Practice Nurse

Buxted Medical Centre; Heathfield; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

Buxted Medical Centre is recruiting a dedicated Practice Nurse to join our three-branch team in Sussex. The role offers 20-40 hours per week, with flexible site coverage across East Hoathly and Manor Oak (Horam).

You will deliver high-quality nursing care, support chronic disease management, and contribute to guideline-based patient care within a busy GP practice. The successful candidate will be registered with UK professional registration, and experience in primary care and chronic disease

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes.
• Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
• Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions.
• Provide routine nursing care in line with clinical evidence and NICE guidance.
• Request and process pathology results as necessary.
• Provide chronic disease clinics and refer to secondary/specialist care when required.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure appropriate safeguarding.
• Support GPs with minor procedures and emergencies as needed.

Skills

Primary care experience

Practice nurse experience

Chronic disease management

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

Job summary

About the Role: We are ideally seeking someone to work 20-40 hours per week, ideally with experience in chronic disease management.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

• Cervical cytology
• Management of chronic diseases
• Delivering care in line with local and national guidelines
• Familiarity with QOF targets and documentation
• Working within the framework of Locally Commissioned Services and Direct Enhanced Services
• Participation in regular clinical and practice meetings

About us

Buxted Medical Centre, incorporating our East Hoathly and Manor Oak (Horam) branches, is a welcoming and forward-thinking practice based in a purpose-built facility in the heart of the Sussex countryside. As a GP Training Practice and proud member of the Greater Wealden PCN, we are committed to delivering exceptional care in a supportive and collaborative environment.

We are a busy, friendly, and expanding three-partner practice, currently caring for a population of approximately 15,500 patients across our dispensing sites. To support our growing services, we are looking to recruit a dedicated Practice Nurse to join our experienced clinical team, working flexibly across our sites.

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse. There may be on occasion a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent on factors such as workload and staffing levels:

• a. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
• b. Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
• c. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients health
• d. Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE and the NSF
• e. Request pathology services as necessary
• f. Process pathology results as required
• g. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
• h. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
• i. Ensure read codes are used effectively
• j. Maintain chronic disease registers
• k. Chaperone patients where necessary
• l. Assist GPs with minor surgery when required
• m. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
• n. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
• o. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
• p. Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
• q. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
• r. Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
• s. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
• t. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
• u. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
• v. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

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

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse

Desirable

• Postgraduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)

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 (opens in a new window).