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Woodbrook Medical Centre

General Practice Nurse

The closing date is 30 November 2025

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Job summary

The ideal candidate would be a qualified Practice Nurse with some Long Term and Chronic Disease Management experience and ideally specialising in COPD/Asthma (but not essential as training can be provided)

Main duties of the job

  • Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advise to patients
  • Identify, manage and support patients as risk of developing long-term conditions
  • Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
  • Provide wound care (ulcer /Doppler etc.)
  • Provide specialist clinics such as contraception etc.
  • Process and interpret pathology and other test results
  • Provide chronic disease clinics
  • Maintain accurate clinical records
  • Maintain chronic disease registers
  • Implementation of immunisation programme
  • Chaperone
  • Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
  • Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
  • Contribute to practice targets (QOF etc.)
  • Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
  • Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
  • opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

About us

Woodbrook Medical Centre:

  • Is a thriving, market-town GP surgery in Loughborough
  • Enjoys a wide multi-disciplinary on-site team including pharmacists, first contact physiotherapists, social prescribers, mental health facilitators and mental health practitioners
  • Has 5 friendly, supportive partners (4 clinical, 1 management) - who like sharing a good cuppa J
  • Focuses on work-life balance and staff wellbeing whilst delivering high quality patient care
  • Has a friendly, informal atmosphere and open-door policy that encourages clinical discussions and collaborative care for our patients, team and trainees
  • Offers a competitive salary
  • Is well managed, high QOF achieving, with an enthusiastic and organised team
  • Has a Good CQC rating
  • Offers excellent educational opportunities: training hub for GP registrars, Foundation doctors and Medical students from Nottingham and Leicester medical schools
  • Is a research practice
  • Borders Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, with great road links (M1 and A6) and extensive local amenities
  • Has 10,000 patients, diverse population
  • Is an active member of our PCN and Federation
  • Is a SystmOne, AccuRx and Ardens practice

Details

Date posted

21 October 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A4976-25-0000

Job locations

28 Bridge Street

Loughborough

Leicestershire

LE11 1NH


Job description

Job responsibilities

To work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The Practice Nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, well women and well man clinics, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.

Full job description will be added as an attachment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The Practice Nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, well women and well man clinics, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.

Full job description will be added as an attachment.

Person Specification

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Essential

  • Ability to provide good quality care
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills

Desirable

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Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse
  • Qualified Triage Nurse
  • Experience of chronic disease management
  • Diploma in Nursing
  • Asthma NQF Level 5 or equivalent (or working towards this qualification)
  • COPD NQF Level 5 or equivalent (or working towards this qualification)
  • Full details are attached in Job Description and Personal Specification

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a primary care environment
  • Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
  • Wound care
  • Feno Training
  • Eden Diabetes Qualifications

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Strong IT skills
  • Accurate note taking
  • Using Arden templates on SystmOne
  • Clear and polite telephone manner
  • Effective time management (Planning and Organising)
  • Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for further details.

Desirable

  • Competent in the use of Microsoft, SystmOne, Ardens and AccuRx (Training will be provided)
  • Experience in audit and able to lead audit programmes
  • Experience with clinical risk management
  • Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
  • Awareness of health promotion strategies

Experience

Essential

  • Experienced of chronic disease management especially in asthma and COPD

Desirable

  • experience in managing diabetes

Experience

Essential

  • Experienced of chronic disease management especially in asthma and COPD

Desirable

  • experience in managing diabetes
Person Specification

.

Essential

  • Ability to provide good quality care
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills

Desirable

  • .

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse
  • Qualified Triage Nurse
  • Experience of chronic disease management
  • Diploma in Nursing
  • Asthma NQF Level 5 or equivalent (or working towards this qualification)
  • COPD NQF Level 5 or equivalent (or working towards this qualification)
  • Full details are attached in Job Description and Personal Specification

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a primary care environment
  • Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
  • Wound care
  • Feno Training
  • Eden Diabetes Qualifications

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Strong IT skills
  • Accurate note taking
  • Using Arden templates on SystmOne
  • Clear and polite telephone manner
  • Effective time management (Planning and Organising)
  • Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for further details.

Desirable

  • Competent in the use of Microsoft, SystmOne, Ardens and AccuRx (Training will be provided)
  • Experience in audit and able to lead audit programmes
  • Experience with clinical risk management
  • Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
  • Awareness of health promotion strategies

Experience

Essential

  • Experienced of chronic disease management especially in asthma and COPD

Desirable

  • experience in managing diabetes

Experience

Essential

  • Experienced of chronic disease management especially in asthma and COPD

Desirable

  • experience in managing diabetes

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

Woodbrook Medical Centre

Address

28 Bridge Street

Loughborough

Leicestershire

LE11 1NH


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Woodbrook Medical Centre

Address

28 Bridge Street

Loughborough

Leicestershire

LE11 1NH


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Anne Jones

woodbrook.mc@nhs.net

07966021520

Details

Date posted

21 October 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A4976-25-0000

Job locations

28 Bridge Street

Loughborough

Leicestershire

LE11 1NH


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