Practice Nurse - Treatment Room

Purbeck Health Centre; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Milton Keynes is seeking an experienced Practice Nurse to deliver high-quality nursing services. The role focuses on infection prevention, chronic disease management, and treatment room services. The successful candidate will have significant experience with vaccine administration and wound care. They will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, prioritizing patient safety and clinical governance in a supportive environment. Opportunities for professional development are available, making it an excellent place to grow your skills.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Experience as a Practice Nurse or Community Nurse.
• Experience with childhood and adult immunizations.
• Experience managing patients with long-term conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care including wound care, immunizations, and chronic disease management.
• Support infection prevention activities and compliance.
• Conduct structured reviews for patients with long-term conditions.

Skills

Infection Prevention and Control

Wound Care

Phlebotomy

Clinical Decision-Making

Effective Communication

Education

Registered Nurse with current NMC registration

Cervical Cytology Qualification

Childhood Immunization Training

Job description

This Practice Nurse role will work primarily across the treatment room three days per week and long‑term conditions clinics two days per week. Experience in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) is essential. The post holder will play an active role in supporting and strengthening IPC arrangements within the practice, working closely alongside the Advanced Nurse Practitioner in relation to infection control governance, audits, evidence gathering, and ongoing compliance with CQC and NHS requirements.

Main duties of the job

This role is for an experienced Practice Nurse delivering the full range of treatment room nursing services alongside long‑term conditions clinics. The post holder will provide high‑quality, evidence‑based care including wound care, phlebotomy, ECGs, new patient checks, childhood and adult immunisations, and cervical cytology, all of which are essential to the role.

The nurse will also undertake structured reviews for patients with long‑term conditions such as diabetes, asthma, hypertension, and COPD, working autonomously within their scope of practice and contributing to safe, effective care pathways.

A key aspect of the role is active involvement in infection prevention and control (IPC). The post holder will support IPC activity through audits, compliance monitoring, and day‑to‑day best practice, working closely with the Advanced Nurse Practitioner and wider clinical team.

The role requires confident clinical decision‑making, excellent communication skills, and a strong commitment to clinical governance, patient safety, and high‑quality care within a multidisciplinary primary care team.

About us

We are a forward‑thinking, evolving general practice committed to delivering high‑quality, patient‑centred care to our local community. We are actively developing and strengthening our clinical team and welcome individuals who want to be part of that journey and contribute to shaping how services are delivered.

Our team is supportive, collaborative, and values professionalism, kindness, and mutual respect. We work closely across disciplines, encouraging open communication and shared learning, with a strong focus on clinical governance and continuous improvement.

We pride ourselves on being a supportive place to work, where staff are valued and encouraged to develop their skills and interests. New team members are welcomed into a friendly, family‑style atmosphere, with access to appropriate support, supervision, and development opportunities.

Working with us offers the opportunity to be part of a practice that is growing and evolving, where your contribution is recognised and where high standards of patient care sit alongside a positive and supportive working environment.

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Practice Nurse

Accountable to: Practice Manager (administrative), Nurse Manager (clinical)

Hours: As agreed (primarily treatment room and long‑term conditions clinics)

Job Summary: To be responsible for the implementation of processes for the effective management of patients with long‑term conditions using evidence‑based practice, including care for elderly and housebound patients.

Working as a senior member of the practice multidisciplinary team, the post holder will ensure nursing services are delivered effectively to the entitled patient population.

The Practice Nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as infection prevention and control, health promotion, chronic disease management, well woman and well man clinics, as well as actively supporting the practice management team in the reviewing and delivery of clinical policy and procedure.

The organisation will ensure the post holder has access to appropriate clinical supervision and a named individual to provide advice and support on a day‑to‑day basis.

Primary Key Responsibilities

• Support infection prevention and control requirements, including audits, training and evidence of compliance
• Support the publication of the IPC annual statement
• Develop and embed care management programmes for frail, elderly and housebound patients
• Assess patient needs and deliver evidence‑based care
• Implement and evaluate treatment plans for patients with long‑term conditions
• Provide routine nursing care in line with NICE and national standards
• Deliver wound care, vaccinations, chronic disease clinics and health promotion
• Maintain accurate clinical records and registers
• Support safeguarding and clinical emergencies
• Liaise with external agencies to support vulnerable patients

Secondary Responsibilities

• Participate in audit and quality improvement activity
• Support the development and review of nursing protocols
• Participate in shared learning and service development
• Contribute to significant event reviews and clinical governance processes

Experience

• Experience working as a Practice Nurse or Community Nurse
• Experience delivering the full range of treatment room services
• Experience undertaking childhood and adult immunisations
• Experience performing cervical cytology (smears)
• Experience managing patients with long‑term conditions (e.g. diabetes, asthma, hypertension)
• Experience of infection prevention and control (IPC) measures in primary care
• Experience working autonomously within own scope of practice
• Experience working in a primary care or general practice setting
• Experience supporting IPC audits, monitoring or evidence gathering
• Experience of working with elderly, frail or housebound patients
• Experience participating in audit or quality improvement activity

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Evidence of ongoing professional development and revalidation
• Cervical cytology qualification
• Childhood immunisation training and competency

Knowledge and skills

• Ability to work confidently and safely within own scope of practice
• Ability to recognise when referral to GPs or other clinicians is required
• Good understanding of clinical governance and patient safety
• Ability to maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records
• Good communication skills with patients and colleagues
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience working closely with ANPs or advanced clinical practitioners
• Experience contributing to practice policy or protocol development
• Strong IT skills, including use of clinical systems
• Willingness to contribute to service development and evolving ways of working

Equality Statement

The practice is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all individuals are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. Discrimination is not tolerated, and equality of opportunity is promoted for patients and staff. Staff are expected to be flexible to support the effective running of the organisation.

Person Specification

The job description may be amended following consultation to support service development and individual role progression. All staff are expected to be flexible to support the effective running of the organisation.

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.