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Practice Nurse

The closing date is 25 November 2025

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Job summary

The Island Surgery in Canvey are looking for an enthusiastic practice nurse who is a team player, to join our friendly, caring and innovative multidisciplinary team. This position is offered on a part-time basis with hours discussed at interview as we can be flexible for the right candidate. Extra days available ad-hoc to cover holidays and sickness.

You will be supported by our GPs, ANPs, practice nurses, HCAs, pharmacists, ECPs, and our PCN, and we encourage a healthy work life balance. We provide a happy working environment and specialist interests and professional development will be supported. We welcome new ideas and thrive on innovation.

We will support you in providing a high standard of patient care, and you will have excellent clinical skills.

Main duties of the job

  • Undertaking health assessments, administering medication and treatments.
  • Providing and evaluating a range of health interventions to ensure that patients health and social care needs are met.
  • General health and well-being promotion as well as creating individual, person-centred plans for patients with, or at risk of, a long term condition.
  • Managing and treating long-term conditions, in line with national and local policies and the practice needs.
  • Chronic disease management.
  • Childhood immunisations and vaccinations.
  • Cervical cytology and sexual health, contraception.
  • Wound care.
  • Health promotion.
  • Infection control.

About us

We are a busy, effective and well-organised GMS practice with currently one GP Partner, regular locum GPs, we have streamlined processes, 6800 patients, an excellent reputation, and located in modern, purpose built premises in the centre of Canvey, with good transport links via the A13, A127 and M25. We have a Good CQC rating and a high achievement for QOF.

Please feel free to contact our Practice Manager Partner, Jackie Brown on 07505 475235 for more information and to arrange an informal visit so that you can meet our friendly team.

Our website address is: www.theislandsurgery.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

29 October 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

29118

Job locations

Central Canvey Primary Care Centre

Long Road

Canvey Island

Essex

SS8 0JA


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

Qualifications

Essential

  • A relevant nursing degree.
  • Current NMC registration with an active PIN.

Experience

Essential

  • Strong clinical skills including experience of chronic disease management, childhood immunisations, vaccinations, cervical cytology, sexual health, contraception, wound care, health promotion and infection control.
  • Knowledge of SystmOne would be advantageous.
  • Knowledge, and experience of its application, in supporting long-term conditions.
  • Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A relevant nursing degree.
  • Current NMC registration with an active PIN.

Experience

Essential

  • Strong clinical skills including experience of chronic disease management, childhood immunisations, vaccinations, cervical cytology, sexual health, contraception, wound care, health promotion and infection control.
  • Knowledge of SystmOne would be advantageous.
  • Knowledge, and experience of its application, in supporting long-term conditions.
  • Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.

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

Central Canvey Primary Care Centre

Long Road

Canvey Island

Essex

SS8 0JA


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Central Canvey Primary Care Centre

Long Road

Canvey Island

Essex

SS8 0JA


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

The Island Surgery

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

29 October 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

29118

Job locations

Central Canvey Primary Care Centre

Long Road

Canvey Island

Essex

SS8 0JA


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