Practice Nurse - GP Practice

Job responsibilities

Job TitlePractice Nurse

Hours24 hours per week

Reports to

Practice Manager (Administratively)

GP Partners (Clinically)

Job Summary

The Practice Nurse will provide highquality, personcentred nursing care to our patient population, delivering a broad range of services including immunisations, cervical screening, wound management, chronic disease reviews, ear care, health promotion and contraceptive advice. Working as part of the wider multidisciplinary team, the postholder will support coordinated, holistic care for patients and liaise with community and secondary care teams when required.

The role includes responsibility for accurate clinical documentation, use of templates, and appropriate coding. The postholder will contribute to callandrecall activity and support the practice in achieving QOF, Local Enhanced Services, and other quality and reporting targets. Their work will directly support practice performance and the generation of income that can be reinvested into improving patient services.

The post-holder will also take a significant role in clinical governance, including audit participation, maintaining equipment safety, and supporting infection control processes.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

This list is not exhausitve

• Travel health
• Wound management
• Screening (including cervical screening)
• Health promotion
• Chronic disease reviews, including housebound patients
• Ear care
• Vaccinations (including childhood immunisations)
• Mental health support
• Contraception and sexual health advice
• Child health
• Adult safeguarding
• Emergency management (including annual CPR/anaphylaxis updates)
• Infection control
• General health & safety

Quality, Reporting and Compliance

The post-holder will

• Use clinical templates consistently to ensure accurate, complete records
• Apply correct clinical coding to support safe care and contractual compliance
• Deliver callandrecall activity for LTC reviews, screening, and immunisations
• Support achievement of QOF, Local Enhanced Services, and other targets
• Assist in identifying gaps in performance and implementing improvements
• Take part in audits, data quality checks, and evidence collection
• Contribute to meeting practice targets that maximise income to reinvest in patient care

Infection Control, Clinical Governance & Equipment Safety

The post-holder will act as Infection Control Lead, with responsibilites including

• Leading and supporting infectionprevention processes in line with national guidance
• Coordinating or participating in infectioncontrol audits and implementing improvement plans
• Managing and monitoring PPE supplies
• Promoting high standards of hand hygiene
• Ensuring correct specimen handling procedures
• Monitoring cleanliness and clinical environment standards and escalating issues
• Supporting staff training in infection control practices
• Maintaining oversight of waste management, sharps safety, spillage procedures and decontamination processes
• Updating IPC policies and procedures

They will also be responsible for

• Routine emergency equipment checks (e.g. defibrillator, grab bags, oxygen)
• Fridge temperature monitoring and vaccine coldchain maintenance
• Drug cabinet checks, expiry monitoring, and stock rotation
• Ensuring clinical areas remain clean, safe, and hazardfree

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder will promote and uphold the rights, dignity and independance of patients carers and colleagues by acting respectfully inclusively and in accordance with legislation guidance and practice policies

Personal and Professional Development

The post-holder will

• Engage fully in annual appraisal and maintain a personal CPD record
• Take responsibility for ongoing clinical skill development
• Attend practice meetings, mandatory training, and relevant locality events
• Share learning with colleagues to support good practice
• Contribute to the supervision and support of students or trainees

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse NMCregistered
• Formal training and or experience in primary care Practice Nursing
• A recognised nursing qualification at diploma level or above.
• Additional certificates in chronic disease management (e.g. asthma, COPD, diabetes).
• Additional certificates in chronic disease management (e.g. asthma, COPD, diabetes).
• Immunisation and vaccination training.
• Cervical cytology training and accreditation.

Desirable

• Full driving licence and access to own transport.

Experience

Essential

• Competent in the full range of core general practice nursing duties, including immunisations cervical screening wound care ear care health promotion and chronic disease reviews.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships with patients carers and colleagues.
• Uptodate knowledge of longterm condition management (e.g. asthma COPD diabetes hypertension).
• Understanding of NHS screening programmes and ability to deliver these safely and effectively.
• Confident in the use of clinical templates, ensuring accurate complete and structured documentation.
• Competent in clinical coding to ensure highquality records, accurate reporting and compliance with QOF IIF LES and contractual requirements.
• EMIS Web competance
• Ability to support and deliver call/recall systems for chronic disease immunisations and screening programmes.
• Working knowledge of QOF Local Enhanced Services, national vaccination requirements and qualitydriven targets.
• Understanding of infection prevention and control and ability to apply best practice in clinical and nonclinical areas.
• Ability to participate in and support clinical audits, data validation, and qualityimprovement work.
• Knowledge of coldchain management including fridge temperature checks and vaccine storage.
• Ability to carry out emergency equipment checks including defibrillator oxygen and emergency drug bag monitoring.
• Awareness of safeguarding principles for children and adults and ability to escalate concerns appropriately.
• Confident in working with practice policies clinical protocols and national guidelines.
• Previous employment in a general practice or primary care setting.

Desirable

• Experience delivering structured chronic disease clinics.
• Knowledge of PCNlevel services and MDT working (pharmacists physio mental health practitioners social prescribers etc.).
• Participation in local or national immunisation programmes.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Highly motivated with a genuine enthusiasm for developing nursing practice and contributing to service improvement
• Consistently professional with a strong commitment to confidentiality and high clinical standards
• Able to prioritise workload effectively balancing routine work with urgent patient needs and unexpected demand
• Adaptable and resilient and comfortable working in a fast paced and evolving primary care environment
• Willing to take on new responsibilities adapt to service changes and engage in continuous learning
• Capable of working independently within scope of practice while also being a supportive and proactive team member
• Flexible approach to working patterns with willingness to provide cover for colleagues during sickness or annual leave
• Positive compassionate and patient centred approach with respect for equality diversity and individual needs
• Strong problem solving skills and the ability to identify and escalate concerns appropriately
• Reliable organised and committed to maintaining high standards in all aspects of clinical and administrative work

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).