Practice Nurse

Job Advert: Long-Term Condition Review Clinician - Kirklees Area
Location: Kirklees, Huddersfield
Salary: £28 to £30 per hour Paye or Ltd
Contract Type: Ongoing upto 5 days per week until March 2025 with view to extension

We are currently seeking experienced clinicians to join our Long-Term Condition Review Service. In this role, you will be carrying out face-to-face domiciliary reviews for patients who are unable to attend their GP practice, visiting patients in their homes within the Kirklees area.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conducting long-term condition reviews (e.g., blood pressure, observations, and blood results).
• Assessing clinical conditions and providing recommendations for management.
• Conducting medication reviews, including evaluating side effects, efficacy, suitability, and continued need.
• Taking relevant observations such as blood pressure and diabetic foot checks (training provided if required).
• Making recommendations for medication changes (prescribing is not required).

Key Requirements:

• Experience in delivering long-term condition reviews, ideally within primary care. Experience in practice environments will also be considered.
• Previous experience or qualifications in respiratory conditions (COPD, asthma), diabetes, and/or cardiac conditions (heart failure, hypertension, coronary heart disease) is an advantage.
• Confidence in making medication recommendations and managing long-term conditions.
• Ability to perform basic clinical assessments and take relevant observations.
• Additional qualifications or diplomas in relevant fields are a plus.

Ideal Candidates:
We are particularly interested in candidates with primary care nursing experience or specialist pharmacists with experience in managing long-term conditions. While prescribing is not a requirement, candidates should be comfortable providing guidance on medication adjustments.

If you are passionate about improving the lives of patients with long-term conditions and are interested in a rewarding role, we would love to hear from you.