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Holmhurst Medical Centre

Registered Practice Nurse

The closing date is 07 November 2025

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, caring and highly motivated Practice Nurse to join our team.

If you are a dedicated healthcare professional seeking a rewarding opportunity to make a difference in patients' lives, we encourage you to apply for the Practice Nurse position. Join our team where your skills and passion for nursing will be valued as we strive to provide exceptional care to our community.

The salary for this position is band 6.

Main duties of the job

To help provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as providing nursing assistance to the senior nurses, GPs and other members of the healthcare team.

Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by Nurse Manager and GPs.

About us

  • Located in a purpose built modern building with a pharmacy on site, we are situated on the edge of the Surrey countryside, with great local schools and easy access to London and the coast.
  • Member of a PCN and Dorking Healthcare Federation
  • 3 partner GMS practice with an increasing list size (currently 10,700 patients)
  • Training practice
  • CQC rated Good
  • Consistently high QoF achievement
  • Multidisciplinary team committed to our local community with Midwife and District Nurse support, IAPT as well as onsite consultant clinics
  • Supported by excellent nursing and administration teams
  • Active practice providing a large range of services including minor ops and offsite clinics in a school and nursing home
  • SystmOne clinical system
  • Modern, purpose built surgery premises
  • On-site car and bicycle parking
  • Weekly practice meetings, weekly MDT meetings

Details

Date posted

14 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

Depending on experience Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1379-25-0004

Job locations

12 Thornton Side

Redhill

RH1 2NP


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Administers adult and child immunisations and vaccinations in accordance with national and local programmes, and competent and up to date with anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques. Ensures safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs and adequate stock levels are maintained.
  • Undertakes procedures to include venepuncture, basic wound care, BP management, urinalysis, peak flow, spirometry, stitch/clip removal and cervical smears.
  • Works within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines e.g. infection control, chaperoning and patient group directions.
  • Initiates the process of diagnosis with patients suspected to have a chronic disease e.g. diabetes, COPD, asthma, CHD referring to other clinicians as appropriate. To manage programmes of care for patients with chronic diseases by planning, providing and evaluating care under agreed local/national guidelines, protocols and patient group directions.
  • Contributes to a satisfactory call and recall system of patients and undertakes annual review of patients.
  • Works collaboratively as a team member to achieve the objectives of the NHS contract and aspirations of the team.
  • Provides expert clinical advice on educational opportunities that will facilitate the development and support of their specialist knowledge and skills to ensure the development of clinical practice.

  • Recognises the development needs of others and provides clinical supervision.
  • Develops own knowledge and practice to meet objectives/changes in service.
  • Makes effective use of the clinical system by ensuring the consistent and accurate entering of data and use of SNOMED Codes, and facilitates the use of up to date information technology in order to collate accurate and timely information as and when required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Administers adult and child immunisations and vaccinations in accordance with national and local programmes, and competent and up to date with anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques. Ensures safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs and adequate stock levels are maintained.
  • Undertakes procedures to include venepuncture, basic wound care, BP management, urinalysis, peak flow, spirometry, stitch/clip removal and cervical smears.
  • Works within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines e.g. infection control, chaperoning and patient group directions.
  • Initiates the process of diagnosis with patients suspected to have a chronic disease e.g. diabetes, COPD, asthma, CHD referring to other clinicians as appropriate. To manage programmes of care for patients with chronic diseases by planning, providing and evaluating care under agreed local/national guidelines, protocols and patient group directions.
  • Contributes to a satisfactory call and recall system of patients and undertakes annual review of patients.
  • Works collaboratively as a team member to achieve the objectives of the NHS contract and aspirations of the team.
  • Provides expert clinical advice on educational opportunities that will facilitate the development and support of their specialist knowledge and skills to ensure the development of clinical practice.

  • Recognises the development needs of others and provides clinical supervision.
  • Develops own knowledge and practice to meet objectives/changes in service.
  • Makes effective use of the clinical system by ensuring the consistent and accurate entering of data and use of SNOMED Codes, and facilitates the use of up to date information technology in order to collate accurate and timely information as and when required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Experience of nursing in General Practice.
  • valid NMC

Experience

Desirable

  • 1 year's experience of working within a nursing team
  • smear taker
  • vaccinations and immunisations
  • wound care
  • asthma
  • COPD
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Experience of nursing in General Practice.
  • valid NMC

Experience

Desirable

  • 1 year's experience of working within a nursing team
  • smear taker
  • vaccinations and immunisations
  • wound care
  • asthma
  • COPD

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Holmhurst Medical Centre

Address

12 Thornton Side

Redhill

RH1 2NP


Employer's website

https://www.holmhurstmedicalcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Holmhurst Medical Centre

Address

12 Thornton Side

Redhill

RH1 2NP


Employer's website

https://www.holmhurstmedicalcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Katy Madeley

katy.madeley1@nhs.net

01737647070

Details

Date posted

14 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

Depending on experience Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1379-25-0004

Job locations

12 Thornton Side

Redhill

RH1 2NP


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