Nursing Associate

Rochdale Health Alliance; Littleborough; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Littleborough Group Practice is seeking an experienced Nursing Associate to join our nursing team on a fixed-term basis. The role is 15–20 hours per week on Mondays and Tuesdays, starting with an initial 3-month contract with a view to extending for a further 6 months. We are open to a long-term, self-employed locum.

Applicants must have at least 12 months post-qualification experience in General Practice; trainee Nursing Associates or those with only training placements will not be considered.

Qualifications

• Must have at least 12 months post-qualification experience in General Practice.
• Experience running long-term condition annual reviews and managing common chronic diseases.
• Proficiency with EMIS Web and chronic disease templates.
• Good communication and ability to work independently with defined escalation paths.

Responsibilities

• Carry out annual long-term condition reviews for patients (diabetes, hypertension, CKD, CHD, asthma, COPD).
• Record clinical data accurately on EMIS using templates and ensure QOF compliance.
• Perform phlebotomy, ECGs, BP monitoring and other routine nursing tasks.
• Provide health promotion and self-management advice.
• Support recall and reduce care gaps with the clinical team.
• Follow infection control, safeguarding, chaperoning and information governance policies.

Skills

Long-term condition reviews

QOF knowledge

Phlebotomy

ECGs

Blood pressure measurement

Infection control

Safeguarding

Diabetes training

Learning disability & mental health"

Communication

Independent working

Education

Registered Nursing Associate with the NMC

12 months post-qualification experience in General Practice

Asthma and/or COPD accredited training

Tools

EMIS Web

Job description

This role is being advertised on behalf of Littleborough Group Practice. The successful applicant will be directly employed by the Practice

Littleborough Group Practice is looking for anexperienced Nursing Associate to join our nursing team on a fixed-term basis.The role is 15 - 20 hours per week, on Mondays and Tuesdays. It starts with aninitial 3-month contract, with a view to extending for a further 6 months. Weare also open to a long term, self-employed locum.

This post is for an experienced NursingAssociate who can confidently run long-term condition review clinics from dayone. You must have at least 12 months post-qualification experience working inGeneral Practice. Applications from trainee Nursing Associates, or fromapplicants whose General Practice experience is limited to training placements,will not be considered

Closing date: 30 November 2026. We may closethe advert early if we receive enough suitable applications, so earlyapplications are encouraged

Main duties of the job

• Carry out annual long-term condition reviews for patients with diabetes, hypertension, CKD, CHD, asthma and COPD, within your scope of practice and with escalation to the Practice Nurse or a prescriber where needed
• Carry out learning disability and mental health annual health checks
• Record clinical data accurately on EMIS using the appropriate templates, so that care meets QOF requirements
• Phlebotomy, ECGs, blood pressure monitoring, foot checks, inhaler technique checks and other routine nursing tasks
• Provide health promotion and self-management advice
• Work with the wider clinical team to support recall and reduce care gaps
• Follow practice policies on infection control, safeguarding, chaperoning and information governance

About us

Littleborough Group Practice is a GP trainingpractice in Littleborough, Greater Manchester, with around 8,500 patients. Thepractice is rated Good by the CQC. We are part of Pennines PCN and have a fullmultidisciplinary team, including GPs, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, aPractice Nurse, a Minor Illness Nurse and a Healthcare Assistant. You will joina friendly, well-supported team that takes pride in good chronic diseasemanagement

Job responsibilities

This post is for an experienced NursingAssociate who can confidently run long-term condition review clinics from dayone. You must have at least 12 months post-qualification experience working in General Practice. Applications from trainee Nursing Associates, or fromapplicants whose General Practice experience is limited to training placements,will not be considered

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing Associate with the NMC
• Minimum 12 months post-qualification experience working in General Practice. Placement or training experience does not count
• Asthma and/or COPD accredited training

Experience

• Proven experience carrying out long-term condition annual reviews in General Practice
• Good working knowledge of QOF
• Confident user of EMIS Web
• Competent in phlebotomy, ECGs and blood pressure measurement
• Up-to-date mandatory training, including safeguarding, BLS and infection control
• Good communication skills and the ability to work independently while knowing when to escal
• Diabetes training (e.g. foot checks, diabetes care)
• Experience with Abtrace or similar population health and recall tools
• Experience of learning disability and mental health health checks

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