Primary Care Careers

Nursing Associate

The closing date is 15 March 2026

Job summary

Wootton Vale Healthy Living Centre are looking for a motivated and compassionate nursing associate to join our friendly and supportive primary care team. This position can be offered on a full or part-time basis. Working under the direction of registered nurses and GPs, you will deliver high quality patient care across the practice and contribute to our long term condition and preventative health programmes.

Main duties of the job

  • Treatment room duties (vaccinations, smears, wound care, phlebotomy, ECGs, observations)
  • Supporting long term condition reviews
  • Carrying out elements of annual reviews for housebound patients
  • Maintaining accurate clinical records, follow practice protocols, and work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team.

We offer a supportive environment, ongoing professional development, and opportunities to build your skills in primary care.

About us

We are a friendly surgery with a list size of over 18,000 patients, over two sites, Wootton Vale, (MK43 9JJ), and branch site Shortstown Surgery, (MK42 0GS). We have good appointment access, which translates to happy patients, and a strong teamwork ethos, that includes an established clinical pharmacy team, GPs, nurses, physician associates, clinical liaison and admin teams. We are also a tier-2 sponsoring practice and would support any applicants requiring a tier 2 visa.

Our practice ethos is to provide traditional levels of patient care and friendliness, through innovation, supported by the latest technology. We work closely with our community partners and with the other GP practices within our primary care network.

Details

Date posted

02 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience - equivalent to Band 4

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

29425

Job locations

Fields Road

Wootton

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK43 9JJ


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

  • NMC registered Nursing Associate

Experience

Essential

  • Strong core clinical skills
  • Excellent communication with a patientcentred approach
  • Experience in general practice ideally with SystmOne experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC registered Nursing Associate

Experience

Essential

  • Strong core clinical skills
  • Excellent communication with a patientcentred approach
  • Experience in general practice ideally with SystmOne experience

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

Fields Road

Wootton

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK43 9JJ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Fields Road

Wootton

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK43 9JJ


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Wootton Vale Healthy Living Centre

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

02 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience - equivalent to Band 4

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

29425

Job locations

Fields Road

Wootton

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK43 9JJ


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