and externally Demonstrate leadership Use technology and appropriate software packages as an aid to the planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information Act as a role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice Knowledge and Understanding of Child protection framework/guidelines Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes on the clinical computer system as appropriate. Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the Practice. Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports. Assist in the routine recall of patients with chronic diseases. Assist in the formulation of Practice philosophy, strategy and policy and develop appropriate protocols.

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