Job summary
Were on the lookout for a brilliant Practice Nurse to join the Penrose Health family - a team thats genuinely trying to shake up what primary care can feel like. This isnt your runofthemill GP practice gig. Its a chance to use all your nurse superpowers to make a real, lasting difference to the people who need it most.
As part of our connected, energetic nursing team, youll jump into all sorts of meaningful, handson practice work: supporting patients with longterm conditions, running healthpromotion clinics that actually land, delivering cervical screening and immunisations with confidence, and bringing your Agame to wound care. And dont worry - youll never feel like the lone nurse on an island. Youll be working sidebyside with Lead GPs, Pharmacists, HCAs, Paramedics, and Nursing Associates who genuinely love collaborating and sharing ideas
Were big believers in helping you grow as a clinician and as a person. That means real development pathways, proper protected time for CPD, and the opportunity to rotate across our practice sites so you can keep learning, stretching, and trying new things. Were all about flexibility, a competitive salary, and a supportive, peoplefirst culture where looking after each other matters just as much as looking after our patients.
If youre an experienced Practice Nurse whos proactive, compassionate, excited to make a tangible impact and someone who wants to bring enthusiasm into the practice every day, then wed love to meet you.
Main duties of the job
- Managing long-term conditions such as diabetes, asthma, and COPD through routine reviews and proactive care
- Running chronic disease clinics and making referrals to specialist or secondary care when needed
- Providing cervical cytology and processing results
- Administering childhood immunisations, travel vaccines, flu jabs, and other adult vaccinations
- Offering contraceptive advice and sexual health support
- Supporting Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and local enhanced services
- Promoting health education, preventative care, and patient self-management
- Requesting pathology services and interpreting results
- Delivering evidence-based nursing care aligned with NICE and NSF guidelines
- Collaborating with GPs, HCAs, Nursing Associates, and Pharmacists to provide joined-up care
- Maintaining high standards of infection control and clinical documentation
- Supporting and mentoring HCAs and phlebotomists
- Contributing to service development and continuous improvement across the practice
About us
Penrose Health is on a mission to deliver outstanding healthcare to every patient we serve.
We care for 75,000+ people across 9 sites in South East London, supported by a team of 200+ clinicians and staff. Our model is built on permanent, diverse teams, strong governance, and a clear focus on continuity, quality, and access.
We work closely with NHS partners to deliver a full range of services from routine checks to complex, long-term care backed by robust systems and a culture of continuous improvement.
We're proud to hold a CQC "Good" rating and consistently receive strong feedback from patients.
Learn more at penrosehealth.co.uk.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Purpose of the role
This Practice Nurse role is all about delivering safe, highquality, evidencebased care and doing it in a way that feels meaningful. Youll be part of a forwardthinking, friendly multidisciplinary practice team supporting patients across South East London, and youll quickly become one of the trusted faces they rely on.
As a key clinical member of the practice, youll be right at the centre of things: managing longterm conditions, championing preventative health, and helping the team hit quality goals like QOF and local enhanced services - always with patient care front and centre.
This job is so much more than ticking boxes. Its about being the kind of nurse who helps people feel seen, supported, and genuinely listened to. Youll use your clinical skills, your problemsolving brain, and your natural warmth to guide patients through tricky moments and celebrate the wins with them too.
Youll play a big part in shaping what brilliant primary care looks like for real people, in real everyday moments.
Key relationships - Clinical Lead (insurgery) - Your daytoday touchpoint for clinical support, guidance, and safe decisionmaking within the practice. Theyll help you grow your confidence, stretch your clinical thinking, and feel supported as a valued nurse in the team.
- Nursing Lead (crossgroup) Your goto for professional development, peer learning, and shared best practice. They help ensure every nurse across the group is connected, supported, and able to deliver exceptional care.
- Multidisciplinary Team Including GPs, Pharmacists, HCAs, Nursing Associates, Paramedics, Mental Health Practitioners, and our brilliant admin crew. Youll collaborate daily to problemsolve, share insights, and deliver joinedup patient care that feels seamless.
- Patients The heart of the role. Youll provide direct care, education, reassurance, and support to people from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of needs. As a Practice Nurse, youll often be the familiar face patients rely on.
Key responsibilities - Longterm condition management: Lead on diabetes, asthma, COPD, and other LTC reviews using your practice expertise to offer proactive, highimpact care. Youll support patients to stay well, spot deterioration early, and build confidence in selfmanagement.
- Run chronic disease and healthpromotion clinics: From hypertension to lifestyle coaching, youll deliver structured clinics that empower patients to take control of their health. Youll bring your nurse knowledge, motivational skills, and friendly approach to each session.
- Provide cervical cytology and immunisations: Deliver highquality cervical screening and run childhood, adult, travel, and seasonal vaccination clinics. As a trusted practice nurse, youll help reduce health risks and promote preventative care across our communities.
- Deliver wound care, contraception, and sexual health support: Offer safe, patientcentred treatment and guidance from wound assessments to contraception advice. Your clinical confidence and communication skills will help patients feel comfortable and wellinformed.
- Support QOF and local enhanced services: Ensure accurate coding, documentation, and proactive clinical input to help the practice excel in quality frameworks. Youll contribute to hitting targets ethically and meaningfully, always keeping patient care at the core.
- Promote health education and preventative interventions: Use every interaction as an opportunity for teaching, reassurance, and prevention whether its explaining inhaler technique or offering smoking cessation advice.
- Maintain high standards of infection control and clinical documentation: As a professional nurse, youll champion safe environments, meticulous recordkeeping, and adherence to best practice and clinical governance.
- Collaborate with the wider clinical team: Work shouldertoshoulder with GPs, pharmacists, HCAs, and more to deliver seamless, patientfocused care. Good communication and a teamplayer attitude are key.
- Contribute to service development and continuous improvement: Your ideas and experience matter. Youll help shape new ways of working, improve patient pathways, and support innovation across the practice.
Why join us! - Youll feel supported every day Were a clinician-led team that genuinely cares about each other as much as we care about our patients.
- Your growth matters to us From CPD opportunities to structured career pathways, well help you develop the skills and confidence to thrive.
- Youll never feel alone Our connected nursing community means youll have peers to share ideas, challenges, and best practice with.
- Flexibility that works for you The ability to rotate across sites to keep things fresh and broaden your experience.
- A culture that celebrates people Regular social events, wellbeing activities, and a team that values respect, collaboration, and fun.
- Make a real difference Many of our patients face health inequalities. Your work here will have a genuine impact on lives and communities.
- Great benefits Competitive salary, NHS pension, birthday leave, cycle-to-work scheme, and more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Purpose of the role
This Practice Nurse role is all about delivering safe, highquality, evidencebased care and doing it in a way that feels meaningful. Youll be part of a forwardthinking, friendly multidisciplinary practice team supporting patients across South East London, and youll quickly become one of the trusted faces they rely on.
As a key clinical member of the practice, youll be right at the centre of things: managing longterm conditions, championing preventative health, and helping the team hit quality goals like QOF and local enhanced services - always with patient care front and centre.
This job is so much more than ticking boxes. Its about being the kind of nurse who helps people feel seen, supported, and genuinely listened to. Youll use your clinical skills, your problemsolving brain, and your natural warmth to guide patients through tricky moments and celebrate the wins with them too.
Youll play a big part in shaping what brilliant primary care looks like for real people, in real everyday moments.
Key relationships - Clinical Lead (insurgery) - Your daytoday touchpoint for clinical support, guidance, and safe decisionmaking within the practice. Theyll help you grow your confidence, stretch your clinical thinking, and feel supported as a valued nurse in the team.
- Nursing Lead (crossgroup) Your goto for professional development, peer learning, and shared best practice. They help ensure every nurse across the group is connected, supported, and able to deliver exceptional care.
- Multidisciplinary Team Including GPs, Pharmacists, HCAs, Nursing Associates, Paramedics, Mental Health Practitioners, and our brilliant admin crew. Youll collaborate daily to problemsolve, share insights, and deliver joinedup patient care that feels seamless.
- Patients The heart of the role. Youll provide direct care, education, reassurance, and support to people from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of needs. As a Practice Nurse, youll often be the familiar face patients rely on.
Key responsibilities - Longterm condition management: Lead on diabetes, asthma, COPD, and other LTC reviews using your practice expertise to offer proactive, highimpact care. Youll support patients to stay well, spot deterioration early, and build confidence in selfmanagement.
- Run chronic disease and healthpromotion clinics: From hypertension to lifestyle coaching, youll deliver structured clinics that empower patients to take control of their health. Youll bring your nurse knowledge, motivational skills, and friendly approach to each session.
- Provide cervical cytology and immunisations: Deliver highquality cervical screening and run childhood, adult, travel, and seasonal vaccination clinics. As a trusted practice nurse, youll help reduce health risks and promote preventative care across our communities.
- Deliver wound care, contraception, and sexual health support: Offer safe, patientcentred treatment and guidance from wound assessments to contraception advice. Your clinical confidence and communication skills will help patients feel comfortable and wellinformed.
- Support QOF and local enhanced services: Ensure accurate coding, documentation, and proactive clinical input to help the practice excel in quality frameworks. Youll contribute to hitting targets ethically and meaningfully, always keeping patient care at the core.
- Promote health education and preventative interventions: Use every interaction as an opportunity for teaching, reassurance, and prevention whether its explaining inhaler technique or offering smoking cessation advice.
- Maintain high standards of infection control and clinical documentation: As a professional nurse, youll champion safe environments, meticulous recordkeeping, and adherence to best practice and clinical governance.
- Collaborate with the wider clinical team: Work shouldertoshoulder with GPs, pharmacists, HCAs, and more to deliver seamless, patientfocused care. Good communication and a teamplayer attitude are key.
- Contribute to service development and continuous improvement: Your ideas and experience matter. Youll help shape new ways of working, improve patient pathways, and support innovation across the practice.
Why join us! - Youll feel supported every day Were a clinician-led team that genuinely cares about each other as much as we care about our patients.
- Your growth matters to us From CPD opportunities to structured career pathways, well help you develop the skills and confidence to thrive.
- Youll never feel alone Our connected nursing community means youll have peers to share ideas, challenges, and best practice with.
- Flexibility that works for you The ability to rotate across sites to keep things fresh and broaden your experience.
- A culture that celebrates people Regular social events, wellbeing activities, and a team that values respect, collaboration, and fun.
- Make a real difference Many of our patients face health inequalities. Your work here will have a genuine impact on lives and communities.
- Great benefits Competitive salary, NHS pension, birthday leave, cycle-to-work scheme, and more.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RGN) with current NMC registration
- Cervical screening and immunisation certification
- Experience in GP/primary care setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Long-term condition management (e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD)
- Cervical cytology and immunisations
- Infection control standards
- QOF and enhanced services
Desirable
- EMIS system
- Local health inequalities and community needs
Behaviours
Essential
- Collaborative and team-oriented
- Patient-centred and empathetic
- Proactive and improvement-focused
- Professional and reliable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RGN) with current NMC registration
- Cervical screening and immunisation certification
- Experience in GP/primary care setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Long-term condition management (e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD)
- Cervical cytology and immunisations
- Infection control standards
- QOF and enhanced services
Desirable
- EMIS system
- Local health inequalities and community needs
Behaviours
Essential
- Collaborative and team-oriented
- Patient-centred and empathetic
- Proactive and improvement-focused
- Professional and reliable
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.
