Practice Nurse

NHS Scotland; Lochgilphead; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Lochgilphead Medical Centre is recruiting a Practice Nurse on a permanent basis to join the Mid Argyll Community Hospital & Integrated Care Centre team. You will provide holistic, person-centred nursing care within a multidisciplinary primary care setting in Lochgilphead.

The role focuses on long-term condition management, women's health including cervical screening, health promotion and collaboration with GPs. CPD is encouraged and you will work autonomously within your scope of practice.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Relevant clinical experience.
• Ability to work autonomously within defined professional competence.
• Effective clinical assessment, communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' nursing and healthcare needs and plan, deliver and evaluate appropriate care.
• Undertake long-term condition reviews and management (diabetes, asthma, COPD, hypertension, CVD).
• Provide health promotion, prevention and lifestyle interventions.
• Provide women's health services including cervical screening.
• Perform clinical procedures appropriate to the GPN role and competence.
• Undertake venepuncture and other diagnostic procedures where appropriate.
• Support patients to understand and self-manage long-term conditions.
• Recognise deterioration and escalate or refer appropriately.
• Work collaboratively with GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Autonomy

Clinical assessment

Communication

Organisational skills

Women's health

Cervical screening

Diabetes

Respiratory care

Cardiovascular disease

Hypertension

Job description

Lochgilphead Medical Centre, Mid Argyll Community Hospital & Integrated Care Centre, Blarbuie Road, Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8JZ

PRACTICE NURSE

Lochgilphead Medical Centre

Permanent

Job purpose

The Practice Nurse will work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary primary care team, providing safe, person-centred and evidence-based nursing care to the practice population.

The post holder will work with an appropriate degree of professional autonomy and clinical judgement within their competence, undertaking assessment, treatment, review and ongoing management of patients and supporting individuals to manage their own health.

This reflects current Scottish GPN role guidance, which emphasises holistic care, proactive health engagement, health promotion and management, comprehensive personalised care, long-term-condition management and women's health.

Main clinical responsibilities

The post holder will, according to training, competence and agreed scope of practice:

• Assess patients' nursing and healthcare needs and plan, deliver and evaluate appropriate care.
• Undertake long-term condition reviews and management, which may include:
  • diabetes
  • asthma
  • COPD
  • hypertension
  • cardiovascular disease
• Provide health promotion, prevention and lifestyle interventions.
• Provide women's health services appropriate to competence, including cervical screening.
• Perform clinical procedures appropriate to the GPN role and the individual's competence.
• Undertake venepuncture and other diagnostic procedures where appropriate.
• Support patients to understand and self-manage their long-term conditions.
• Recognise deterioration, abnormal findings and situations requiring escalation or referral to an appropriate clinician.
• Work collaboratively with GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team.

Chronic disease management

A key element of the role will be the proactive management and review of patients with long-term conditions.

The post holder will work within their competence and agreed practice protocols, supporting continuity of care, patient education, self-management and appropriate onward referral.

Health promotion and prevention

The post holder will:

• identify opportunities for health promotion during clinical contacts;
• encourage and support appropriate lifestyle modification;
• contribute to disease prevention and early identification;
• provide appropriate patient education and information;
• promote self-management and shared decision-making.

Professional responsibilities

The post holder will:

• maintain appropriate professional registration;
• practise within their professional competence and accountability;
• maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records;
• maintain and develop professional knowledge and clinical skills;
• participate in relevant education, training and continuing professional development;
• work within practice policies, clinical protocols and applicable professional standards;
• contribute to clinical governance, patient safety, audit and quality improvement;
• identify learning needs and participate in appropriate development;
• contribute to the development and implementation of nursing services within the practice.

Team working and service development

The Practice Nurse will:

• work collaboratively with GPs, other members of the nursing team and the wider multidisciplinary team;
• communicate effectively with patients, carers and other health and social care professionals;
• contribute to practice meetings where appropriate;
• participate in the development and review of clinical services;
• contribute to practice protocols, policies and quality improvement activity;
• support the effective use of the nursing skill mix within the practice.

Qualifications and experience

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Relevant clinical experience.
• Ability to work autonomously within defined professional competence.
• Effective clinical assessment, communication and organisational skills.
• long-term condition management;
• cervical screening;
• respiratory care;
• diabetes;
• cardiovascular disease/hypertension;
• women's health.

Accountability

Clinically: GP Partners
Administratively: Practice Manager

Additional requirements

The post holder will undertake other appropriate duties consistent with their role, competence and professional registration as the service develops.

Remote rural

Reference:

Contract Type: Permanent

Posted On: 21/10/2026

Closing Date: 25/11/2026