Practice Nurse Or Nursing Associate 30 Hrs

Leven & Beeford Medical Practice; Leven; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Leven & Beeford Medical Practice is seeking a Practice Nurse or Nursing Associate to work 30 hours per week on a fixed term 2 year contract, starting December 2026. Based at Leven and Beeford Surgeries, you may provide care in patients' homes as required.

The role requires LTC training in Diabetes, Asthma and COPD, and treatment room experience. You will run clinics, monitor vaccines, maintain notes, and support GPs in minor procedures.

Qualifications

• Registered with NMC and current UK registration.
• Experience managing long-term conditions (diabetes, asthma, COPD).
• Competent in administering immunisations and vaccinations.
• Experience with wound assessment and dressings.

Responsibilities

• Assist medical staff in patient care, screening and education.
• Run diabetes, asthma/COPD clinics and vaccine handling.
• Maintain accurate notes in the electronic record system.
• Undertake injections, immunisations and cervical smears as required.
• Support GPs in minor procedures and home visits as needed.
• deputise for colleagues during leave and absences.

Skills

NMC Registered

Long-term conditions

Immunisations

Wound care

Vaccinations

Education

Nursing qualification

Smear Taker code

Job description

Job summary
We are looking for either a Practice Nurse or Nursing Associate to work 30 hours per week on a fixed term 2 year contract. We anticipate the role starting in December 2026.
To assist medical personnel in the care of practice patients to include treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education.
Based in the Leven and Beeford Surgeries.
You may be required to provide care to patients in their home, in line with Practice policies.
Essential: Must be LTC trained in Diabetes, Asthma and COPD
Essential: Must have Treatment Room experience
Main duties of the job
Ensure the maintenance of equipment and stock levels relating to patient care.
Maintain and control injectable and oral drug stocks in the treatment rooms and doctors consulting rooms. Participate in the monitoring of vaccine fridge temperatures, in line with Practice policies.
Running diabetes and asthma / COPD clinics
Deputising for other nursing staff members during annual leave, sickness and study leave.
Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded contemporaneously in the patients notes on the clinical computer system as appropriate, and using clinical templates.
Be competent in administration of childhood immunisation / travel vaccinations
Undertake cervical smears
Assess wounds and apply dressings accordingly.
Assist GPs in minor surgery, family planning procedures etc as required.
Undertake ECGs and dopplers at the GP requests

• Receive, assist and direct patients in accessing their primary healthcare in a courteous, efficient and effective way

Supplies and equipment treatment room and other areas
Ensure the maintenance of equipment and stock levels relating to patient care.

• Maintain and control injectable and oral drug stocks in the treatment rooms and doctors consulting rooms. Participate in the monitoring of vaccine fridge temperatures, in line with Practice policies.

Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures
Undertake the collection, storage and despatch of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears etc and ensure the cleanliness of any equipment so used. Perform any investigatory procedures requested by GPs.
Administrative and professional responsibilities
Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.
Ensure all functions are carried out in accordance with agreed procedures, protocols and time-scales, and maximising Practice income from current QOF, enhanced services, commissioning contracts, etc, and reporting to the practice manager where necessary.
Deputising for other nursing staff members during annual leave, sickness and study leave.
Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded contemporaneously in the patients notes on the clinical computer system as appropriate, and using clinical templates.
Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care.
Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports/audits.

• Following Practice protocols on information governance and information security

Attend and participate in practice meetings as required.
Assist in the formulation of practice philosophy, strategy and policy and developing appropriate protocols, liaising with the Nurse Supervisor.
Be competent in administration of childhood immunisation and travel vaccination.

• Be competent and confident in managing people with long term health conditions, including diabetes and respiratory patients
• Assess, diagnose, formulate a management plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis, within the limits of your professional training.
• Assess wounds and apply dressings accordingly.
• Assist GPs in minor surgery, family planning procedures etc as required.
• Perform cryotherapy within limits of own competence.
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care.
• Maintenance of INR Star system for warfarin monitoring, taking responsibility for areas as detailed in practice protocol, including the measurement of INRs and advising patients accordingly.
• Deal with more complex clinical enquiries from patients.
• Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment
• Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC.

Asthma/COPD
Run the asthma and COPD chronic disease/long term condition clinics, both in clinically assessing and managing patients, and in ensuring that the practice achieves all targets regarding QOF or any other LES/DES/contract areas relevant to these clinical areas.

• Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice.
• Work with patients in order to support compliance with, and adherence to, prescribed treatments.

Diabetes
Run the diabetes chronic disease/long term condition clinics, both in clinically assessing and managing patients, and in ensuring that the practice achieves all targets regarding QOF or any other enhanced service/contract areas relevant to these clinical areas.

• Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice.
• Work with patients in order to support compliance with, and adherence to, prescribed Treatments, and to promote effective self care.

Research projects
Co-operate and participate as required in any research projects within the practice.
Student/staff education and training
Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the induction of all members of practice staff with special responsibility for nursing staff and health care assistants.
Liaison

• Maintain effective liaison with other agencies and staff concerned with patient care and with all other disciplines within the practice, with appropriate regard to confidentiality.
• Facilitate effective communication between patients, members of the primary health care team, secondary care and other associated healthcare agencies

Professional development
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development, including a plan of future training needs.
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
• Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development, with particular regard to the asthma/COPD and diabetes subject areas.

The above list of duties is not exhaustive and may be subject to change as deemed necessary.
Confidentiality:

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Health & safety:
The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines
• Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
• Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice including provision, ordering, availability and ongoing correct usage by staff
• Experience of working in general practice
• Working as a practice nurse

QualificationsEssential

• Registered with NMC
• Qualified in long term condition management - diabetes, asthma and COPD (all 3)
• Qualified in undertaking Immunisations and Vaccinations
• Have a Smear Taker code

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 (opens in a new window).

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Practice Nurse or Nursing Associate 30 hrs • Leven, United Kingdom