Job summary
Are you an experienced Nurse Associate seeking a role where your skills are recognised, your ideas are encouraged, and your professional development is supported?
Sandgate Road Surgery in Folkestone is looking for a dedicated and motivated Nurse Associate to join our expanding clinical team.
This is a permanent position withflexible full-time or part-time hoursavailable. A competitive salary is offered, depending on experience.
You will be joining a friendly and supportive environment where collaboration, clinical excellence, and innovation are central to our approach.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a Nurse Associate with proven experience in a GP surgery who is able to work independently and contribute proactively to patient care.
Clinical Responsibilities
- Blood pressure monitoring
- ECG recording
- NHS Health Checks
- Measuring height, weight, BMI, and lifestyle indicators
- Wound care and dressings
- Urinalysis and specimen handling
Immunisation support and administration
Assisting with surgery clinics (such as minor surgery, pessary)
- Maintaining infection prevention and control standards
- Ensuring clinical rooms and equipment meet CQC requirements
- Phlebotomy
- Chaperoning clinicians
- Cervical Screening
Administrative Responsibilities
- Maintaining accurate clinical records using EMIS
- Supporting audits and quality improvement initiatives
- Managing assigned tasks and patient recalls
- Assisting with patient education and signposting
- Participating in practice meetings, training, and mandatory updates
About us
Why Join Our Practice?
Based in West Folkestone, just a short walk from the Leas, our well-established practice delivers high-quality primary care to approximately 12,600 patients. We are a forward-thinking training practice with a strong multidisciplinary team, including:
If you are passionate about delivering high-quality patient care and enjoy working as part of a dynamic clinical team, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for delivering a broad range of clinical interventions and supporting the wider clinical team in the provision of patient care. Duties will include, but are not limited to:
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Carrying out routine clinical observations such as blood pressure monitoring, ensuring accurate documentation and appropriate escalation of abnormal findings
-
Performing electrocardiograms (ECGs) in accordance with clinical protocols
-
Delivering NHS Health Checks, including risk assessment, lifestyle discussion, and appropriate signposting
-
Measuring, recording, and interpreting physiological data including height, weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), and other relevant lifestyle indicators
-
Providing high standards of wound care management, including cleaning, dressing, and monitoring of wounds in line with infection control policies
-
Undertaking urinalysis and the safe collection, handling, labelling, and dispatch of specimens
-
Supporting the delivery and administration of immunisations in line with national schedules and practice protocols
-
Assisting clinicians during minor surgery procedures and specialist clinics, such as pessary fittings, ensuring patient comfort and safety at all times
-
Carrying out phlebotomy efficiently and safely
-
Acting as a chaperone for clinicians where appropriate, including during sensitive examinations such as cervical screening
-
Maintaining strict adherence to infection prevention and control (IPC) policies, ensuring a clean, safe, and compliant clinical environment
-
Ensuring that all clinical rooms, equipment, and supplies meet Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards and are prepared appropriately for use
Administrative Duties
In addition to clinical responsibilities, the role requires a high standard of administrative competence to support the smooth running of the practice. Responsibilities include:
-
Accurately maintaining and updating patient records using the EMIS clinical system, ensuring all entries are timely, clear, and in line with data protection and confidentiality policies
-
Supporting the delivery of clinical audits, data collection, and quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and service delivery
-
Managing allocated clinical and administrative tasks, including patient recalls, follow-ups, and monitoring of long-term condition registers
-
Providing patients with clear health education, advice, and guidance, as well as signposting them to appropriate internal and external services
-
Actively participating in practice meetings, multidisciplinary team discussions, and ongoing training and development opportunities
-
Completing all mandatory training and remaining up to date with current policies, procedures, and best practice guidelines
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for delivering a broad range of clinical interventions and supporting the wider clinical team in the provision of patient care. Duties will include, but are not limited to:
-
Carrying out routine clinical observations such as blood pressure monitoring, ensuring accurate documentation and appropriate escalation of abnormal findings
-
Performing electrocardiograms (ECGs) in accordance with clinical protocols
-
Delivering NHS Health Checks, including risk assessment, lifestyle discussion, and appropriate signposting
-
Measuring, recording, and interpreting physiological data including height, weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), and other relevant lifestyle indicators
-
Providing high standards of wound care management, including cleaning, dressing, and monitoring of wounds in line with infection control policies
-
Undertaking urinalysis and the safe collection, handling, labelling, and dispatch of specimens
-
Supporting the delivery and administration of immunisations in line with national schedules and practice protocols
-
Assisting clinicians during minor surgery procedures and specialist clinics, such as pessary fittings, ensuring patient comfort and safety at all times
-
Carrying out phlebotomy efficiently and safely
-
Acting as a chaperone for clinicians where appropriate, including during sensitive examinations such as cervical screening
-
Maintaining strict adherence to infection prevention and control (IPC) policies, ensuring a clean, safe, and compliant clinical environment
-
Ensuring that all clinical rooms, equipment, and supplies meet Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards and are prepared appropriately for use
Administrative Duties
In addition to clinical responsibilities, the role requires a high standard of administrative competence to support the smooth running of the practice. Responsibilities include:
-
Accurately maintaining and updating patient records using the EMIS clinical system, ensuring all entries are timely, clear, and in line with data protection and confidentiality policies
-
Supporting the delivery of clinical audits, data collection, and quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and service delivery
-
Managing allocated clinical and administrative tasks, including patient recalls, follow-ups, and monitoring of long-term condition registers
-
Providing patients with clear health education, advice, and guidance, as well as signposting them to appropriate internal and external services
-
Actively participating in practice meetings, multidisciplinary team discussions, and ongoing training and development opportunities
-
Completing all mandatory training and remaining up to date with current policies, procedures, and best practice guidelines
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Working within a nursing team
- Working within a GP Practice
- Experience of working in primary care
Qualifications
Essential
- Successful completion of a Foundation Degree (Level 5) approved by the NMC.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Working within a nursing team
- Working within a GP Practice
- Experience of working in primary care
Qualifications
Essential
- Successful completion of a Foundation Degree (Level 5) approved by the NMC.
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).