Registered Practice Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Corsham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Work‑life balance

Professional development

Career shaping

Collaborative MDT

Job summary

The Porch Surgery is seeking a Registered Nurse to join their general practice team in delivering patient-centred primary care. The role focuses on treatment room services, wound care, respiratory support, vaccination clinics, and long‑term condition management within a collaborative multidisciplinary team.

Flexibility in hours is offered; Monday early evenings are essential for extended access. Current NMC registration is required and prior GP practice experience is welcomed.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree required.
• Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Experience in primary or secondary care settings desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver treatment room services, including wound care and dressings.
• Support management and monitoring of patients with respiratory conditions.
• Run annual influenza clinics and administer vaccinations and immunisations under PSDs or PGDs.
• Diagnose and manage patients with long-term conditions, using drug and non-drug treatments.
• Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans.
• Support medicines use and review medication effectiveness; discuss changes with GP if no non-medical prescriber.

Skills

Long-term care management

Non-medical prescribing

General practice experience

Immunisations

Respiratory care

Education

Diploma or degree

Job description

This Registered Practice Nurse post sits within the general practice team at The Porch Surgery, where patient-centred primary care is delivered to the local community. The work centres on treatment room services such as wound care, supporting patients with respiratory conditions, and giving vaccinations and immunisations alongside long‑term condition management. Hours are open to discussion, though Monday early evening availability is essential to cover the practice's extended access service. Current NMC registration is required, and prior general practice experience is welcomed.

What the job involves

• Deliver treatment room services, including wound care and dressings
• Support the management and monitoring of patients with respiratory conditions
• Run annual influenza clinics and give vaccinations and immunisations under PSDs or PGDs, checking the routine schedule
• Diagnose and manage patients with long‑term conditions, using drug and non‑drug treatments
• Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans
• Support medicines use and review medication for effectiveness, discussing changes with the GP unless a non‑medical prescriber
• Provide health promotion, motivational interviewing and preventative care
• Run other clinics such as smears, ECG, wound management, Doppler studies and phlebotomy
• Give S/C or IM medication as prescribed and collect pathology specimens
• Identify and support patients at risk of developing long‑term conditions
• Recognise mental health needs, chaperone patients and raise safeguarding concerns
• Supervise students and newly qualified staff, and monitor the cold chain

What’s required

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse

Experience

• Experience in a primary care or secondary care environment
• Experience supporting patients with long‑term health conditions

Other

• Availability on Monday early evenings for the extended access service

Nice to have

• Accredited qualification in long‑term health condition management
• Non‑medical prescriber qualification
• Experience of non‑medical prescribing and/or medication reviews
• Previous general practice experience
• Interest in treatment room procedures, respiratory care and immunisations

What’s offered

• Flexible hours, to be discussed with the successful candidate
• Support for work‑life balance
• Professional development through courses and study days
• Role shaped around availability, experience and career aspirations
• Collaborative multidisciplinary team