Respitory Practice Nurse (Permanent)

Boston

Healthcare / Social care

• The successful candidate will need experience of working in a primary care setting and although predominantly will be utilised for respiratory long term condition reviews and/or Diabetes management it would be ideal if the candidate is able to do all the normal treatment room tasks such as immunisations

   

• Job responsibilities

  Managing and treating long-term conditions with an emphasis on our respiratory and or diabetes patients.

  Implementing, and participating in, vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children, including patients travelling abroad, Childhood Immunisations, Prostap, Zoladex, Inclisiran, Denosumab, RSV, shingles, influenza, Covid-19 and pneumococal vaccination.

  Meeting the needs of patients presenting for wound care or suture removal.

  Hypertension review and management.

  Asthma and COPD reviews.

  Management of other chronic diseases.

  Raising safeguarding concerns when needed.

  To maintain a clean, safe environment, adhering to hygiene and infection control.

  Provide home visits for the housebound patients needing support for their long term conditions

   

  Person Specification

  Personal Skills and Qualities 

  Essential

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, both written and verbally.
• Good organisational skills
• Time management skills
• Able to work under pressure
• Working on own initiative
• IT skills (including word processing and database work) as relevant to General Practice
• Committed to quality and patient satisfaction
• Committed to equal opportunities
• Team worker
• Adaptable to the changing needs of the practice

Personal Qualities

Essential

Polite and Confident Flexible Able to communicate well and understand the needs of the patients Works well within a team Ability to work under pressure Motivated and proactive

Desirable

Non medical prescribing qualification COPD Diploma Diabetes diploma

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant Nursing degree Current NMC registration with an active PIN

Desirable

Experience of SystemOne

Experience Essential

Experience of working in primary care or diabetes management in a hospital/community setting Experience of Chronic Disease Management and treatment room procedures

Desirable