Practice Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Stalybridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Positive work-life balance

Professional development support

Job summary

Staveleigh Medical Centre in the United Kingdom is seeking a part-time Practice Nurse to join its primary care team. The role focuses on long-term condition reviews, immunisations, cervical screening, and health promotion, with education to support self-management.

NMC registration as an adult nurse and GP practice experience are essential. The post is part-time and flexible within a well-established practice, working with GPs, HCAs and the wider multidisciplinary team, with opportunities for

Qualifications

• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Qualification in cervical screening, or willingness to train.
• Immunisation and vaccination training, or willingness to complete it.

Responsibilities

• Deliver general practice nursing services and clinical procedures.
• Support management of long-term conditions such as diabetes, asthma, COPD and hypertension, including reviews and care planning.
• Administer immunisations and vaccinations in line with national and local guidelines.
• Undertake cervical screening in line with current protocols.
• Promote health and wellbeing through opportunistic advice and health promotion clinics.
• Provide patient education to support self-management.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records.
• Work with GPs, healthcare assistants and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Take part in infection prevention and control procedures.
• Support quality improvement initiatives and audit activity.
• Keep knowledge and competencies up to date, and take part in training, appraisal and professional development.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Patient education

Infection control

Team collaboration

Education

NMC registered adult nurse

Tools

TPP SystmOne

Ardens

AccuRx

Job description

Staveleigh Medical Centre seeks a Practice Nurse to join its primary care team, serving around 8,200 patients in the local community. The work centres on long-term condition reviews, immunisations, cervical screening and health promotion, with patient education to support self-management. The post is part-time and flexible within a well-established practice, working alongside GPs, healthcare assistants and the wider multidisciplinary team. Current NMC registration as an adult nurse and prior general practice experience are essential.

What the job involves

• Deliver general practice nursing services and clinical procedures
• Support management of long-term conditions such as diabetes, asthma, COPD and hypertension, including reviews and care planning
• Administer immunisations and vaccinations in line with national and local guidelines
• Undertake cervical screening in line with current protocols
• Promote health and wellbeing through opportunistic advice and health promotion clinics
• Provide patient education to support self-management
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records
• Work with GPs, healthcare assistants and the wider multidisciplinary team
• Take part in infection prevention and control procedures
• Support quality improvement initiatives and audit activity
• Keep knowledge and competencies up to date, and take part in training, appraisal and professional development
• Work within the NMC Code of Conduct and scope of practice, upholding confidentiality and data protection

Qualifications

• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Qualification in cervical screening, or willingness to train
• Immunisation and vaccination training, or willingness to complete it

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration as an adult nurse

Experience

• Previous experience in general practice or primary care
• Experience managing long-term conditions such as diabetes, asthma, COPD and hypertension
• Experience administering vaccinations and immunisations across the lifespan
• Experience of cervical screening procedures
• Experience of phlebotomy and routine clinical procedures

Nice to have

• Strong understanding of current evidence-based practice in primary care nursing
• Competence in chronic disease management and patient education
• Confident working independently while contributing to a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritise workload in a busy clinical setting
• Commitment to high-quality, patient-centred care
• IT competence, with experience of clinical systems such as TPP SystmOne, Ardens or AccuRx

What’s offered

• Support for professional development and continuous learning
• Positive work-life balance