Locum Practice Nurse: Chronic Disease & Primary Care Expert

Locum Ready; Cranbrook; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Locum Ready is seeking a Locum Practice Nurse to work in a GP practice in Cranbrook. This role is ideal for a Practice Nurse with strong assessment skills who can confidently deliver chronic disease reviews, treatment room procedures and routine nursing clinics in a structured primary care environment.

You will contribute to high-quality patient care through a balance of clinical reviews, preventative health work and treatment room activity.

Qualifications

• NMC-registered nurse with experience in primary care.
• Up-to-date immunisation and cytology training desirable.
• Confident in chronic disease management and treatment room-work.
• Good patient communication and clinical reasoning.
• Familiarity with EMIS, SystmOne or Vision.
• Enhanced DBS required or desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct chronic disease reviews for conditions like asthma, COPD, diabetes or hypertension.
• Perform wound care, dressings and treatment room duties.
• Administer adult and children’s immunisations (if trained).
• Undertake smear tests (cytology-trained nurses).
• Complete NHS Health Checks and lifestyle assessments.
• Manage results, recalls and routine follow-up tasks.
• Document clearly in the clinical system.

Skills

NMC-registered nurse

Primary care experience

Clinical reasoning

Excellent communication

Education

Nursing degree

Tools

EMIS

SystmOne

Vision

Enhanced DBS

Job description

Locum Ready is seeking a Locum Practice Nurse to work in a GP practice in Cranbrook. This role is ideal for a Practice Nurse with strong assessment skills who can confidently deliver chronic disease reviews, treatment room procedures and routine nursing clinics in a structured primary care environment.

You will contribute to high-quality patient care through a balance of clinical reviews, preventative health work and treatment room activity.