Practice Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Kidlington; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

The Key Medical Practice in Kidlington and Yarnton is recruiting a Practice Nurse on a full- or part-time basis with a November 2026 start. The role focuses on autonomous nursing care, complex patient assessments, and long-term condition management, with opportunities for enhanced skills such as ECGs and cervical screening depending on competency.

Applicants must have current NMC registration and primary care experience.

Qualifications

• Qualified nurse with a diploma or degree in nursing and current NMC registration.
• Post-registration training relevant to primary care or community nursing.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive nursing assessments and treatment plans.
• Manage an autonomous caseload, including patients with complex needs.
• Provide advanced wound care, immunisations, ECGs and cervical screening (where competent).
• Apply clinical reasoning and guidelines to identify deterioration and plan care.
• Mentor junior nursing staff and coordinate with clinical and admin teams.
• Maintain accurate records and uphold confidentiality and data protection.

Skills

Autonomous nursing

Complex assessments

Long-term condition care

Mentoring junior staff

Education

Nursing diploma/degree

Post-registration primary care training

Job description

The Key Medical Practice, part of PML's federation, is recruiting a Practice Nurse across its two sites in Kidlington and Yarnton, full or part time, with a November 2026 start. The post centres on autonomous nursing care, complex patient assessments, long-term condition management and mentoring less experienced staff. It carries a caseload of its own and enhanced skills such as ECGs and cervical screening, depending on competency. Current NMC registration and primary care experience are required.

What the job involves

• Undertake comprehensive nursing assessments, clinical observations and treatment plans within professional scope
• Manage an autonomous caseload, including patients with complex needs and long-term conditions
• Provide advanced wound care, chronic disease monitoring, immunisations, ECGs, cervical screening and other enhanced skills, depending on competency
• Apply clinical reasoning and evidence-based guidelines to identify deterioration and plan care
• Contribute to clinical risk management through incident reporting, safety checks and risk identification
• Support emergencies, ensuring safe escalation and rapid response
• Provide health education, lifestyle advice and self-management support, including smoking cessation, weight management and medication adherence
• Identify safeguarding concerns and signpost to appropriate support
• Manage time and patient flow, and coordinate with clinical and administrative teams
• Take part in audits, clinical reviews and quality improvement, and contribute to service development
• Mentor junior nursing staff, healthcare assistants and students, and offer guidance in busy periods
• Keep accurate clinical records and uphold the NMC Code, confidentiality and data protection

Qualifications

• Relevant recognised nursing qualification, such as a diploma or degree in nursing
• Post-registration training relevant to primary care or community nursing

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse (Adult)

Experience

• Direct patient care within a healthcare setting
• Working within agreed protocols and escalating clinical concerns appropriately
• Primary care, GP practice, out of hours or community services experience