Practice Nurse - Maternity Cover

Southway Surgery; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare practice in Plymouth seeks a Practice Nurse for maternity cover from Feb 2026. The position requires managing chronic diseases, delivering health promotions, and ensuring patient care. Ideal candidates will hold relevant qualifications and have experience in primary care settings. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a dedicated nursing team in a vibrant city.

Qualifications

• Clinical knowledge of wound care, ECGs, and venepuncture.
• Experience working in primary care and infection control.
• Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage chronic disease patients.
• Implement and evaluate treatment plans.
• Deliver health promotion and vaccination programmes.

Skills

Wound care

ECGs

Venepuncture

Immunisations

Chronic disease management

Education

Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)

Post graduate diploma or degree (Chronic Disease Management)

Family planning qualification

Tools

Clinical governance knowledge

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Practice Nurse to join our well established, hardworking, and dedicated team for maternity cover from Feb 2026. Perfectly located in one of Europe's most vibrant waterfront cities, Southway Surgery is situated in Plymouth, Britain's ocean city. Located by a stunning waterfront and harbour, Plymouth boasts dazzling views and a rich history, alongside a wealth of independent shops, galleries, and restaurants. This combination gives Plymouth a metropolitan feel. Devon is a stunning county of great contrasts, with two beautiful coastlines, two national parks and five official Areas of Outstanding Beauty right on our doorstep. It also has excellent transport links and schools. There is a huge amount to offer families and those with a love of the great outdoors.

Main duties of the job

To work within an experienced nursing team providing chronic disease management for patients alongside treatment room services.

About us

General practice in Devon is of a high standard, making it a great place to work. Our vision is to deliver high quality healthcare to our patients, by a highly skilled, motivated, and constantly improving team, supported in a nurturing work environment.

Southway Surgery is a purpose built, forward-thinking GMS practice caring for 6000 patients with a varied demographic. We are proud of our dedicated multidisciplinary approach to patient care and have a fantastic relationship with our local pharmacies, businesses, and MP. Due to our size, there is a real emphasis on personal care and traditional family doctor values.

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse. There may be, onoccasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors suchas workload and staffing levels:

a. To assess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of healthcare is appropriate, incorporating evidence-based practice

b. To develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes

c. To implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients that promote health and wellbeing

d. To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health

e. As required, to provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF

f. Provide wound care to patients

g. To review patient medications to enhance compliance

h. To co-ordinate the provision of travel medicine services

i. To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

j. To develop, implement, embed and participate in well woman clinics

k. To develop, implement, embed and participate in well man clinics

l. To ensure compliance with the practice chaperone policy

m. To prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately

n. To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

o. To recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs

p. To implement vaccination programmes for adults and children

q. To support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)

r. To liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)

s. To understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately

t. To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Person Specification

Clinical knowledge and skills

• Clinical knowledge in the following:
• Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• New patient medicals
• Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
• Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
• Chronic disease management awareness for:
• Diabetes
• CHD
• Asthma
• Understanding the importance of evidence-based practice
• Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
• Chaperone procedure
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena

Experience

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of working autonomously
• Experience of infection prevention and control measures
• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
• Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
• Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
• Mentor or teaching qualification
• Post graduate diploma or degree (Chronic Disease Management)
• Family planning qualification

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.