Practice Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; North East; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular team events

Training and development opportunities

Work-life balance

Flexible full or part-time working

Job summary

Clifton Court Medical Practice is seeking a permanent practice nurse to join a multidisciplinary team alongside GPs, the Lead Nurse and healthcare assistants. The core work focuses on patient-centred clinical care, from ECGs, dressings and cervical smears to vaccinations, wound management and reviews for people with long-term conditions.

Hours are full or part time with flexibility, within a team that includes pharmacists and care coordinators.

Qualifications

• Evidence of CPD and continuing professional development.
• Current training or competence for the clinical duties undertaken.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centred clinical care including ECGs, dressings, vaccines and wound management.
• Manage chronic conditions and support self-management.
• Carry out venepuncture and diagnostic tests; process specimens.
• Deliver immunisations for adults, children and travel.
• Administer medicines and injections under legal authority.
• Conduct new patient checks and health assessments.
• Maintain accurate clinical records with NMC guidelines.
• Ensure infection control, safeguarding and health & safety standards.
• Contribute to audits, quality improvement and disease registers.
• Support junior staff and participate in meetings and training.

Skills

Patient-centred care

Autonomous working

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical records management

Infection control

Safeguarding

Education

Evidence of CPD

Current training for clinical duties

Job description

This is a permanent practice nurse post at Clifton Court Medical Practice, a training practice, working alongside GPs, the Lead Nurse and healthcare assistants. The core work is patient-centred clinical care, from ECGs, dressings and cervical smears to vaccinations, wound management and reviews for people with long-term conditions. Hours are full or part time, with flexibility, within a multidisciplinary team that also includes pharmacists and care coordinators. Active NMC registration is needed, and interviews are likely on 23 November 2026.

What the job involves

• Provide patient-centred clinical care, including ECGs, dressings, cervical smears, vaccinations, wound management and chronic disease reviews
• Manage chronic conditions such as diabetes, respiratory conditions and hypertension, helping patients self-manage
• Carry out venepuncture, diagnostic tests and specimen handling
• Deliver adult, child and travel immunisations and vaccinations
• Administer medicines, injections and vaccinations under legal authority, including PSDs and PGDs
• Carry out new patient checks, health assessments and opportunistic screening
• Provide health promotion and preventive care, helping patients make informed choices
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date clinical records in line with NMC guidelines
• Ensure compliance with infection control, safeguarding and health and safety standards
• Contribute to audits, quality improvement and disease registers
• Support junior staff and take part in team meetings, training and development
• Communicate clearly and kindly with patients, carers and colleagues, keeping information confidential

Qualifications

• Evidence of relevant continuing professional development
• Current training or competence for the clinical duties undertaken

Registration & licences

• NMC registered nurse with active registration

Experience

• Delivering safe, person-centred nursing care
• Assessing patients and planning, delivering and evaluating nursing interventions
• Supporting patients with long-term conditions
• Working autonomously within professional competence
• Working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Maintaining accurate and contemporaneous clinical records

Nice to have

• Experience in general practice or another primary care setting
• Experience managing respiratory long-term conditions
• Experience of cervical screening, with a sample-taking qualification and current competence
• Experience of adult and childhood immunisation programmes, with training covering both
• Experience or training in travel health
• Experience of clinical audit, quality improvement or maintaining disease registers
• Recognised training in long-term conditions such as asthma, COPD, diabetes or cardiovascular disease
• Independent or supplementary prescribing qualification

What’s offered

• Regular team events
• Training and development opportunities
• Work-life balance, which the practice describes as central to its culture
• Flexible full or part-time working