# Practice Nurse

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Primary Care Management Solutions Ltd
- **Town:** London
- **Region:** South East
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 8
- **Salary:** Depends on experience
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full-time, Flexible working
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-30T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-18T13:19:26.257Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0054-26-0001GVMC?employerCode=E0054
- **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/E0054-26-0001GVMC/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=E0054-26-0001GVMC

## Job Content

### Job summary

We are currently working with Grove Village Medical Centre to recruit a Practice Nurse to join their friendly and supportive clinical team. This opportunity is available on either a permanent or locum basis, offering flexibility to suit the successful candidate. The role will involve delivering high-quality nursing care within a busy GP surgery, including chronic disease management, cervical screening, immunisations, vaccinations, wound care, and health promotion activities. The practice is committed to providing excellent patient care and offers a modern, collaborative working environment where clinicians are supported to develop their skills and make a meaningful impact on the local community.

Please note that this role is based within a GP surgery, and applicants must have previous Practice Nurse experience working in a UK GP practice. Candidates without recent primary care/general practice experience will not be considered.

### Main duties of the job

The Practice Nurse will be responsible for delivering high-quality nursing care within a GP surgery setting. Duties will include chronic disease management clinics, cervical cytology, immunisations and vaccinations, wound care, health promotion, NHS health checks, and supporting patients with long-term conditions. The successful candidate will work closely with GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide safe, effective, and patient-centred care while maintaining accurate clinical records and adhering to practice protocols and NHS guidelines.

### About us

Grove Village Medical Centre is a well-established NHS GP practice committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred healthcare to the local community. The practice offers a wide range of primary care services and is supported by a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals dedicated to providing safe, effective, and accessible care. With a strong focus on patient wellbeing, continuous improvement, and modern healthcare delivery, the practice strives to create a supportive environment for both patients and staff while maintaining the highest standards of clinical care.

### Details

- Date posted: 18 June 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 8a
- Salary: Depending on experience Depending on Experience
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: E0054-26-0001GVMC
- Job locations: Grove Village Medical Centre, 4 Cleeve Court, Kilross Road, Bedfont, TW14 8SN, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse. There may be on occasion a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent on factors such as workload and staffing levels:

a. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes

b. Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients

c. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients health

d. Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE and the NSF

e. Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients

f. Provide travel medicine services

g. Request pathology services as necessary

h. Process pathology results as required

i. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required

j. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

k. Ensure read codes are used effectively

l. Maintain chronic disease registers

m. Develop, implement and embed well woman clinics

n. Develop, implement and embed well man clinics

o. Chaperone patients where necessary

p. Assist GPs with minor surgery when required

q. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately

r. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

s. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs

t. Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children

u. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)

v. Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)

w. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)

x. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies

y. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately

z. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Secondary responsibilities

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the practice nurse may be requested to:

a. Act as the audit lead, effectively utilising the audit cycle

b. Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments

c. Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary

d. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care

e. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice

f.Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate

g.Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA).

## Job Details

We are currently working with Grove Village Medical Centre to recruit a Practice Nurse to join their friendly and supportive clinical team. This opportunity is available on either a permanent or locum basis, offering flexibility to suit the successful candidate. The role will involve delivering high-quality nursing care within a busy GP surgery, including chronic disease management, cervical screening, immunisations, vaccinations, wound care, and health promotion activities. The practice is committed to providing excellent patient care and offers a modern, collaborative working environment where clinicians are supported to develop their skills and make a meaningful impact on the local community.

Please note that this role is based within a GP surgery, and applicants must have previous Practice Nurse experience working in a UK GP practice. Candidates without recent primary care/general practice experience will not be considered.

## Job Description

The Practice Nurse will be responsible for delivering high-quality nursing care within a GP surgery setting. Duties will include chronic disease management clinics, cervical cytology, immunisations and vaccinations, wound care, health promotion, NHS health checks, and supporting patients with long-term conditions. The successful candidate will work closely with GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide safe, effective, and patient-centred care while maintaining accurate clinical records and adhering to practice protocols and NHS guidelines.

## Responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse. There may be on occasion a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent on factors such as workload and staffing levels:

a. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes

b. Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients

c. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on patients health

d. Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE and the NSF

e. Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients

f. Provide travel medicine services

g. Request pathology services as necessary

h. Process pathology results as required

i. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required

j. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

k. Ensure read codes are used effectively

l. Maintain chronic disease registers

m. Develop, implement and embed well woman clinics

n. Develop, implement and embed well man clinics

o. Chaperone patients where necessary

p. Assist GPs with minor surgery when required

q. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately

r. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

s. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs

t. Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children

u. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines (within own scope of practice)

v. Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)

w. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)

x. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies

y. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately

z. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Secondary responsibilities

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the practice nurse may be requested to:

a. Act as the audit lead, effectively utilising the audit cycle

b. Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments

c. Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary

d. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care

e. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice

f.Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate

g.Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA).

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience working in a primary care environment; Experience chronic disease management.

**Desirable**

- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- NMC Registered Nurse

**Desirable**

- Postgraduate diploma or degree ( Care)

### Clinical knowledge

**Essential**

- Wound care/removal of sutures and staples; ECGs; Venepuncture; New patient medicals; Chaperone procedure; Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly; Travel medicine; Diabetes; Hypertension; Asthma; Spirometry; CHD; Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel); Womens health (Cervical cytology, contraception etc.); Understands the importance of evidence-based practice; Broad knowledge of clinical governance; Ability to record accurate clinical notes; Ability to work within own scope of practice and to understand when to refer to GPs; Knowledge of health promotion strategies; Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy;

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area; Awareness of issues within the wider health arena;

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