Practice Nurse Tonbridge Primary Care Network

West Kent Primary Care; Tonbridge; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Tonbridge PCN is seeking a Band 5 or Band 6 Registered Nurse to join our expanding Single Neighbourhood Team, delivering high-quality, patient-centred care alongside a multidisciplinary group including Paramedics, Clinical Pharmacists, ANPs and Care Coordinators.

The role focuses on frailty care, CGAs, housebound and care home visits, vaccinations, and nurse-led clinics, with opportunities to mentor staff and develop clinical skills within primary care.

Qualifications

• Nursing degree and current UK registration with NMC.
• Post-registration CPD or certificates preferred.
• Experience in frailty or primary/community care desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver CGAs and coordinate ongoing care.
• Provide nurse-led clinics and home visits to frailty patients.
• Administer vaccinations and perform FeNO testing, ECGs and ear irrigation where trained.
• Work with GP and multidisciplinary team to improve outcomes.

Skills

Clinical exam

EMIS

MS 365

Communication

Conflict mgmt

Nursing theory

Education

Nursing degree

NMC registration

CPD certificates

Tools

Emis

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking a motivated Band 5 or Band 6 Registered Nurse to join our expanding Single Neighbourhood Team within the PCN. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside a multidisciplinary team that includes Paramedics, Clinical Pharmacists, ANPs, and Care Coordinators, delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.

Early applications are strongly encouraged, as we reserve the right to close this advert before the closing date.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting our frailty cohort, including palliative care patients, housebound individuals, and those living with frailty. You will contribute to the delivery of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments (CGAs) and work with GPs and the multidisciplinary team to coordinate ongoing care and treatment.

The role also involves delivering a range of nurse-led clinics and housebound and care home visits, including vaccinations and, where appropriately trained, procedures such as FeNO testing, ECGs, and ear irrigation etc.

We welcome applications from experienced Band 5 nurses developing within primary care, newly qualified nurses with a strong interest in community and frailty care, and Band 6 nurses seeking a varied and autonomous role. You will be confident working independently across the PCN, demonstrate excellent communication skills, and support multidisciplinary working to improve patient outcomes.

This position offers an excellent opportunity to develop clinical skills, build strong relationships across practices, and make a meaningful contribution to integrated neighbourhood healthcare delivery.

About us

About Tonbridge PCN

Serving approximately 70,000 patients; Tonbridge PCN strives to develop collaborative working across Tonbridge GP practices and local health and care services. Tonbridge recently won a Kent and Medway award for its Integrated Home Visiting Service, jointly staffed by PCN GPs, paramedics and local community nursing teams.

The PCN aims to support and strengthen delivery of primary care, offering high standards of patient care centred on the needs of our population, whilst working to support a happy and resilient workforce through the development of robust multi-disciplinary teams. A Same Day Access PCN Hub service with GP supervision using ACP clinical skills is currently in development, and we hope this will not only support patient access but provide a greater range of clinical experience for ACPs working at PCN level.

About West Kent Primary Care

West Kent Primary Care is an innovative GP Federation whose shareholders include all 50 practices in West Kent, covering nearly 500,000 patients. Within this, the practices are divided into 9 Primary Care Networks (PCN). We are made up of a core operations team, a PCN based workforce made up of clinical and non‑clinical staff and a Board of Executive Directors consisting of four local GPs and twelve PCN clinical directors. The federation also offers a variety of services including, but not limited to, the Community Diabetes Service and a Frailty Service.

Job responsibilities

• Support public health and screening programmes, including immunisations, vaccinations, where appropriate.
• Completing CGAs and Respect forms.
• Deliver expert nursing assessments and manage complex care needs of housebound and care home residents within Tonbridge PCN in partnership with GP.
• Support patient and public involvement to enhance patient care and service delivery.
• Deliver a range of nurse-led clinics and undertake housebound and care home visits, including providing vaccinations and, where appropriately trained, carrying out procedures such as FeNO testing, ECGs, ear irrigation, and other clinical interventions.
• Create a trusting partnership with patients and/or relatives/carers to communicate and explain complex medical issues
• Mentor, support, and supervise new-to-general-practice nurses, student nurses, and other healthcare professionals (e.g., nursing associates, HCSWs) across the PCN by agreement and when appropriate.
• Be proficient in use of digital technologies applicable in the workplace to enhance personalised care.
• Advocate for people and nursing.
• Undertake mandatory training and CPD to meet NMC revalidation and practice needs.
• Provide clinical support and guidance to care home staff to improve patient safety and health outcomes.
• Identify own personal development needs, proactively seek feedback, and take effective action to address them using a mix of strategies.
• Work collaboratively across the PCN, actively engaging with community services, secondary care, social care, and voluntary sector providers to ensure integrated and holistic care pathways.
• Reflect on learning using appropriate frameworks (e.g. NMC Code).
• Adhere to CQC standards, infection prevention and control protocols, and safeguarding responsibilities.
• Participate in audits, significant event reviews, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Maintain confidentiality, information governance, and data protection in line with NHS standards.
• Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC.
• Ensure that their own practice is kept updated, using an acceptable model of clinical supervision.
• Take every opportunity to expand individual practice in line with the principles contained within the Nursing and Midwifery Councils (NMC) document The Code (2015) (or equivalent professional body).

Person Specification

Other

• Self-directed practitioner
• Highly motivated
• Committed to continuous professional development
• Flexible
• Enthusiastic
• Partner collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, individuals, families and carers to make clinical decisions.
• Conscious of the need to act sustainably.
• Able and willing to travel to various care homes within the Ridge locality.
• Must have a clean driving license and access to a vehicle.

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Nursing or Registered Nurse Degree
• Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council
• More than one post-registration qualifications and CPD, for example certificates, diplomas or professional development courses at level 6 (e.g. long-term conditions care and/or public health initiatives)

Skills

Essential

• Clinical examination skills
• Ability to use clinical systems (Emis)
• Ability to use Microsoft 365 products (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Ability to communicate and compassion and integrity.
• Conflict management skills
• Able to combine theory and practical skills to develop nursing practice and judgment.

Knowledge

Essential

• Management of patients with long-term conditions
• Management of patients with complex needs
• Local plan and national health policy
• Understanding of a range of assessment methods.

Desirable

• Knowledge of public health issues in the area
• Project management

Experience

Essential

• Experienced level of practice
• Working within frailty or management of patients with long-term conditions
• Primary Care or Community nursing experience
• Nurse-led management of minor illness, minor ailments and injuries
• Audit
• Research
• Clinical Leadership

Desirable

• Nursing in care home settings
• Nurse prescribing
• Experience in clinical leadership

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).

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.