Experienced General Practice Nurse

Sleaford Medical Group; North Kelsey CP; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Supportive environment

Quality improvement involvement

Job summary

Sleaford Medical Group is seeking a motivated Practice Nurse with general practice experience to join our team in Lincolnshire. You will work independently with clinical support from GPs and our multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, evidence-based care in a patient-centred practice.

The role offers flexibility in hours, opportunities for professional development, and the chance to contribute to improving patient care within a supportive NHS primary care setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in primary care settings and chronic disease management.
• Ability to prescribe independently in line with practice formulary.
• Proven communication with patients, carers and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality patient care with clinical autonomy and teamwork.
• Conduct BP checks, LTCD Reviews, NHS Healthchecks, injections, BMI & lifestyle advice.
• Wound assessment and complex wound care per guidelines.
• Immunisations for childhood and adults under PGDs/PSDs.
• Participate in cervical cytology and immunisation programs; flu campaigns.
• Maintain patient records; contribute to audits and quality improvement.

Skills

Primary care experience

Chronic disease management

Independent prescribing

Self-motivated

Adaptability & organisation

Confidentiality

Team collaboration

Procedural adherence

Infection control awareness

Education

RCGN/NMC registered (RN)

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Practice Nurse with general practice experience to join our team. The role requires independent clinical decision-making, with support from GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team when required. The successful candidate will be adaptable, proactive, and committed to delivering safe, evidence-based care. There will be a need to work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of the patients, ensuring that practice policies and procedures are followed.

Main duties of the job

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced practice nurse to join our friendly team of General Practice Staff. We are looking for a motivated team player who is highly organised, enthusiastic and patient-focused with a can‑do attitude and friendly personality. Asthma training would be an advantage. We can consider part time working and the role has some flexibility in the hours worked and will allow the candidate to maintain an effective work life balance. To work as part of our nursing team to provide a diverse and comprehensive range of nursing services and care to our patients.

• Long Term Condition Management
• Cervical Cytology
• Childhood and Adult Immunisations
• Travel Health

About us

Sleaford Medical Group is a well-established NHS GP practice located in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, providing comprehensive primary care services to a large and diverse patient population. The practice offers a wide range of services including chronic disease management, minor surgery, family planning, immunisations, and travel health advice, alongside routine consultations and health checks. With a multidisciplinary clinical team and a strong focus on patient-centred care, the practice aims to deliver high-quality, accessible healthcare while supporting the wellbeing of the local community.

• Supportive and collaborative working environment
• Opportunity for supported development
• Involvement in service development and quality improvement
• Competitive salary dependent on experience

Job responsibilities

Sleaford Medical Group is seeking a motivated and experienced Practice Nurse to lead and deliver high-quality patient care. Working within a well-established, patient-focused GP practice, the post holder will play a key role in delivering evidence-based care in line with QOF requirements and national guidelines. The role requires clinical autonomy, with the ability to make independent decisions while working collaboratively with GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will be adaptable, forward-thinking, and committed to providing safe, effective, and patient-centred care to meet the needs of the local population.

Clinical Responsibilities

• To work within clinical boundaries, demonstrating safe clinical decision-making, delivering high quality clinical care.
• To provide essential treatment duties such as BP checks, Long Term Condition Reviews, NHS Healthchecks, prescribed injections, BMI and lifestyle advice
• Provide holistic assessment of wounds and implement wound care including complex wound management in line with current evidence-based guidelines
• Offer advice about childhood and adult immunisations and ensure vaccines/injections are administered under patient group directives (PGDs) or individual prescriptions (PSDs)
• Participate in national screening work such as cervical cytology and deliver the national immunisation and vaccination schedule
• Actively participate in seasonal and special projects as requested e.g. flu campaign
• Act as chaperone when required
• Vaccine / cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
• Undertake health promotion to help educate patients
• To maintain accurate patient records and enter onto the computer using agreed Read Codes
• To collect data and participate in regular Practice audit and research projects
• To contribute to the preparation of any Practice development plans
• To maintain own annual registration with the NMC and adhere to Code of Professional Conduct
• To maintain own continuous professional development with the support of the practice as required
• Attend and participate in staff and Practice meetings and clinical training sessions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN Qualification with current NMC Registration
• Experience in Primary Care
• Experience in chronic disease management
• Prescribe independently, in line with practice formulary.
• Experience working in Primary Care
• Self motivated
• Adaptability planning and organising
• Performing under pressure
• Using initiative
• Flexible
• Confidentiality
• Experience of working within professional boundaries and recognising own limitations, with a commitment to ongoing development.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers, and colleagues, both verbally and in writing, and to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of maintaining accurate and contemporaneous electronic clinical records.
• Working knowledge of, and adherence to, NHS and practice policies, including Data Protection, Confidentiality, Infection Prevention and Control, Safeguarding, and Health & Safety.
• Experience of following established procedures and protocols within a clinical setting.
• Experience of using SystmOne
• Use appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in own designated clinical room so that they are clean, safe and free from hazards, reporting any potential risks.
• Understand and apply the principles of the cold chain.
• Know the health and safety policies and procedures within the workplace, including fire procedures, maintaining accurate documentation, consent, sharps and needlestick injuries.

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.

Full‑time