Primary Care Careers

Practice Nurse

The closing date is 23 January 2026

Job summary

Thaxted Surgery has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced practice nurse to join our team on a part-time basis for 24 hours a week. Exact days are negotiable and dependent on the right candidate but will include a 6pm finish on a Thursday afternoon.

As a key member of our practice, you will be able to treat patients in your own clinic along with the support of our team of GPs, ANP and ACP, practice nurses, health care assistants, and dispensary and administration teams.

We would love to hear from you if you are an experienced practice nurse looking for an exciting new challenge or a secondary care nurse looking to make the switch into primary care.

Main duties of the job

  • Chronic disease management (such as diabetes and/or respiratory medicine).
  • Cervical smears.
  • Contraception.
  • Wound care.
  • Removal of sutures.
  • Blood pressure monitoring.
  • Travel advice and injections.
  • Routine/childhood immunisations.
  • ECGs.
  • Urinalysis.
  • Health promotions.
  • Regular clinical meetings.

About us

Thaxted Surgery is an EMIS Web dispensing practice in a historic market town. We work out of our own purpose-built modern premises and have a supportive and friendly team of clinical and administrative staff. All staff work hard to deliver excellent patient focused care and services. We are very proactive not only in caring for our own practice population but also within the wider primary care network. We are a GP training practice; host medical students and are consistent high achievers in QOF. Thaxted Surgery has consistently performed well in the national GP surveys, this year coming top for Herts and West Essex. Our list size is 9000+ and growing every month.

We offer the following benefits:

    • Access to the NHS pension scheme
    • Supportive and friendly environment
    • Free parking
    • Extra day off p/a on your birthday
    • Annual leave of 6 (FTE) weeks inc bank holidays
    • Staff tea/coffee/biscuits and fruit!
    • Annual staff day out/party - summer and Christmas
    • Training and development opportunities.

Details

Date posted

23 December 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

29099-1

Job locations

Margaret Street

Thaxted

Essex

CM6 2QN


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care.
  • Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work.
  • Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.

Qualifications

Essential

  • A relevant nursing degree and at least 2 years post qualification experience in a general practice setting or equivalent.
  • Current NMC registration with an active PIN. Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course (General Practice Nurse Foundation Programme) or equivalent experience or qualifications
  • Competence (or willingness to learn) to undertake Asthma and Diabetic clinics / reviews and hold relevant certificates.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care.
  • Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work.
  • Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.

Qualifications

Essential

  • A relevant nursing degree and at least 2 years post qualification experience in a general practice setting or equivalent.
  • Current NMC registration with an active PIN. Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course (General Practice Nurse Foundation Programme) or equivalent experience or qualifications
  • Competence (or willingness to learn) to undertake Asthma and Diabetic clinics / reviews and hold relevant certificates.

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

Margaret Street

Thaxted

Essex

CM6 2QN


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Margaret Street

Thaxted

Essex

CM6 2QN


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Thaxted Surgery

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

23 December 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

29099-1

Job locations

Margaret Street

Thaxted

Essex

CM6 2QN


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