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Minor Illness Nurse

The closing date is 23 January 2026

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Job summary

Queens Park Group Surgery in Bedford are looking for an experienced minor illness nurse to join their established team. This position is offered on a 3 month contract, with either full or part-time hours available. The minor illness nurse will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.

Main duties of the job

  • Attending to patients who are appropriate to be seen by a minor illness nurse and to either care for them or, if this is not appropriate, triage them to a more appropriate clinician
  • Diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness and treating them following practice guidelines and protocols
  • Seeing and advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs

About us

We are a very long-established practice working across two sites in Bedford, looking after 12,500 patients. We are also care-taking another local practice in Bedford, with a list size of 9,000 patients.

  • SystmOne clinical system
  • Rated Good by CQC
  • High QOF achievers
  • Friendly nursing and administrative support
  • Development of special interests encouraged
We are active members of our primary care network and we welcome collaborative working. Our vision is progressive, we are actively looking for new opportunities and we are a training practice. We grow our own staff and are developing advanced nurse practitioners and healthcare support workers. Bedfordshire is a great location and has a reputation for excellent schools, beautiful villages and countryside, close to Milton Keynes for shopping, and 35 minutes from London by train.

Details

Date posted

02 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£26 an hour

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

29269

Job locations

23c Carlisle Road

Queens Park

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK40 4HR


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

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree Level Nursing qualification
  • Prescribing qualification
  • Minor illness related qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of 2 years related experience
  • High level of communication skills
  • Good level of teamwork
  • IT proficiency
  • Patient-focussed drive
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree Level Nursing qualification
  • Prescribing qualification
  • Minor illness related qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of 2 years related experience
  • High level of communication skills
  • Good level of teamwork
  • IT proficiency
  • Patient-focussed drive

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

23c Carlisle Road

Queens Park

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK40 4HR


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

23c Carlisle Road

Queens Park

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK40 4HR


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Queens Park Group Surgery

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

02 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£26 an hour

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

29269

Job locations

23c Carlisle Road

Queens Park

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK40 4HR


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