Experienced Practice Nurse

Job summary

Queen Square Medical Practice is seeking an experienced and motivated Practice Nurse with a particular interest and expertise in diabetes management to join our friendly and progressive clinical team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled nurse looking to participate within a leading role in the delivery and development of high quality diabetes and long term condition services within a well established and patient focused practice. The successful candidate will have substantial experience in general practice nursing and be confident managing patients with diabetes and other chronic diseases. Independent prescribing would be advantageous but is not essential.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will participate in leading and supporting the delivery of diabetes care within the practice, ensuring patients receive evidence based assessment, treatment, education and ongoing management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Diabetes Management
• Participate in leading diabetes clinics within the practice.
• Undertake comprehensive diabetes reviews, including annual assessments.
• Support achievement of QoF and other quality indicators relating to diabetes care.
• Interpret and act upon investigation results.
• Optimise diabetes management in line with current NICE guidance.
• Provide insulin initiation and titration support where appropriately qualified.
• Deliver patient education to promote self-management and improve health outcomes.
• Identify and proactively manage patients at risk of complications.
• Long-Term Condition Management
• Manage patients with chronic conditions including:
• Undertake clinical assessments and formulate management plans.
• Monitor treatment effectiveness and escalate concerns where appropriate.

About us

Queen Square Medical Practice is a busy independent GP Practice based in Lancaster with a patient list of15500. We have 9 GP Partners and 5 Associate GP's who are supported by ANPs, paramedics, Pharmacists, Nurses, HCA's and Admin team. We also have a branch site in Caton.

Benefits of working for us include:

• Competitive salary.
• NHS pension scheme.
• NHS Fleet car lease scheme.
• Supportive and forward thinking clinical team.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• A positive and collaborative working environment.

Details

• Date posted: 15 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £40,699 to £45,508 a year FTE, depending on experience and qualifications
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
• Reference number: A1352-26-0008
• Job locations: 2 Queen Square, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1RP, United Kingdom, Caton Health Centre, Hornby Road, Caton, LANCASTER, LA2 9QW, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

To provide high quality nursing care within the practice, with a particular focus on the management of patients with diabetes and other long term conditions. The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner within their scope of practice, supporting the delivery of safe, effective and patient centred care whilst contributing to the ongoing development of nursing services.

General practice nursing duties:

• Cervical cytology.
• Immunisations and vaccinations.
• Travel health advice and vaccinations.
• Wound care and dressings.
• Health promotion and lifestyle advice.
• ECG recording.
• NHS Health Checks.
• Infection prevention and control activities.

Clinical governance:

• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records.
• Participate in audits and quality improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to significant event reviews and organisational learning.
• Ensure compliance with professional and regulatory standards.

Team working:

• Work collaboratively with GPs, pharmacists, HCAs and wider multidisciplinary teams.
• Support mentoring and development of junior members of the nursing team.
• Contribute to service development and innovation.
• Participate in team meetings and training activities.

Professional responsibilities:

• Maintain NMC registration.
• Participate in annual appraisal and personal development planning.
• Undertake mandatory training.
• Maintain professional competence and evidence of CPD.
• Work within NMC Code and practice policies.

Confidentiality:

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust practice staff with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters.

Comply with Legislation with regards to data protection act and ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times.

• The post-holder must regard all information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers (as well as information relating to the practice as a business organisation) as strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality, data protection legislation and the protection of personal and sensitive data, as well as other related healthcare legislation (e.g. the NHS Confidentiality Code of Practice)

Health & Safety:

The post holder will comply with practice policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others. This includes (but not limited to):

• Identifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
• Identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business
• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness, as well as ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols and implementing them across the practice.
• Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate.
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities, raising them with appropriate management and managing those risks across clinical and patient processes.
• Safe management of sharps procedures, including training, use, storage and disposal
• Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other managers
• Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
• Routine management team areas, and maintenance of work space standards;

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).