Practice NurseinAshington,inAshington,PUBLISHED WED 19 MAR 2025

Northumbria Primary Care are excited to announce an opportunity for a motivated practice nurse to join our team atBase 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.

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.

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• To provide a needs led focused service dictated by the Practice Strategy and the framework of the NHS modernisation agenda.
• To be accountable for ensuring that agreed professional standards are reflected in clinical practice supporting the delivery of policies and procedures.
• To deliver a high standard of clinical skills to support the provision of enhanced nursing services to the whole practice population including chronic disease management, health promotion, maintaining immunisation and screening programmes.
• To work collaboratively within the team to meet the needs of patients using evidence based care principals.
• To promote an environment conducive to the training needs of staff and students and participate in education programmes as required.
• The post holder frequently will work unsupervised and is accountable for care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in decision making in the management of patients.
• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. 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.