Primary Care Careers

Practice Nurse

The closing date is 31 July 2025

Job summary

Tiptree Medical Centre are a well-established, patient-centred GP surgery looking for an enthusiastic and experienced general practice nurse, who ideally also has specialist skills in chronic disease management such as diabetes and asthma/COPD. This role can be flexible to hours worked, so please apply to discuss further.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive nurse who is passionate about improving long-term condition management and delivering high-quality, personalised care within a supportive primary care setting.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide holistic general nursing care, including immunisations, wound care, cervical screening, and long-term condition management.
  • Lead and develop diabetes clinics, supporting patients in managing their condition through lifestyle, medication, and monitoring.
  • Work closely with GPs, healthcare assistants, and external services to ensure continuity of care.
  • Support QOF and enhanced services achievement.
  • Contribute to health promotion, audits, and quality improvement initiatives within the practice.

About us

Tiptree Medical Centre is a friendly and welcoming practice covering the Tiptree area. We have a patient population of 12,000 and a CQC rating of Good.

We offer a warm, supportive team culture with regular clinical meetings, flexible working options and protected CPD time.

Opportunities to develop further skills in chronic disease.

We'd love to hear from you!

Informal visits are welcome. For any enquiries, please email: tiptree.management@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

01 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

28763

Job locations

Church Road

Tiptree

Essex

CO5 0HB


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Confident in using clinical systems (SystmOne) and electronic patient records
  • Excellent communication, teamwork, and patient education skills
  • Commitment to ongoing professional development

Qualifications

Essential

  • A relevant nursing degree.
  • NMC-registered Registered General Nurse (RGN)
  • Specialist training or extended experience in diabetes care (e.g. DESMOND, Warwick course, insulin initiation)
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Confident in using clinical systems (SystmOne) and electronic patient records
  • Excellent communication, teamwork, and patient education skills
  • Commitment to ongoing professional development

Qualifications

Essential

  • A relevant nursing degree.
  • NMC-registered Registered General Nurse (RGN)
  • Specialist training or extended experience in diabetes care (e.g. DESMOND, Warwick course, insulin initiation)

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

Primary Care Careers

Address

Church Road

Tiptree

Essex

CO5 0HB


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Church Road

Tiptree

Essex

CO5 0HB


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Tiptree Medical Centre

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

01 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

28763

Job locations

Church Road

Tiptree

Essex

CO5 0HB


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