Practice Nurse

The main responsibilities of the role include:

• A relevant nursing degree.
• Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
• Ideally having completed the CNO002 Discovering a Nursing Career in General Practice module or the Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course (General Practice Nurse Foundation Programme). or equivalent experience or qualifications preferable but for right candidate we would support this through their training; 
• Competence to undertake asthma, COPD and diabetic clinics and reviews, holding relevant certificates.
• Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, dressing and wound care, and recording spirometry.
• Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work.  The successful candidate will value the dignity of our patients, their relatives and carers, as well as their colleagues at the practice.
• Knowledge, and experience of its application, in supporting long-term conditions.
• Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.
  
  

Highlands Surgery is a well-established, forward-thinking practice committed to delivering high-quality patient care within a supportive and collaborative environment. We are proud to be rated Outstanding by the CQC. 

Our team includes 3 GP partners, 3 salaried GPs, 3 nurses, an in-house pharmacist, 2 HCAs and a large administrative team. We are also a GP training practice with up to 4 GP registrars at any time, creating a positive learning environment. 

We work closely with our Primary Care Network (PCN), supporting patients through a wider multidisciplinary team. 

Why Join Us? 

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