Job summary
We are looking for a Registered Nurse (new to practice) to join our established and friendly nursing team at Glastonbury Surgery.
This is an ideal role for a qualified nurse who hasn't worked in general practice and is looking to grow and expand their nursing skills in a structured and supportive clinical environment.
The job offers a 37 hour working week with a flexible working pattern (Monday - Friday) which will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate.
The role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse clinical portfolio and deliver high quality care in a modern and forward thinking environment. We can offer free parking, access to the NHS Pension scheme and no weekend working.
We would be interested in someone who already has an interest and qualifications in chronic disease management, or would be willing to undertake appropriate training in one or more of the disease areas.
The role will be employed through a West Mendip Primary Care Network contract and working full time at Glastonbury Surgery.
If you would like to know more about the role and the potential opportunities, or you would like to have an informal chat & visit the the surgery, please get in touch.
Closing date: 23 September 2025
Interview date: 14 October 2025
Thank you for taking the time to read the job advert, we look forward to receiving your application.
Previous applicants need not apply. We reserve the right to close the job advert ahead of the deadline.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a skilled registered nurse who can demonstrate working at Tier 2 Registered Nurse Level as per the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework.
By working as part of our nursing team you will deliver a portfolio of services to the registered population of approximately 14,000 patients:
- Wound Management
- Screening
- Health Promotion
- Vaccinations and Immunisations
- Ear Care
- Infection Control
- Emergency Management - competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques
- Child Health Protection
- Mens Health
- Family Planning
- Womens Health
- Travel Health Advice
- Chronic Disease Management
About us
West Mendip Primary Care Network (PCN) is a PCN in the beautiful Mendip area of Somerset with 5 GP practices and a diverse population. The 5 practices are located within United Kingdoms smallest city of Wells and the nearby towns of Glastonbury and Street.
Glastonbury Surgery has a registered list size of 14,000 patients who are expertly cared for by a comprehensive and diverse multi-disciplinary team including; GPs, GP Registrars, Paramedic, Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, HCAs, Pharmacy Technicians, administrative, secretarial & reception staff.
The friendly and supportive working environment offers a structured and pleasant working day. Benefits of working for the practice include a competitive annual leave entitlement, access to the NHS pension scheme, commitment to continued personal and professional development and free on-site parking.
Glastonbury is a small, friendly market town set in the beautiful countryside of Somerset. The Tor dominates the landscape alongside the ruins of the Abbey around which the town was established. Glastonbury has both a medieval and spiritual history which has attracted over the years a diverse population who live alongside many long established families in the area. This all contributes to the uniqueness of the town now famous for the annual Glastonbury Festival.
www.glastonburysurgery.co.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
General Practice Nurse (new to practice)
BASE: Glastonbury Surgery
HOURS: 37 hours
SALARY: £31,736.63 per annum (pro rata)
ACCOUNTABLE TO: GPs, Lead Nurse, and Practice Manager
JOB SUMMARY: The post holder will provide care directly to patients with referral to GPs, as necessary.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Wound Management
- Perform wound care using aseptic techniques
- Undertake uncomplicated dressings, including leg ulcers
- Suture and clip removal
Screening
- Undertake opportunistic screening BP checks, height, weight, BMI, urinalysis, smoking status
- Undertake opportunistic venepuncture
- INR monitoring
Health Promotion
- Provide healthy eating advice to individuals
- Offer smoking cessation advice individually in opportunistic consultations
- Provide individual advice to patients about increasing activity or exercise
- Offer advice on recommended safe limits for alcohol consumption
- Complete referrals as appropriate
Vaccinations and Immunisations
- Administer injections under an individualised prescription or Patient Group Direction
- Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs
- Provide an adult and childhood immunisation service
- Develop and work to Patient Group Directions for POMs
Ear Care
- Undertake ear syringing - following appropriate training
- Advise patients about safe ear care
Infection Control
- Support patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures
- Apply infection control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines, this includes;
- Universal hygiene precautions
- The collection and handling of laboratory specimens
- Segregation and disposal of waste materials
- Decontamination of instruments and clinical equipment
- Reporting and treatment of sharps injuries
- Dealing with blood and body fluid spillages
Emergency Management
- Competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques
Child Health Protection
- Recognises the signs, symptoms and categories of child abuse
- Understands the importance of recognition, observation, documentation and communication
- Is aware of child health procedures, statutory local procedures and points of referral
- Has knowledge of roles of other practitioners and agencies
- Understands basic legal issues around child abuse
Men's Health
- Raise awareness and give basic advice on issues covering
- Testicular self examination
- Incontinence and prostatic disease
- Sexual health
- Initiate opportunistic consultations with patients to cover issues of men's health
- Make appropriate referrals
Family Planning
- Advise patients on available methods of contraception and refer as appropriate
- Support patients attending for emergency contraception and refer as appropriate
- Perform interval health checks for patients using hormonal contraception
- Teach patients how to reduce risk of sexually transmitted diseases and refer as appropriate
Women's Health
- Advise patients on the national and local cervical cytology and mammography screening programmes
- Undertake a programme of cervical cytology sampling under supervision until competent
- Audit a minimum of twenty consecutive smears each year to demonstrate adequate sampling rates
- Promote breast self awareness, demonstrate breast self examination and provide supporting literature
- Advise patients about reducing the risk of sexually transmitted diseases and make appropriate referrals
- Take swabs for microscopy as directed
- Offer health promotion/lifestyle advice to patients
- Advise on basis incontinence management and make appropriate referrals
Travel Health Advice
- Offer a holistic approach to travel health including comprehensive advice for patients prior to travel including;
- Vaccinations and medications
- Malaria prophylaxis and bite avoidance
- Safe sex
- Food hygiene
- Sun protection
- First aid and emergency medication
- Health insurance
Chronic Disease Management
- The practice holds regular specialist practice nurse led chronic disease clinics for the following conditions: Diabetes, Heart Failure, Asthma & COPD.
- Assist and support with management of above clinics.
Personal and Professional Development
- Assist in clinical audit
- Act as a mentor to other staff as required
- Work effectively in the team
- Monitor and maintain the consistency of professional standards set
- Take appropriate action if standards are not being met
- Recognise the development needs of others
- Support other members of the team
- Participate in evidence based practice
- Be aware of current evidence based approaches to patient care and demonstrate this in practice
- Demonstrate clinical expertise in practice
- Participate in clinical supervision
Job description
Job responsibilities
General Practice Nurse (new to practice)
BASE: Glastonbury Surgery
HOURS: 37 hours
SALARY: £31,736.63 per annum (pro rata)
ACCOUNTABLE TO: GPs, Lead Nurse, and Practice Manager
JOB SUMMARY: The post holder will provide care directly to patients with referral to GPs, as necessary.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Wound Management
- Perform wound care using aseptic techniques
- Undertake uncomplicated dressings, including leg ulcers
- Suture and clip removal
Screening
- Undertake opportunistic screening BP checks, height, weight, BMI, urinalysis, smoking status
- Undertake opportunistic venepuncture
- INR monitoring
Health Promotion
- Provide healthy eating advice to individuals
- Offer smoking cessation advice individually in opportunistic consultations
- Provide individual advice to patients about increasing activity or exercise
- Offer advice on recommended safe limits for alcohol consumption
- Complete referrals as appropriate
Vaccinations and Immunisations
- Administer injections under an individualised prescription or Patient Group Direction
- Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs
- Provide an adult and childhood immunisation service
- Develop and work to Patient Group Directions for POMs
Ear Care
- Undertake ear syringing - following appropriate training
- Advise patients about safe ear care
Infection Control
- Support patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures
- Apply infection control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines, this includes;
- Universal hygiene precautions
- The collection and handling of laboratory specimens
- Segregation and disposal of waste materials
- Decontamination of instruments and clinical equipment
- Reporting and treatment of sharps injuries
- Dealing with blood and body fluid spillages
Emergency Management
- Competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques
Child Health Protection
- Recognises the signs, symptoms and categories of child abuse
- Understands the importance of recognition, observation, documentation and communication
- Is aware of child health procedures, statutory local procedures and points of referral
- Has knowledge of roles of other practitioners and agencies
- Understands basic legal issues around child abuse
Men's Health
- Raise awareness and give basic advice on issues covering
- Testicular self examination
- Incontinence and prostatic disease
- Sexual health
- Initiate opportunistic consultations with patients to cover issues of men's health
- Make appropriate referrals
Family Planning
- Advise patients on available methods of contraception and refer as appropriate
- Support patients attending for emergency contraception and refer as appropriate
- Perform interval health checks for patients using hormonal contraception
- Teach patients how to reduce risk of sexually transmitted diseases and refer as appropriate
Women's Health
- Advise patients on the national and local cervical cytology and mammography screening programmes
- Undertake a programme of cervical cytology sampling under supervision until competent
- Audit a minimum of twenty consecutive smears each year to demonstrate adequate sampling rates
- Promote breast self awareness, demonstrate breast self examination and provide supporting literature
- Advise patients about reducing the risk of sexually transmitted diseases and make appropriate referrals
- Take swabs for microscopy as directed
- Offer health promotion/lifestyle advice to patients
- Advise on basis incontinence management and make appropriate referrals
Travel Health Advice
- Offer a holistic approach to travel health including comprehensive advice for patients prior to travel including;
- Vaccinations and medications
- Malaria prophylaxis and bite avoidance
- Safe sex
- Food hygiene
- Sun protection
- First aid and emergency medication
- Health insurance
Chronic Disease Management
- The practice holds regular specialist practice nurse led chronic disease clinics for the following conditions: Diabetes, Heart Failure, Asthma & COPD.
- Assist and support with management of above clinics.
Personal and Professional Development
- Assist in clinical audit
- Act as a mentor to other staff as required
- Work effectively in the team
- Monitor and maintain the consistency of professional standards set
- Take appropriate action if standards are not being met
- Recognise the development needs of others
- Support other members of the team
- Participate in evidence based practice
- Be aware of current evidence based approaches to patient care and demonstrate this in practice
- Demonstrate clinical expertise in practice
- Participate in clinical supervision
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Registered with the NMC with no restrictions and maintains re-validation in line with NMC requirements
Desirable
- Prepared to undergo training as required.
- Post registration chronic disease training in one or more of the following areas: Diabetes, Heart Failure, Asthma & COPD.
Experience
Essential
- Working at Tier 2 level Registered Nurse Level as per the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework
- Not held a post in the West Mendip PCN or any practice in West Mendip PCN within 12 months.
Desirable
- Practice nursing Chronic Disease Management within Primary Care
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills and work as part of a team.
- Demonstrable experience of providing quality care.
- Ability to care and deal tactfully and empathetically with patients.
- Able to communicate clearly at all levels, both verbally and in writing.
- Time management skills to manage own consultations within clinics.
- Demonstrates an awareness and adopts good practice when managing confidentiality and data security.
- Proven capability to use own judgement and initiative.
- Comfortable working under pressure.
Desirable
- Good IT skills - use of the Microsoft Office package
- Experience of using EMIS Web.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Registered with the NMC with no restrictions and maintains re-validation in line with NMC requirements
Desirable
- Prepared to undergo training as required.
- Post registration chronic disease training in one or more of the following areas: Diabetes, Heart Failure, Asthma & COPD.
Experience
Essential
- Working at Tier 2 level Registered Nurse Level as per the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework
- Not held a post in the West Mendip PCN or any practice in West Mendip PCN within 12 months.
Desirable
- Practice nursing Chronic Disease Management within Primary Care
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills and work as part of a team.
- Demonstrable experience of providing quality care.
- Ability to care and deal tactfully and empathetically with patients.
- Able to communicate clearly at all levels, both verbally and in writing.
- Time management skills to manage own consultations within clinics.
- Demonstrates an awareness and adopts good practice when managing confidentiality and data security.
- Proven capability to use own judgement and initiative.
- Comfortable working under pressure.
Desirable
- Good IT skills - use of the Microsoft Office package
- Experience of using EMIS Web.
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).