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Watling Street Practice

Specialist Nurse - Respiratory, Maternity Cover

The closing date is 20 August 2025

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Job summary

A fantastic opportunity to join a high performing GP surgery, looking to welcome a new Respiratory Nurse to the team.

As a member of the Watling Street Practice nursing team, you will be working from our surgery in Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes.

In addition to respiratory duties, experience around chronic illness is essential in this role.

This is a fixed term vacancy to provide maternity cover, and is expected to end in August 2026.

Hours, Salary and Benefits

  • £23 per hour
  • An excellent NHS pension scheme
  • A minimum 25 days annual leave (pro-ratad), plus bank holidays, increasing to 33 days with length of service
  • NHS Discounts with a massive number of retailers (with a Bluelight card)
  • Wellbeing resources available free to all staff

Shift Pattern 12.5 - 20 hours per week Conversations around flexible working and compressed hours are encouraged

You will be given a set shift pattern, starting from 8am on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, with flexibility to discuss other hours or days.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Respiratory Nurse to join our clinical team; someone with excellent communication skills, a strong sense of empathy, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

If youre passionate about making a positive impact on patients lives and are ready to contribute to a hardworking, collaborative clinical team, we encourage you to apply.

About us

Our ethos is to treat patients as we would expect our family members to be treated. We are proud of our caring and supportive team approach and it is important that the successful applicant fits well within our team.

We pride ourselves on being a modern, forward thinking general practice whilst retaining traditional values.

As Watling Street Practice, our three sites are within Stony Stratford, Great Holm and Shenley Church End. We are part of the Watling Street Primary Care Network and have a community team including nurses, social prescribers and social work assistant supporting our patient populations.

We strive to provide high quality, readily accessible medical and preventative health care within a well organised, efficient, up-to-date, friendly and caring environment.

Details

Date posted

20 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£23 an hour

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A2688-25-0014

Job locations

The Health Centre

Market Square

Stony Stratford

Milton Keynes

MK11 1YA


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
  • Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Feno/Spiro/COPD
  • Hypertension Management
  • Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, bloods
  • Ability to do referrals to local services
  • Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate

Additional Expectations

  • An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
  • Ability to use own judgment, resourcefulness and common sense
  • A commitment to maintain a high professional standard of nursing care and keep up to date with all aspects of nursing care relevant to the post
  • A commitment to ensure all Health and Safety requirements and Infection Control measures are met and to report any problems to the practice manager
  • A commitment to the effective use of practice and NHS resources.
  • An awareness of own limitations and experience
  • To work only in accordance with the UKCC Code of Conduct and within the scope of professional practice
  • To have a written professional development plan and to maintain an up to date portfolio which meets the requirements of registration with the UKCC

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
  • Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Feno/Spiro/COPD
  • Hypertension Management
  • Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, bloods
  • Ability to do referrals to local services
  • Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate

Additional Expectations

  • An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
  • Ability to use own judgment, resourcefulness and common sense
  • A commitment to maintain a high professional standard of nursing care and keep up to date with all aspects of nursing care relevant to the post
  • A commitment to ensure all Health and Safety requirements and Infection Control measures are met and to report any problems to the practice manager
  • A commitment to the effective use of practice and NHS resources.
  • An awareness of own limitations and experience
  • To work only in accordance with the UKCC Code of Conduct and within the scope of professional practice
  • To have a written professional development plan and to maintain an up to date portfolio which meets the requirements of registration with the UKCC

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Respiratory and chronic illness experience
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Respiratory and chronic illness experience

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

Watling Street Practice

Address

The Health Centre

Market Square

Stony Stratford

Milton Keynes

MK11 1YA


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Watling Street Practice

Address

The Health Centre

Market Square

Stony Stratford

Milton Keynes

MK11 1YA


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Coordinator

Jacobi Maro

wsp.peopleteam@nhs.net

01908082522

Details

Date posted

20 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£23 an hour

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A2688-25-0014

Job locations

The Health Centre

Market Square

Stony Stratford

Milton Keynes

MK11 1YA


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