Practice Nurse

NHS; Milton Keynes; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare practice in Milton Keynes is looking for an experienced Practice Nurse to join their team. This role can be part-time or full-time, focusing on delivering high-quality patient care across various clinical areas. Responsibilities include managing chronic diseases, providing immunisations, and ensuring effective communication within the team. The practice offers a supportive environment, opportunities for development, and a commitment to excellent patient care.

Benefits

NHS pension

Generous annual leave

Opportunities for ongoing learning and development

Qualifications

• Must be trained and confident in immunisations and vaccinations.
• Experience in general treatment room work required.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality nursing care to the patient population.
• Manage chronic disease clinics for asthma, COPD, diabetes.
• Deliver immunisation and vaccination programmes.

Skills

Active smear taker

Chronic disease management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Registered Nurse with valid NMC PIN

Evidence of ongoing professional development

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Practice Nurse to join our friendly and supportive team at Purbeck Health Centre in Milton Keynes. This role can be part‑time or full‑time, between 24 and 37.5 hours per week.

You will be an important part of our nursing team, providing safe and effective care across a wide range of clinical areas. You must be an active smear taker and confident in delivering child immunisations. Experience in chronic disease management and general treatment room work is also required.

We are a well‑organised, forward‑thinking practice that values teamwork, communication, and professional development. You will be joining a team that supports one another, works hard, and takes pride in delivering excellent patient care.

We offer a supportive working environment, opportunities for ongoing learning and development, NHS pension, generous annual leave, and flexible working options.

If you are a skilled and proactive nurse who enjoys working as part of a team and wants to make a real difference in patient care, we would be very pleased to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The Practice Nurse will provide safe, effective, and high‑quality nursing care to our patient population.

You will work closely with the wider clinical team, supporting long‑term condition management and day‑to‑day treatment room services.

You will manage your own clinics, ensuring patients receive appropriate assessment, care, and follow‑up. This includes chronic disease management for asthma, COPD, hypertension, and diabetes (Part 1 and 2), as well as frailty and learning disability reviews.

You will provide women’s health services including cervical screening, contraception reviews, and HRT management. You must be a trained smear taker and able to deliver a full range of vaccinations and immunisations, including child immunisations, child flu, flu, pneumonia, shingles, and whooping cough.

Treatment room responsibilities include dressings, leg ulcer care, doppler, ECGs, ear syringing, nebulising, stitch and staple removal, B12 injections, and INR testing. You will also support health promotion, NHS health checks, smoking cessation, and sexual health testing.

The role requires sound clinical judgment, accuracy, and a patient‑centred approach. You will maintain clear records, use SystmOne, and follow practice policies to ensure safe care.

You will also take part in meetings, audits, and training to support improvement. This is a busy but rewarding role within a supportive and well‑organised practice where teamwork is valued.

About Us

Purbeck Health Centre is a friendly, well‑established GP practice based in Milton Keynes. We care for a broad and diverse patient population and take pride in providing high‑quality, accessible, and patient‑centred care. Our team includes GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants, pharmacists, paramedics, social prescribers, and a supportive administrative team who all work closely together.

We are a forward‑thinking and well‑organised practice with a strong focus on teamwork, communication, and professional development. We value every member of the team and encourage shared learning, open discussion, and collaborative problem solving. Our clinicians are supported to work independently but never in isolation, with advice and supervision always available when needed.

We use the SystmOne clinical system and are fully engaged in digital and service development across our Primary Care Network. We regularly review our processes to ensure we deliver safe, efficient, and responsive care to patients while maintaining a healthy work environment for staff.

As a practice, we are committed to supporting our teams’ wellbeing and career growth. We offer flexible working, regular clinical meetings, and opportunities for ongoing education. Joining our practice means being part of a team that genuinely supports one another and takes pride in the difference we make every day.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high‑quality, evidence‑based nursing care for patients across a range of conditions.
• Manage chronic disease clinics for asthma, COPD, hypertension, and diabetes (Part 1 and 2).
• Conduct frailty and learning disability reviews and provide care planning and monitoring.
• Provide women’s health services, including cervical screening, contraception, HRT reviews, and depo injections.
• Deliver immunisation and vaccination programmes, including child immunisations, flu, pneumonia, shingles, whooping cough, RSV, and HPV.
• Undertake treatment room work, including dressings, leg ulcer management, doppler, ECGs, ear syringing, nebulising, stitch and staple removal, B12 injections, and INR testing.
• Carry out venepuncture, new patient medicals, wound care, and NHS Health Checks.
• Provide health promotion, smoking cessation, sexual health advice, and opportunistic screening.
• Identify, assess, and support patients at risk of developing long‑term conditions.
• Provide education and advice on prescribed and over‑the‑counter medicines.
• Recognise and refer patients presenting with acute or mental health needs appropriately.
• Participate in infection prevention and control activities, audits, and compliance monitoring.

Professional and Administrative Duties

• Maintain accurate and detailed clinical records using SystmOne and appropriate SNOMED coding.
• Work within scope of practice and follow all practice and national policies.
• Support clinical audits, significant event reviews, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to the review and development of nursing policies and procedures.
• Assist with minor surgery, vaccinations, and emergency response when required.
• Take part in clinical meetings, team discussions, and service improvement work.
• Support and mentor colleagues and participate in clinical supervision.

Collaborative Working and Communication

• Work closely with GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants, pharmacists, and other professionals to ensure coordinated, safe, and effective care.
• Communicate clearly and sensitively with patients, families, and colleagues.
• Liaise with community and external services to support vulnerable or high‑need patients.

Professional Conduct and Responsibilities

• Maintain professional registration with the NMC and comply with revalidation requirements.
• Work within current evidence‑based practice and national guidance.
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with data protection requirements.
• Adhere to safeguarding, infection control, health and safety, and equality policies.
• Take part in mandatory and role‑specific training and maintain up‑to‑date knowledge.
• Support continuous improvement, learning, and reflective practice across the team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC PIN
• Up‑to‑date professional portfolio and evidence of revalidation
• Trained and active smear taker (cervical cytology)
• Trained and confident in immunisations and vaccinations, including childhood immunisations
• Evidence of ongoing professional development (CPD)

Desirable

• Mentor or teaching qualification
• Postgraduate qualification or diploma in chronic disease management
• Family planning and contraception qualification

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Good IT skills, including use of clinical systems (SystmOne desirable)
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Knowledge of safeguarding adults and children
• Understanding of evidence‑based practice and clinical governance
• Commitment to patient safety, equality, and high‑quality care
• Calm, professional, and reliable under pressure
• Positive attitude, adaptable, and open to change
• Compassionate, approachable, and patient‑focused
• Full understanding of confidentiality and data protection
• Flexible to provide cover during absences or busy periods

Desirable

• Full UK driving licence

Experience

• Experience working in a GP practice or primary care setting
• Experience managing patients with long‑term conditions (asthma, COPD, diabetes, hypertension)
• Experience in wound care, dressings, and leg ulcer management
• Experience in treatment room work (ECGs, venepuncture, ear care, stitch or staple removal)
• Experience in women’s health services (smears, contraception, HRT reviews)
• Experience delivering both child and adult immunisations
• Experience in infection prevention and control

Desirable

• Experience in quality improvement, audit, or QOF‑related work
• Experience mentoring or supporting colleagues or students

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

Purbeck Health Centre, Stantonbury, Milton Keynes, Bucks, MK14 6BL.

Employer website: https://purbeckhealthcentre.co.uk/