Lead Practice Nurse

Churchside Medical Practice; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Churchside Medical Practice in Mansfield is seeking an experienced Lead Practice Nurse to provide high-quality care. The role requires 31.5 hours per week with a 7:30am start on most days and a later finish on Wednesdays for Enhanced Access.

Prior GP practice nursing experience is preferred, with familiarity in SystmOne being advantageous but training available. The successful candidate will lead the nursing/HCA team, ensure efficient patient care, and support ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Essential: please see job description in supporting information
• Desirable: please see job description in supporting information

Responsibilities

• Monitor patient vital signs and record medical information accurately
• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive patient care
• Conduct patient assessments and provide appropriate care
• Cytology
• Baby immunisations
• Administer vaccines and medications as needed
• Chronic disease management (diabetes, COPD, asthma)
• Educate patients on health management and lifestyle choices
• HRT reviews
• Wound care and support to HCAs
• Phlebotomy
• Dealing with samples
• Infection control lead
• Ordering of clinical stock items
• Fridge and stock rotations

Skills

Practice Nurse

GP setting experience

Nursing

Job description

Job summary

As an experienced Lead Practice Nurse at Churchside you will play a crucial role in providing high quality care to our patients. You must be friendly, patient focussed, calm and organised, as well as someone who communicates well with people at all levels. We are seeking someone who provides compassionate care and has attention to detail. Ideally you will have experience working with SystmOne, but full training can be provided.

The role requires you to work 31.5 hours per week. Wednesday will be a later finish as we provide Enhanced Access opening hours for patients, and start time each day will be 7.30am.

We are seeking applicants who have experience working as a Practice Nurse in a GP setting as we do not have the capacity at this time to train someone.

Main duties of the job

• Monitor Patient Vital Signs and record medical information accurately
• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive patient care
• Conduct patient assessments and provide appropriate care
• Cytology
• Baby Immunisations
• Administer vaccines and medications as needed
• Chronic Disease Management (Diabetes, COPD, Asthma)
• Educate Patients on health management and lifestyle choices
• HRT Reviews
• Wound care and supporting the HCA's with these
• Phlebotomy
• Dealing with Samples
• Infection Control Lead
• Ordering of clinical stock items
• Fridge and Stock Rotations

As we are ideally looking for a Lead, previous experience in this capacity would be advantageous.

About us

Churchside Medical Practice are a GP surgery based in the heart of Mansfield where we have been serving our patients for over 20 years and care for nearly 7,000 patients.

Further information regarding the practice can be found at www.churchsidemedicalpracticemansfield.co.uk

Job responsibilities

To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team.

To lead the nursing/HCA team to provide effective and efficient patient care, and to support and identify any training needs within the team.

Please see job description in supporting documentation.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential: please see job description in supporting information

Desirable: please see job description in supporting information

Qualifications

Essential: please see job description in supporting information

Desirable: please see job description in supporting information

Key information

Date posted: 20 October 2026

Closing date: 31 October 2026

Salary: £21 to £26 an hour

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time

Reference number: A4033-26-0003

Employer details

Employer name: Churchside Medical Practice

Address: Wood Street, Mansfield, NG18 1QB, United Kingdom

Contact: Shelley Sherratt, Deputy Practice Manager, [e-mail], 01623664877

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. For further information please see NHS Careers website.