Practice Nurse

Job overview

Northumbria Primary Care are excited to announce an opportunity for a motivated practice nurse to join our team at Base site NPC Lintonville, Lintonville Terrace, Ashington, NE63 9UT. 

We are looking for part time hours currently however there may be the opportunity to increase hours or work as part of a job share. The post holder shall work alongside our current Practice Nurse and HCAs to deliver a high standard of enhanced nursing services to the whole practice population including chronic disease management, health promotion, maintaining immunisation and screening programmes.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic team player, with primary care experience who can demonstrate high standards of clinical excellence. You will become part of an experienced, pro-active, and friendly team working to serve patients across NPC.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

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The successful candidate will need to be fully competent in primary care nursing duties, carrying out Long Term condition reviews (Asthma, Hypertension, COPD, Diabetes etc.), smears, baby imm vaccinations, taking blood samples, travel vaccines.  The post holder frequently will work unsupervised and is accountable for their practice.  This will require  critical thinking and skills in decision making in the management of patients.

As an experienced nurse you will be a role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the organisation. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

The successful candidate may at times be required to work across all GP Practices within NPC.

Working for our organisation

Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) is a pioneering partnership with local GPs and now manages several GP practices with over 100,000 registered patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.

Whilst appointees will have a base practice within NPC, they will need to work mainly between Cramlington medical and Elsdon Avenue surgery and may be asked to work at other practices across our group. 

Please note that NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not be employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, unless specifically stated.

Make sure to read the ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before applying to join our fantastic organisation.