Job summary
Join our friendly, patient-focused GP practice as a Part-Time Practice Nurse and make a real difference in your local community. We're a small, supportive surgery where you'll be valued as an important member of the team, with the opportunity to build lasting relationships with patients and colleagues. If you're a compassionate, motivated nurse looking for a rewarding role with flexibility, autonomy, and a welcoming working environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job
As a GP Practice Nurse, you will provide high-quality nursing care to patients across a range of clinics and services. Your duties will include administering immunisations and vaccinations, cervical screening, wound care, chronic disease management, health promotion, and supporting patients with long-term conditions. You will carry out clinical assessments, maintain accurate patient records, work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team, and contribute to delivering safe, effective, and patient-centred care within the practice

About us
We are a friendly, well-established GP practice committed to providing high-quality, patient-centred care to our local community. Our close-knit clinical team includes two GP Partners, a Paramedic, and an experienced team of receptionists and medical secretaries who work collaboratively to deliver an efficient and supportive service. As a small practice, we pride ourselves on fostering strong relationships with our patients and creating a welcoming, supportive working environment where every member of the team is valued and able to make a meaningful contribution.

Job responsibilities
The Practice Nurse is responsible for delivering high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to patients within the GP practice. The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide safe, effective, and compassionate care, with a primary focus on wound care and dressings, cervical screening, chronic disease management, and immunisations.
The Practice Nurse will promote health and wellbeing, support the prevention and management of long-term conditions, and contribute to the efficient delivery of primary care services while maintaining the highest standards of clinical practice.

Key Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide wound assessment, treatment and dressings using evidence-based practice.
• Perform cervical screening in accordance with the NHS Cervical Screening Programme guidelines.
• Administer routine, seasonal and travel immunisations and vaccinations in line with national and local guidance.
• Deliver chronic disease management clinics, including monitoring and supporting patients with long-term conditions such as diabetes, asthma, COPD and hypertension (according to competence and training).
• Undertake health promotion and provide lifestyle advice to patients, supporting disease prevention and self-management.
• Carry out health assessments and appropriately escalate concerns to a GP or other healthcare professional.
• Recognise and respond appropriately to medical emergencies within the practice.
• Provide advice, support and education to patients and their carers.

Professional Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous and confidential clinical records using the practice's clinical system.
• Adhere to the NMC Code and maintain professional registration and revalidation requirements.
• Work within the scope of professional competence and seek support when required.
• Participate in clinical audit, quality improvement initiatives and service development.
• Maintain mandatory training and continue professional development.

Infection Prevention and Control

• Maintain high standards of infection prevention and control at all times.
• Ensure the safe management, storage and disposal of clinical waste and sharps.
• Follow practice policies relating to cleaning, decontamination and safe working practices.

Communication and Teamworking

• Work collaboratively with the GP Partners, Paramedic, reception team and medical secretaries to deliver coordinated patient care.
• Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and colleagues.
• Participate in practice meetings and contribute to the ongoing development of services.

General Responsibilities

• Comply with all practice policies, procedures and NHS guidance.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with GDPR and information governance requirements.
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the role and level of responsibility.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria
Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Cervical Screening Sample Taker qualification or willingness to obtain.
• Immunisation and Vaccination training.

Experience

• Experience working as a Practice Nurse or in a primary care setting.
• Experience of wound management and dressings.
• Experience of administering immunisations and vaccinations.
• Experience of chronic disease management.
• Experience using electronic clinical record systems.

Knowledge and Skills

• Excellent clinical assessment skills.
• Knowledge of infection prevention and control.
• Understanding of safeguarding responsibilities.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Good organisational and time management skills.

Personal Attributes

• Compassionate and patient-focused.
• Professional and reliable.
• Flexible and adaptable.
• Positive team player with a willingness to support colleagues.
• Committed to delivering high-quality patient care.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience using EMIS Web.
• Chronic disease management qualifications.
• Travel vaccination experience.
• Experience participating in clinical audit and quality improvement.

Experience
Essential

• Experience Essential - A minimum of 2 years' experience working as a GP Practice Nurse in a primary care setting
• Experience of wound assessment, wound care and dressing management.
• Experience of undertaking cervical screening (smear tests) in line with national guidelines.
• Experience of administering routine and seasonal immunisations and vaccinations.
• Experience of managing patients with long-term conditions, including chronic disease reviews.
• Experience of delivering health promotion and providing lifestyle advice to patients.
• Experience of maintaining accurate and contemporaneous electronic clinical records.
• Experience of working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team while also managing a clinical workload independently.
• Experience of maintaining high standards of infection prevention and control in a clinical environment.

Desirable

• Experience Desirable - Experience using EMIS Web clinical system.
• Experience delivering NHS Health Checks.
• Experience providing travel vaccinations and travel health advice.
• Experience participating in clinical audit, quality improvement or service development projects.
• Experience contributing to Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) achievement.
• Experience of recall systems and long-term condition management within general practice.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary primary care team, including collaboration with GPs and other healthcare professionals.

Qualifications
Essential

• Previous experience working as a Practice Nurse or within Primary Care.
• Experience of wound assessment, wound care and dressings.
• Experience of administering routine and seasonal immunisations and vaccinations.
• Experience managing patients with long-term conditions, including chronic disease reviews.
• Experience maintaining accurate electronic clinical records.
• Knowledge and Skills

Desirable

• Diploma or degree-level qualification in Primary Care Nursing.
• Chronic Disease Management qualification(s).
• Travel Health qualification.
• Independent/Supplementary Prescribing qualification (V300).

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).