Practice Nurse

Benfleet PCN; Debenham, Otley, Grundisburgh; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Debenham Group Practice is seeking a compassionate Practice Nurse across Debenham, Otley and Grundisburgh surgeries. Part-time approx. 35 hours/week, Mon–Fri, negotiable hours for the right candidate.

The role emphasizes high-quality care, patient journeys, and professional development through training opportunities within a supportive Suffolk Primary Care network.

Qualifications

• Essential: Current NMC registration.
• Essential: Caring, patient-focused approach.
• Essential: Experience delivering nursing care and assessing patients' needs.
• Essential: Experience maintaining accurate clinical records.
• Essential: Experience working collaboratively within a healthcare team.
• Essential: Ability to work across Debenham, Otley and Grundisburgh surgeries.
• Desirable: SystmOne knowledge.
• Desirable: Nurse prescribing qualification.
• Desirable: Diabetes management qualification.
• Desirable: Asthma or COPD management qualification.

Responsibilities

• Deliver personalised nursing care, working independently within your competence and with the wider clinical team.
• Immunisations, cervical screening, contraception, treatment room care and health assessments.
• Support patients to manage long-term conditions (diabetes, asthma, COPD) with spirometry where trained.
• Treatment room duties and baby immunisations/vaccines.
• Cervical smears and contraception advice.
• Spirometry where trained.

Skills

Care oriented care

Nursing assessments

Clinical records

Team collaboration

Work across Debenham Otley Grundisburg

Willingness to learn

Education

NMC registration

Nurse prescribing qualification

Diabetes management qualification

Asthma/COPD management qualification

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

About the Role

Debenham Group Practice are looking for a compassionate and enthusiastic Practice Nurse to work across Debenham, Otley and Grundisburgh surgeries. This position is offered on a part-time basis for around 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, although hours may be negotiable for the right candidate.

We take pride in delivering high-quality care and strive to make every patients journey a positive one, from their first contact through to treatment and ongoing support.

As part of Suffolk Primary Care, we offer a supportive environment where teamwork, staff wellbeing and professional development matter. Youll have the opportunity to use your existing skills, contribute your ideas and develop through training for new duties.

Duties will include:

• Deliver personalised nursing care, working independently within your competence and alongside our wider clinical team
• Depending on your skills and experience, your work will include immunisations, cervical screening, contraception, treatment room care and health assessments
• Support patients to manage long-term conditions, including diabetes, asthma and COPD, with spirometry where appropriately trained
• Treatment room duties
• Baby immunisations/vaccines
• Cervical smears
• Contraception advice
• Spirometry

For further details, please see job description attached.

About the Candidate

To be considered, you will need the following qualifications, skills and experience:

Essential:

• Current NMC registration
• A caring, patient-focused approach
• Experience of delivering nursing care and assessing patients needs
• Experience of maintaining accurate clinical records
• Experience of working collaboratively within a healthcare team
• Ability to work across Debenham, Otley and Grundisburgh surgeries
• Willingness to learn and undertake relevant training.

Desirable:

• Experience in primary care
• A nurse prescribing qualification
• Knowledge of SystmOne is desirable
• Relevant qualification in diabetes management.
• Relevant qualification in asthma or COPD management

About Us

Debenham Practice serves the communities of Debenham, Otley and Grundisburgh and is part of Suffolk Primary Care (SPC), a group of eight GP practices working together to deliver high-quality care across Suffolk.

Being part of SPC combines the personal feel of a local practice with the support of a wider organisation. Our practices share knowledge, experience and resources, creating opportunities to learn from colleagues and improve services for our communities.

SPC is committed to developing and nurturing its staff, supporting professional growth and wellbeing. Our values include respect, compassion, integrity, accountability, teamwork, inclusion, excellence and continuous improvement.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.