Respitory Practice Nurse

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 March 2026
LOCATION
Not specified
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Healthcare
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SKILLS

Respiratory care Diabetes management Immunizations Wound care Hypertension review Asthma and COPD reviews

FULL DESCRIPTION

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

  • Knowledge of SystemOne
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