GP Practice Nurse

NHS; Norwich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a part-time Practice Nurse to join a supportive GP practice in North Walsham. The role involves managing chronic diseases, providing general treatment, and collaborating with a dedicated team to deliver high-quality patient care. Flexibility in working hours is offered to accommodate the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Must be NMC registered.
• Experience in chronic disease management and general nursing duties.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team.

Responsibilities

• Support patients with long-term conditions in chronic disease clinics.
• Lead asthma and COPD services.
• Provide general treatment room care.

Skills

Chronic Disease Management

Patient Care

Team Collaboration

Respiratory Care

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Job description

Job summary

Practice Nurse (Part-Time, approx. 21 Hours)

Are you a caring and experienced Practice Nurse looking for a new opportunity in a friendly and supportive environment?

Paston Surgery is a close-knit GP practice in North Walsham, and we have an exciting opening for a Practice Nurse to join our friendly team. This part-time position is approximately 21 hours per week, and we are flexible about how those hours are arranged.

If you're passionate about patient care and want to work with a team that feels like family, we'd love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

About the Role

We're looking for an NMC registered Practice Nurse who can bring experience, enthusiasm, and compassion to our team. In this role, you will need to be a team player and:

• Help with Chronic Disease Clinics: Support patients with long-term conditions
• Lead Respiratory Care: Take charge of our asthma and COPD services. You will need to be on the ARTP register.
• Provide General Treatment Room Care: Carry out some of the usual practice nurse duties.

You will work as part of a close team, collaborating closely with our GPs, nurse colleagues, healthcare assistants, and administrative staff to ensure the practice runs smoothly. We believe in a true team approach — you'll always have friendly colleagues ready to support you on a busy day or when facing a challenge.

This position is part-time and approx 21 hours p.w. We understand that flexibility is important, so we are open to discussing how you'd like to spread these hours across the week.

About us

About Paston Surgery

Paston Surgery is a well-established, family-friendly GP practice serving over 6,700 patients in North Walsham and the surrounding villages.

We are committed to high-quality patient care and continuous improvement. Paston Surgery is also proud to be a training practice. We regularly host medical students from the UEA Medical School and support the development of all our staff.

Details

Date posted: 19 May 2025

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: £20 to £24.43 an hour (Depends on experience)

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: A2738-25-05-19

Job locations:

• 9-11 Park Lane
• North Walsham
• Norwich
• Norfolk
• NR28 0BQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job description

Nursing duties

• Provide nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and local requirements
• Appraise wounds and other minor injuries, administer dressings; refer to a practice doctor or the hospital as appropriate
• Take swabs, cervical smears
• Provide immunisations and injections to children and adults
• Assist with Chronic Disease Management using the principles of MECC to maximise encounters and minimise patient visits
• Take a lead in Respiratory chronic management
• Support the Nursing team in dealing with clinical emergencies
• Monitor the blood pressure of patients and consider indications for referral back to the doctor
• Assist with ECGs and report the findings to the doctors
• Assist the phlebotomists with venepuncture
• Insert ring pessaries as directed by the doctor
• Assist with INR clinics, including patient dosing using INRstar when a suitable Health Care Assistant is not available

Chronic Disease Management

• Help maintain chronic disease registers
• Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on health
• Lead in Respiratory (Asthma and COPD)
• Manage conditions like CHD, Hypertension, Diabetes, and support smoking cessation
• Manage other