New to Primary Care Nurse

The postholder will work as a New to Primary Care Nurse within the North West Primary Care Network (PCN) ensuring an efficient and effective service for patients. The post holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary team within the PCN, delivering high-quality care and supporting the PCN in meeting objectives set out in the 2025/26 Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES). This role is suitable for an experienced Registered Nurse, entering general practice from secondary care or community.

The post holder will be responsible for the co-delivery and coordination of a PCN-wide wound care service, providing high-quality, evidence-based care is delivered consistently across the network and that unwarranted variation in practice is minimised. The role will also involve undertaking a range of nursing duties, including the assessment and management of patients with long-term conditions, supporting vaccination and immunisation programmes, and contributing to health promotion and preventative care initiatives. Working autonomously within the primary care setting, the post holder will support key priorities such as proactive and personalised care, population health management, and improved outcomes for patients with long-term conditions. This role offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced nurse to further develop their skills and progress a long-term career in primary care.

Please note: Unfortunately, we do not have the funds for visa sponsorship.

Main duties of the job

Co-deliver and coordinate the PCN wound care service, working across our GP practices and with community partners.

Provide expert wound assessment, treatment planning, and reviews using evidence-based practice.

Support consistent documentation and use of standardised wound care pathways and formularies across the PCN.

Act as a point of contact for wound care advice for other clinicians within the PCN, escalating complex cases appropriately.

Contribute to service audits, quality improvement, and data reporting related to wound management outcomes.

Provide fundamental nurse-led care to communities across the PCN.

Undertake early detection, prevention and management of cardiovascular disease and other long-term conditions

Provide vaccination and immunisation support across GP practices and the PCN

Participate in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and reduce health inequalities

Work within an MDT, supporting integrated care and personalised approaches to patient management

Promote preventative care and support patients in self-management through personalised care planning

Participate in multi-agency and multi-disciplinary team meetings related to wound care and general nursing

Actively participate in clinical and practice meetings

About us

Confidentiality:

In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and clients, their carers, and staff from several organisations. They may also have access to business organisational information. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the organisations within the neighbourhood may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the relevant organisation's policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information on main responsibilities.

Person Specification Qualifications/ Knowledge/ Experience

• NMC/UKCC registration
• Extensive knowledge of wound care or willingness to undertake specialist training
• Experience in reviewing, assessing and interpreting risk factors relating to Chronic Disease management
• Competent in all Practice Nurse duties
• Can provide evidence of CPD
• At least 3 years' experience working as a qualified nurse
• Hold a recognised Immunisation and Vaccination qualification in line with UKHSA guidance, or be willing to undertake
• Doncaster Wound Care Alliance training or equivalent
• Tissue viability specialist nursing
• Knowledge of primary care structure and PCN service delivery
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• General understanding of what is a healthy lifestyle and associated health issues
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to use IT based clinical record system
• Time management and ability to prioritise workload
• Digitally confident e.g. used SystmOne and EMIS Web
• Ability to motivate patients to address social issues which affect their health and wellbeing
• Demonstrable ability to show kindness and compassion
• Demonstrate ability to reflect and learn from situations
• Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
• Demonstrates co-operative team working and awareness of the roles of other professionals
• Ability to adapt and change approach as circumstance dictates
• Persistence and ability to keep going in difficult situations
• Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships
• An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
• Can do" attitude, able to maintain positivity in the face of adversity
• Good time keeping
• Willingness to travel
• Motivated to contribute to innovation and transformation
• Confident to make recommendations to raise standards of practice and service delivery.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Digital and Transformation Lead / PCN Manager