Practice Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Buxted; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Postgraduate diploma or degree in 1°/P

Flexible hours

Job summary

Buxted Medical Centre is seeking a registered nurse to join its practice team. The role focuses on chronic disease management, cervical screening, vaccination programmes, and running chronic disease clinics across Buxted and linked sites.

Applicants should have primary care practice nursing experience and be comfortable with read codes and local guidelines. Flexible 20–40 hour work week, with GP training site status.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with experience in a primary care practice setting.
• Experience in chronic disease management and vaccination programmes.
• Familiarity with QOF targets and local guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
• Run chronic disease clinics and maintain chronic disease registers.
• Carry out cervical cytology.
• Deliver care in line with NICE, NSF and local guidelines.
• Request and process pathology results.
• Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children.
• Identify and support patients at risk of long-term conditions and deliver health promotion.
• Maintain accurate clinical records using read codes.

Skills

Primary care

Chronic disease

Education

Registered Nurse

Tools

Read codes

Job description

This is a practice nurse post at Buxted Medical Centre, a three-partner practice whose clinical team covers its East Hoathly and Manor Oak branches. The work centres on chronic disease management, cervical screening, vaccination programmes and running chronic disease clinics, following QOF targets and local guidelines. The post is flexible across the sites, with 20 to 40 hours a week, and the practice is also a GP training site. Applicants need to be a registered nurse with primary care practice nursing experience.

What the job involves

• Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
• Run chronic disease clinics and maintain chronic disease registers
• Carry out cervical cytology
• Deliver care in line with NICE, NSF and local guidelines
• Request and process pathology results
• Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
• Identify and support patients at risk of long-term conditions and deliver health promotion
• Maintain accurate clinical records and use read codes effectively
• Chaperone patients and assist GPs with minor surgery
• Support the clinical team with safeguarding and refer patients to mental health and other services
• Work within Locally Commissioned Services and Direct Enhanced Services frameworks
• Take part in regular clinical and practice meetings

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse

Experience

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of working as a practice nurse
• Experience of chronic disease management

Skills & knowledge

• Familiarity with QOF targets and documentation

Nice to have

• Postgraduate diploma or degree in primary care