Practice Nurse Fixed-Term Maternity Cover

The Methodist Church in Britain; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Flexible hours

Supportive team

Job summary

King's Medical Centre in Mansfield is recruiting a Practice Nurse on a nine months' fixed-term maternity cover starting January 2027. The role covers long-term condition reviews, childhood and adult immunisations, cervical screening, wound care and INR monitoring, with flexible hours and days.

You will join a nursing team led by a Lead Practice Nurse and three Healthcare Assistants. NMC registration and prior Practice Nurse experience are essential, with potential for a permanent role.

Qualifications

• Evidence of CPD and ongoing professional development
• Cervical screening qualification or training
• Immunisation and vaccination training including childhood immunisations
• Competency in core Practice Nursing duties

Responsibilities

• Long-term condition reviews and management including diabetes, asthma, COPD, cardiovascular disease and hypertension
• Treatment room duties: wound care, injections, ECGs, blood pressure checks
• Cervical screening and immunisations under national programmes
• INR testing and anticoagulation monitoring for warfarin patients
• Health promotion and lifestyle advice
• Record-keeping in accordance with NMC standards and infection control

Skills

Communication

Organisation

Education

Cervical screening qualification

Immunisation training

Practice Nursing qualification/diploma

Evidence of CPD

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

King's Medical Centre, a GP practice, is recruiting a Practice Nurse on nine months' fixed-term maternity cover from January 2027. The work spans long-term condition reviews, childhood and adult immunisations, cervical screening, wound care and warfarin INR monitoring. Hours and working days are flexible, and the post may lead to a permanent role within a nursing team of a Lead Practice Nurse and three Healthcare Assistants. Previous Practice Nurse experience within general practice is essential, alongside current NMC registration.

What the job involves

• Long-term condition reviews and management, including diabetes, asthma, COPD, cardiovascular disease and hypertension
• Treatment room work: wound assessment and dressings, suture removal, blood pressure checks, urinalysis, injections and ECGs
• Cervical screening
• Childhood immunisations under the national programme
• Adult, seasonal and influenza vaccinations under PGDs, PSDs or other legal mechanisms
• INR testing and anticoagulation monitoring for patients on warfarin, recording results on INRstar
• Contraception reviews, where trained
• Health promotion and lifestyle advice
• Supporting QOF and other clinical targets
• Keeping accurate clinical and vaccination records, following NMC standards, infection control and consent requirements
• Working with the Lead Practice Nurse, Healthcare Assistants, GPs, pharmacists and reception staff
• Maintaining mandatory training, CPD evidence and appraisal

What’s required

Qualifications

• Evidence of relevant continuing professional development
• Cervical screening qualification or training
• Immunisation and vaccination training, including childhood immunisations
• Appropriate training and competency in core Practice Nursing duties

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration as a registered nurse

Experience

• Previous Practice Nurse experience within general practice
• Managing and reviewing patients with long-term conditions
• Cervical screening, and delivering childhood and adult immunisations
• Wound care and dressings, and health promotion and preventative care
• Working independently within scope of practice and within a multidisciplinary team
• Maintaining accurate electronic patient records

Skills & knowledge

• Good communication and organisational skills
• Friendly, professional and patient-focused approach

Nice to have

• Long-term condition management qualification or recognised training
• Anticoagulation and INR monitoring training
• Contraception and sexual health training
• Relevant Practice Nursing qualification or diploma
• Experience of INR testing, anticoagulation monitoring and INRstar
• Experience of working with QOF and clinical targets
• Experience of using SystmOne
• Experience of seasonal vaccination programmes

What’s offered

• Flexible hours and working days
• NHS Pension Scheme, where eligible
• Friendly and established nursing team
• Supportive wider practice team
• Strong focus on teamwork and staff wellbeing
• Varied Practice Nursing role
• Potential permanent position after the fixed-term period