Job Title: Practice Nurse
Base: Debenham
Hours: around 35 hours per week
Salary: £39,557 to £42,431 a year
Working pattern: Part-time
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 17 November 2026

Job summary
The role is around 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, although hours may be negotiable for the right candidate.

Take pride in the care you provide. Build relationships with patients. Develop your nursing career with us.

Debenham Practice is looking for a compassionate and enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join our friendly team, working across Debenham, Otley and Grundisburgh.

We take pride in delivering high-quality care and strive to make every patient's journey a positive one, from their first contact through to treatment and ongoing support.

As part of Suffolk Primary Care, we offer a supportive environment where teamwork, staff wellbeing and professional development matter. You'll have the opportunity to use your existing skills, contribute your ideas and develop through training for new duties.

You'll need current NMC registration and a caring, patient-focused approach. Experience in primary care, a nurse prescribing qualification and knowledge of SystmOne are desirable.

We welcome informal visits so you can meet the team and discover what working with us could look like.

Main duties of the job
You'll deliver personalised nursing care, working independently within your competence and alongside our wider clinical team.

Depending on your skills and experience, your work will include immunisations, cervical screening, contraception, treatment room care and health assessments. You'll also support patients to manage long-term conditions, including diabetes, asthma and COPD, with spirometry where appropriately trained.

Experience with long-acting reversible contraception, including coils and implants, would be welcomed.

Beyond clinical appointments, you'll help patients understand their health, make informed decisions and feel supported throughout their care. You'll contribute to safe, coordinated services through clear communication, accurate records and a willingness to improve how we work.

We use SystmOne and askmyGP to support our clinical services. Training will be provided for new duties to help you develop your skills.

About us
Debenham Practice serves the communities of Debenham, Otley and Grundisburgh and is part of Suffolk Primary Care (SPC), a group of eight GP practices working together to deliver high-quality care across Suffolk.

Being part of SPC combines the personal feel of a local practice with the support of a wider organisation. Our practices share knowledge, experience and resources, creating opportunities to learn from colleagues and improve services for our communities.

SPC is committed to developing and nurturing its staff, supporting professional growth and wellbeing. Our values include respect, compassion, integrity, accountability, teamwork, inclusion, excellence and continuous improvement.

At Debenham, our clinical and non-clinical teams work closely together. We take pride in the care we provide and strive to make every patient's journey a positive one. We value colleagues' ideas and encourage everyone to contribute to improving how we work.

Benefits include access to the NHS Pension Scheme, a minimum of 33 days annual leave including bank holidays for full-time staff, pro rata for part-time colleagues, enhanced maternity and paternity terms, eye care vouchers, staff discounts and salary sacrifice schemes, subject to eligibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides care directly to patients without referral via another senior nurse or doctor.
• Undertake general nursing duties within the nursing team, including immunisations/baby immunisations, cervical smears, contraception advice and pill checks, spirometry, diabetes management with Warwick diploma or similar, treatment room duties, and chronic disease management particularly respiratory, preferably with a diploma in asthma/COPD.
• Work to practice protocols and guidelines.
• Provide general and specific health assessment and screening to the practice population (within agreed protocols) with referral to general practitioners as necessary.
• Advise patients on general health and minor ailments with referral to general practitioners as necessary.
• Provide nursing treatments to patients in participation with general practitioners or independently to agreed protocols.
• Implement a systematic approach to care, including efficient and accurate record keeping for the benefit and safety of patients/clients, continuity of care and professional security.
• Assist with the development of work practices within agreed policies to provide the optimum standards of care.

Person Specification
Essential:

• Experience of delivering nursing care and assessing patients' needs.
• Experience of maintaining accurate clinical records.
• Experience of working collaboratively within a healthcare team.
• Registered nurse with current NMC registration.
• A compassionate, patient-focused approach.
• Clear communication and good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently within professional competence and recognise when to seek advice.
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload.
• Commitment to confidentiality, patient safety and equality.
• Willingness to learn and undertake relevant training.
• Ability to work across Debenham, Otley and Grundisburgh surgeries.

Desirable:

• Experience in general practice or primary care.
• Experience of immunisations, including childhood immunisations.
• Experience of cervical screening and contraceptive care.
• Experience of supporting patients with diabetes, asthma or COPD.
• Experience of spirometry.
• Experience with long-acting reversible contraception, including coils and implants.
• Experience of using SystmOne.
• Nurse prescribing qualification.
• Relevant qualification in diabetes management.
• Relevant qualification in asthma or COPD management.

Employer contact details
Practice Operation Manager: Nicoleta Zoita
Email: nicoleta.zoita@nhs.net
Telephone: 01728565053

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. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

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