Practice Nurse

Job summary

GP Practice Nurse - 22 hours per week initially, with view to increased hours in the future.

Based in a modern purpose built medical centre in the heart of Tewkesbury, opposite the community hospital we are looking for a registered nurse to join our dedicated nursing team.

A specialist interest/qualification in COPD and sexual health is a must for our team due to retirement of a long standing team member.

We are looking for someone who thrives as part of a team and enjoys working collaboratively with colleagues across all areas of the practice.

We are friendly and supportive and value our practice vision statement, believing it reflects the ethos and passion of our practice.

Working Pattern: (minimum hours required)

Tuesday 08.00 14.00 6 hrs

Wednesday - 09.00 18.00 8hrs

Friday 08.00 - 17.00 8hrs

Inclusion Enhanced Access rota - Monday evening (6.30pm to 8pm) and Saturday morning (8.30am to 12.30pm) (additional pay)

Start date:11.05.2026

Closing date: 15.03.26 - we reserve the right to close applications for this vacancy early if a large number of applications are received.

We are looking to plan interviews during the week of 23rd March, we may chose to interview before this date if the vacancy closes early.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities

• Deliver nurse-ledCOPD reviews, including assessment, monitoring and patient education/self-management support in practice and visiting housebound patients and care homes.
• Administering vaccines and Partaking in vaccination clinics at the practice and also visiting housebound patients when required.
• Providesexual health services, including contraception advice, reviews, initiation, contraceptive implant fitting and removal is desirable but not essential. STI screening (where locally commissioned), and health promotion
• Support chronic disease management and preventative care in line with practice protocols, national and local guidelines.
• Experience in wound care, ECGs, vaccinations and injections.

About us

Our 9 GPs (6 partners and 3 salaried) are supported by a wider clinical team comprising of 2 nurse practitioners, 5 practice nurses, 3 HCAs and 2 part time clinical pharmacists. The administrative and management team is made up of long-standing staff with a varied and strong administrative and management wealth of experience and knowledge, including nursing specialist trained in chronic disease management, QOF recalls management team and a team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

We are a training practice hosting up to 3 GP registrars at any one time and we are currently supporting 2 medical students from Three Counties Medical School.

Our internal focus is on wellbeing of our staff, achieved with various protected learning events, staff wellbeing sessions (such as yoga run by one of our salaried GPs), regular meetings sharing clinical knowledge and providing support to colleagues.

We are committed to safe and sustainable workloads, focusing on good worklife balance and supporting colleagues to stay in general practice.

- List size approximately 14,000 patients.

- Training practice.

- Regular clinical meetings and a culture of mutual support.

- SystmOne practice

- High QOF achievement and active engagement with a supportive and collaborative PCN and ICB/local initiatives.