General Practice Nurse

NHS; Havant; On-site; Part time

Job summary

An experienced Practice Nurse is sought to join our welcoming GP practices in Havant and Bedhampton. This permanent, part-time role offers a salary starting from £20 per hour, flexible hours, and the chance to contribute to a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• 2 years post-registration nurse experience.
• High standards in patient care.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage chronic diseases and perform wound care.
• Conduct vaccinations and provide health promotions.
• Work within the clinical team across two sites.

Skills

Wound management

Vaccinations & Immunisations

Diabetes management

Communication skills

Teamwork

Clinical governance knowledge

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our two busy and friendly GP practices in the Havant and Bedhampton area for an experienced, caring, flexible and enthusiastic Practice Nurse to support our existing clinical team.

It is a permanent position, salary negotiable dependent on experience, up to 21 hours per week, and an opportunity to work one Saturday morning a month working across two sites as overtime. Working days are fixed as Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday but hours negotiable.

A minimum of 2 years post registration experience is essential and you should be able to demonstrate high standards of patient care and have excellent interpersonal skills.

Main duties of the job

Duties Include But Are Not Restricted To:

Wound management

Cervical cytology/Womens health

Vaccinations & Immunisations (adult and children)

Travel Health advice

Diabetes

Respiratory care

Cardiovascular disease

Clinical practice development

About Us

We are a 17,000 patient practice operating currently across 2 sites in the Havant area. We are part of the Havant and Waterlooville Primary Care Network and have a large multidisciplinary team, including pharmacists, home visiting team, first contact practitioners, admiral nursing team and social prescribers.

Details

Date posted

02 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Starting salary £20 per hour dependent of experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A0136-25-0003

Job locations

Blossom Health

82 Park Lane

Bedhampton

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 3HN

Blossom Health

Civic Centre Road

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 2AY

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Treatment room duties, chronic disease management, health promotion. See person specification for more details.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Treatment room duties, chronic disease management, health promotion. See person specification for more details.

Person Specification

Personal qualities

Essential

• Polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated, forward thinker
• Problem solver with the ability to process information
• accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
• Able to communicate effectively and understand the needs of the patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Effectively utilises resources
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
  
  

Desirable

• Flexibility to work outside core office hours and cover other staff annual leave/absence
• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
• NMC registration
• 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.
  
  

Qualifications

Essential

• Essential
• Registered Nurse
  
  

Desirable

• Desirable
• Postgraduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong IT skills
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal skills
• Problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Wound care including complex dressings/removal of sutures and staples
• Compression bandaging
• Diabetes
• Asthma
• Spirometry
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• Chaperone procedure
• Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
• Travel Vaccinations
• Hypertension/CHD
• Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
• Womens health (Cervical cytology, contraception etc.)
• Understands the importance of evidence-based practice
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and to understand when to refer to GPs
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies
  
  

Desirable

• EMIS user skills
• Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
• Experience with clinical risk management
• Coil and ring pessary fitting/removal
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
  
  

Person Specification

Personal qualities

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong IT skills
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal skills
• Problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Wound care including complex dressings/removal of sutures and staples
• Compression bandaging
• Diabetes
• Asthma
• Spirometry
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• Chaperone procedure
• Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
• Travel Vaccinations
• Hypertension/CHD
• Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
• Womens health (Cervical cytology, contraception etc.)
• Understands the importance of evidence-based practice
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and to understand when to refer to GPs
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies
  
  

Desirable

• EMIS user skills
• Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
• Experience with clinical risk management
• Coil and ring pessary fitting/removal
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
  
  

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).

Additional information

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

Blossom Health

Address

Blossom Health

82 Park Lane

Bedhampton

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 3HN

Employer's website

https://blossom-health.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Blossom Health

Address

Blossom Health

82 Park Lane

Bedhampton

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 3HN

Employer's website

https://blossom-health.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)