Job summary
As a Practice Nurse, you will deliver a wide range of clinical services, supporting chronic disease management, preventative healthcare, health promotion and treatment room duties. You will work collaboratively with the wider clinical and administrative team to ensure safe, efficient, and effective primary care services.

Main duties of the job
This is an excellent opportunity for a Practice Nurse to provide a wide range of nursing services within a busy primary care setting. The role includes managing long-term conditions, delivering immunisations and screening programmes, carrying out treatment room procedures, promoting patient health and wellbeing, and working collaboratively with the wider practice team to provide high-quality patient care. The successful candidate will also maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to service improvement and patient safety standards.

About us
We are a friendly, forward-thinking GP practice committed to delivering high quality, patient centered care. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Practice Nurse to join our multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will be experienced in general practice nursing, proactive, and passionate about providing excellent care to our local community.

Why Join Us?

• Supportive, friendly practice team
• Opportunities for professional development and training
• Varied and meaningful role within a valued community setting
• Strong emphasis on quality, teamwork and patient centred care
• Benefits: NHS pension

We are looking forward to receiving your application including your CV and cover letter. (Please note: If the position has been successfully filled, the posting can be closed before the closing date.)

Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities

• Manage chronic disease care across QOF areas (cardiovascular, respiratory, diabetes), promoting selfmanagement and making appropriate referrals.
• Deliver cervical screening in line with national guidelines.
• Provide childhood immunisations and the full vaccination programme under PGDs/protocols.
• Perform Doppler assessments (ABPI) to support vascular and wound care.
• Undertake a full range of treatmentroom duties including BP, BMI, urinalysis, peak flow, venepuncture, wound care, ECGs and other relevant procedures.
• Provide evidencebased health promotion (lifestyle, diet, smoking cessation, womens and mens health, family planning).
• Maintain accurate electronic clinical records and contribute to audits and qualityimprovement work.
• Work collaboratively with nursing, clinical and administrative colleagues to deliver seamless patient care.
• Ensure treatment rooms are clean, wellorganised and fully stocked.
• Provide cover for colleagues where required.
• Adhere to all infection control, health & safety and confidentiality policies.
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the role.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse (NMC).
• Diploma level training in chronic disease management.
• Accredited cervical cytology screener.
• Competency in Doppler/ABPI assessment.

Desirable

• Competency in childhood immunisations and vaccination programmes.
• Infection Control

Experience
Essential

• Minimum of one year post registration nursing experience.
• Experience in primary care or community nursing is preferred.

Desirable

• Experience of working in primary care.

Skills, Competencies & Knowledge
Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; clear, confident and empathetic.
• Strong team player who builds trust and promotes a positive working environment.
• Demonstrates initiative, reliability and leadership through maintaining clinical standards.
• Strong organisational and planning skills; able to prioritise and work under pressure.
• Effective problem solving and decision making abilities.
• Adaptable, open to change and committed to continuous improvement.
• Awareness of service efficiency, patient experience and resource conscious working.
• Able to mentor and support colleagues and learners.
• Understanding of general practice operations, QOF, protocols, infection control, health & safety and risk assessment.

Desirable

• Proficient in clinical IT systems such as SystmOne.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.