Job summaryBeacon Medical Group is looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate, and motivated General Practice Nurse to join our experienced and supportive clinical team. This is an exciting opportunity for a Registered General Nurse (RGN) who is passionate about delivering high-quality patient care in a primary care setting. You will play a key role in promoting health and wellbeing, supporting patients with preventative care, and providing a wide range of nursing services across our practices. If you are looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference to patient care while developing your career, we would love to hear from you.
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Main duties of the jobAs a General Practice Nurse, you will work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants, and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, effective, and patient-centred care. Duties include health promotion, childhood and adult immunisations, travel health, lifestyle advice, cervical cytology, venepuncture, specimen management, wound care, dressings, injections, suture removal, ear irrigation, ECGs and management of minor illness within competence. You will support minor surgery clinics, maintain accurate NMC-compliant records, contribute to audits and quality improvement, uphold infection prevention standards, and identify and escalate safeguarding concerns. Flexibility to work across Beacon Medical Group sites is required.
What We're Looking ForEssential- Current NMC registration (RGN).
- Experience in primary care, community nursing or general practice.
- Strong clinical assessment, patient care and communication skills.
- Competence in immunisations, venepuncture and wound management.
- Understanding of safeguarding, infection prevention and clinical governance.
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Commitment to high-quality, patient-focused care.
- Flexibility to work across multiple sites.
Desirable- Cervical cytology qualification.
- Travel health qualification and experience.
- Chronic disease management experience.
- Independent Prescriber qualification.
- Experience using GP clinical systems.
- Health promotion and lifestyle coaching experience.
About usBeacon Medical Group is a large, forward-thinking partnership practice serving approximately 43,000 patients across six sites in Devon. We are an active contributor to shaping local healthcare services and are at the forefront of developing innovative skill mixes to meet the challenges facing modern Primary Care. Our focus is on continuously improving services and delivering high-quality patient care, while supporting the wider health system to develop sustainable, integrated services that meet the current and future health and wellbeing needs of our communities. Working with Beacon Medical Group means becoming part of a collaborative, supportive team that values innovation, professional development, and excellence in patient care.
Job responsibilitiesYou will be working as a General Practice Nurse providing a high level of care for patients in accordance with the guidelines of the UKCC Code of Professional Practice and the Scope of Professional Conduct.
This is a varied role and will be based across our six GP practices.
A full job description for this position is attached in supporting documents.
Person SpecificationExperienceEssential- Working in a medical environment
- Provision of health care advice and information
- Clinically based knowledge
- Understanding of medical terminology
- Knowledge of the NHS and its service provision Knowledge of day-to-day health issues
Desirable- Working within General Practice
- Participation in quality initiatives such as audit
- Experience in chronic disease management and/or Well Woman
- Independent prescriber
- SystmOne user
- ICE
SkillsEssential- Excellent Interpersonal skills
- Work under own initiative but recognise when to ask for help.
- Scrupulous attention to confidentiality
- Be able to follow guidelines and protocols
- Understand the importance and relevance of health promotion in the community
- Team player
- Good communication skills both verbal and in writing
- Flexible approach to work
- Accurate keyboard/data entry skills
- Ability to prioritise and plan own workload
- Problem solving skill
- Accurate and methodical approach
- Recognise own development needs and recognise how these may be met
The Groups ValuesEssential- The candidate must demonstrate an understanding of our values.
QualificationsEssential- Evidence of a good general standard of education
- Appropriate Nursing Qualification
- NMC PIN Number
- Good IT skills
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Beacon Medical Group is an equal opportunities employer. 
