Practice Nurse/Travel Vaccination Nurse

NHS; Dorking; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare practice in Dorking seeks a Practice Nurse to provide nursing services across NHS and private sectors. The role includes developing health programs, managing chronic diseases, and delivering vaccinations. Candidates must have experience in nursing and strong communication skills. Attractive benefits and opportunities for professional development are offered.

Benefits

Support from multi-disciplinary teams

Structured education program

Highly competitive remuneration

Qualifications

• Experience in chronic disease management required.
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies essential.
• Understanding of infection control measures necessary.

Responsibilities

• Develop health promotion programs for patients.
• Implement individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
• Provide routine nursing care and vaccinations.

Skills

Chronic disease management

Wound care

ECG

Venepuncture

Excellent communication skills

Time management

Education

NMC registration

Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)

Tools

Systemone

Job description

Practice Nurse/Travel Vaccination Nurse - Equivalent to Band 5 to 7 or above (12 to 20 hours Fixed Term Contract for One Year starting in February 2026, with a view to permanent position thereafter)

Dorking Medical Practice is offering an exciting opportunity for a Practice Nurse to join our team. This role involves working across two organisations, providing both NHS and private healthcare services.

We are a friendly, forward-thinking practice with a dedicated nursing team that delivers high-quality patient care in a safe and efficient environment. Our main surgery in Dorking, along with two dispensing branches in Boxhill and Westcott, serves a total of 11,250 NHS patients. Additionally, we collaborate with a private vaccination clinic in Dorking, offering nurse-led preventive healthcare to the local community. This role offers the unique opportunity to work in both NHS and private sectors, providing variety in your job plan.

What We Offer:

- Support from a well-established multi-disciplinary team, including GPs, practice nurses, HCAs, physiotherapists, paramedics, pharmacists, and physician associates, along with an approachable patient services and management team.

- A collaborative and supportive working environment that encourages special interests and personal development.

- An in-house structured education program and mentorship opportunities.

- Highly competitive remuneration.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The practice nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas and may include infection prevention and control, health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure. In addition, the practice nurse will work collaboratively in a private healthcare clinic in Dorking, providing vaccinations, such as travel, and other nurse-led services.

About us

We regard ourselves as a modern, forward-thinking and friendly practice at the heart of the Dorking Community. Whilst keeping abreast of the many exciting developments in the investigation of medical problems and their treatments, we remain committed to the ideals of traditional family medicine, namely a holistic approach with continuity of care. To this end, all the staff attend regular educational courses and have performance reviews

We strive to offer our patients choice both in personal and timing of appointments. In an increasingly complex society we place a high value on the need to respect patient confidentiality in all age groups. Above all we try to make the surgery environment as relaxed and friendly as possible without compromising overall efficiency.

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels. Training will be given in case of learning needs:

a. To develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes

b. To implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients

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

d. To provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the National Standards Framework

e. To provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients

f. To provide travel medicine services including malaria prophylaxis, safe sex, sun protection, food hygiene, first aid and health vaccinations training will be provided if needed

g. Prescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of practice

h. To request pathology services as necessary

i. To process pathology results as required

j. To provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required

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

l. To ensure read codes are used effectively, such as for immunisations, wound care, smoking cessation, ECGs, phlebotomy

m. To maintain chronic disease registers

n. Contributing to QOF, locally enhanced services and GMS contractual obligations

o. To chaperone patients where necessary

p. To assist GPs with minor surgery when required

q. To prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately

r. To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

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

t. To implement vaccination programmes for adults and children

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

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

w. To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within scope of practice of the individual)

x. To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies

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

z. To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

aa. Ensure safe storage rotation and disposals of vaccines and drugs inline with CQC advice

• Waste management, including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage, and collection
• Competent in ear syringing / irrigation for removal of ear wax

Secondary responsibilities

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the practice nurse may be requested to:

a. Act as the audit lead, effectively utilising the audit cycle, including the infection control audit

b. Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments

c. Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary

d. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care

e. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice

f. Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate

g. Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)

The person specification for this role is detailed below. Full training will be provided in areas which are jointly identified during induction as learning needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualifications Essential
• * Experience of chronic disease management
• * Wound care / removal of sutures and staples
• * ECG's
• * Venepuncture
• * Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
• * Understanding the importance of evidence based practice
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• * Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• * Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs
• * Understanding of infection control measures
• * Knowledge of health promotion strategies
• * Understand the requirement for PGD's and associated policy
• * Excellent communication skills (written or oral)
• * Clear, polite telephone manner
• * Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• * Effective time management (planning and organising)
• * Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• * Good interpersonal skills
• * Problem solving and analytical skills
• * Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• * Polite and confident
• * Flexible and co-operative
• * Motivated, forward thinker
• * Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• * High levels of integrity and loyalty
• * Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• * Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
• * Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• * Commitment to ongoing professional development
• * Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
• * Flexibility to work outside core office hours
• * Occupational health clearance
• * NMC registration
• Qualifications Desirable
• * Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)
• * Experience of working in a primary care environment
• * Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
• * Experience of infection prevention and control measures
• * Complex wound management
• * Diabetes
• * Asthma
• * CHD
• * Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
• * Women's health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
• * Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• * Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
• * Systemone user

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.

Depending on experience Equivalent to band 5 to 7 or above (depending on Experience)