Practice Nurse

Better Health MCR; Manchester; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A not-for-profit social enterprise in Manchester is seeking a registered nurse to join a multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will manage patient care, including vaccinations and health screenings. Ideal candidates should have a nursing degree and at least one year of post-qualification experience, along with strong communication and organizational skills. This full-time position offers a salary range of £37,338 to £44,962 and benefits such as NHS Pension membership.

Benefits

Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme

5.4-6.6 weeks' holiday

Bank holidays

Qualifications

• A minimum of one years experience post-qualification.
• Experience using infection control procedures.
• Experience in health screening or health promotion.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe and effective patient care.
• Manage long term conditions, immunisations, cervical screening, and sexual health care.
• Collaborate with the clinical team and maintain accurate clinical records.

Skills

Commitment to self-development and training

Good IT and keyboard skills

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team

Education

Registered Nurse

Relevant nursing/health degree

Non-medical prescribing

Job description

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic registerednurse with previous experience in general practice to join ourmultidisciplinary practice. The successful candidate will join a nurse-led teamof 7 nurses and 4 HCAs to deliver a safe and effective nursing service to ourpatients.

The Practice has a commitment to excellent patientcare, quality improvement and teaching. It is expected that all of ourclinicians are actively committed to supporting these aims and participate inrelevant activities when appropriate.

Thepost holder reports to the Nursing Team Leader.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of a large nursing team to deliver safe andeffective patient care, including management of long term conditions,immunisations and vaccinations, cervical screening, contraception and sexualhealth care. The post holder will work collaboratively with the wider clinicalteam, maintain accurate clinical records and follow best practice guidelines.Please see job description for more detailed duties.

About us

We are Better Health MCR: thinking differently, breaking barriers, improving lives. You can read more about us on our website and in our mission document, using the links on the right.

We are a friendly, forward-thinking, not-for-profit social enterprise providing primary care medical services in Manchester. We operate three GP practices: The Robert Darbishire Practice in Rusholme Health Centre (which is also head office) and which has a branch at The University of Manchester, Brooklands Medical Practice in Wythenshawe and The Whitswood Practice in Alexandra Park Health Centre. In total we have over 44,000 patients.

Our patients are very diverse and include established communities as well as new communities from all over the world. We have good links with the University and a sizeable student population.

Our staff team of about 120 people has a huge range of fantastic skills and experience. We are also our own Primary Care Network, which means our shared (ARRS) staff are fully integrated into our services, providing a seamless service for patients.

Job responsibilities

An outline ofthe job is above. For the full job description please see the supportingdocument on the right/below.

The post is full-time (37.5 hours per week) and will be mostly based at The Robert Darbishire Practice,although you will also need to be able to travel to our other sites as needed.The usual working hours are between Monday to Friday 09:00 18:00.

Salary will be inthe range £37,338 to £44,962 pro rata (full-time is 37.5 hours), depending onexperience (agreed pending uplift). We offer membership of the NHS Pension Scheme and 5.4-6.6 weeks'holiday (depending on NHS service) plus bank holidays (pro rata). (The post isnot subject to Agenda for Change terms and conditions.)

Recruitment process

Please applyusing the NHS Jobs online system. Your application should explain why you areapplying for the post, how you believe you would contribute to working in thissetting and demonstrate how you meet the requirements of the personspecification. The information you provide should be clear and concise. Youshould not use AI; if it appears that you have used AI your application may beautomatically disregarded.

The closing date for applications is 12th October 2025. Thisdate may be brought forward if there are a large number of applications, soplease do not delay.

Formalinterviews will be held on Wednesday 22nd October

Better HealthMCR Ltd. We are an equal opportunities employer and an accredited Real LivingWage employer.

Person Specification

Personal Skills and Abilities

• Commitment to self-development and training
• Commitment to working in General Practice
• An understanding of the importance of good data quality and information governance.
• Good IT and keyboard skills with experience of using computerised medical record systems
• Highly motivated, enthusiastic and flexible in approach to work
• A friendly and approachable manner with good people skills, showing care and empathy.
• The ability to work as a member of a large multidisciplinary team
• Excellent communication skills the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with a wide range of individuals both verbally and in writing
• The ability to communicate and interact with the public in a discreet and sensitive manner, recognising their needs for different methods and styles of communication
• Excellent organisational skills
• A commitment to professional and personal development
• Willingness to be involved in teaching and training
• The ability to influence others positively, negotiate constructively and resolve conflict successfully
• A commitment to providing a high standard of care that is responsive and flexible in its approach to meeting the needs of a deprived and ethnically diverse inner-city population
• A commitment to the on-going development of the Practice
• The ability to give good and regular attendance

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Relevant nursing/health degree or equivalent
• Additional relevant qualifications and training (long-term conditions / sexual health / womens health / immunisations / family planning / travel health
• Non-medical prescribing

Other

• A commitment to our organisational values to provide the best possible service to a diverse inner-city population
• An excellent attendance record in previous roles

Experience

• Minimum one years experience post-qualification
• Experience of using infection control procedures
• Experience of health screening / health promotion

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.