Practice Nurse
Primary Care Careers

The closing date is 04 December 2026

Houghton Close Surgery has an opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated practice nurse to join the team on a part-time basis of approximately 16 hours a week.

Main duties of the job

• Treatment room duties
• Woundcare (compression bandaging and dopplers)
• Immunisations including childhood, travel vaccinations, hormone injections and vitamin B12
• ECGs
• Bloods
• Cervical screening
• Chronic disease management
• Travel assessments

About us
The priority at Houghton Close Surgery is to provide the highest quality patient centred care for the 11,700 patients registered at the practice. We are a dynamic, hard-working team. The Partnership is supportive and cohesive and we have a full complement of enthusiastic team members. We provide a comprehensive range of medical services for our patients as well as meeting targets for the New Contract.

Details
Date posted: 11 November 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £18.38 to £20.45 an hour
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 30166
Job location: 1 Houghton Close, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, MK45 2TG, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: A relevant nursing degree.
• Essential: Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
• Desirable: Qualification in cervical cytology
• Desirable: Immunisation and vaccination training (including childhood and travel health)
• Desirable: Phlebotomy training and competency

Experience

• Essential: Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development (CPD)
• Desirable: Experience of working in a general practice or primary care setting
• Desirable: Experience of undertaking treatment room duties
• Desirable: Experience in wound care management
• Desirable: Experience administering immunisations and injections
• Desirable: Experience of performing ECGs
• Desirable: Experience undertaking cervical cytology
• Desirable: Experience of working within NHS primary care services
• Desirable: Experience with chronic disease management: CHD/diabetes/respiratory

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).

Employer details
Employer name: Primary Care Careers
Address: 1 Houghton Close, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, MK45 2TG, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Recruitment Team, Houghton Close Surgery, enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk, 01206918760

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