# Practice Nurse

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Primary Care Careers
- **Town:** Bury St Edmunds
- **Region:** East of England
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Salary:** Depends on experience
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-07T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-22T09:40:34.947Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/M0038-26-0612?employerCode=M0038
- **Application URL:** https://vacancies.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/vacancies/29614/practice-nurse.html

## Job Content

### Job summary

Cobbs Garden Surgery has an exciting opportunity for an experienced practice nurse to join our friendly, forward-thinking team, on a part-time basis for 3-4 days per week. This is an excellent role for a skilled nurse with respiratory training and-or cardiovascular training who enjoys a broad clinical remit, continuity of care and being part of a supportive multidisciplinary team. Job share would be considered.

### Main duties of the job

You will work closely with our GPs, ANPs, pharmacist & wider team to deliver safe, effective & compassionate care. Working as a key member of our nursing team, you will provide high-quality, evidence-based care. Your responsibilities will include:

- Undertaking health assessments, administering medications & treatments, & performing diagnostic tests
- FeNO or spirometry assessments
- Cardiovascular assessments
- Doppler assessments
- Injections, including Zoladex
- Travel vaccinations
- Dressings, including compression therapy
- Baby & childhood imms
- ECG recording
- HRT & contraception reviews
- Cervical screening
- Providing & evaluating a range of health interventions to meet patients health and social care needs
- Promoting general health & wellbeing
- Creating person-centred care plans
- Managing & treating long-term conditions in line with national & local guidelines, & practice protocols
- Reviewing medication for therapeutic effectiveness, in accordance with evidence-based practice & agreed protocols; supporting patients with adherence
- Prioritising health problems & intervening appropriately in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiating effective emergency care
- Supporting & managing the health needs of women presenting for sexual health, contraception & cervical cytology consultations
- Implementing & participating in vaccination & immunisation programmes for adults & children, including for patients travelling abroad
- Hypertension review & management
- New patient & NHS health checks

### About us

Cobbs Garden Surgery is based in Olney, a beautiful market town in north Buckinghamshire, and we also serve the surrounding villages.

- We are proud of our current CQC rating of Good, with an Outstanding rating for responsiveness.
- Our multidisciplinary team includes GPs, advanced nurse practitioners, practice nurses, a fulltime clinical pharmacist, physiotherapist, nursing associate, HCA and GPAs.
- We are a teaching practice, with a strong focus on learning and professional development for all staff.
- We have an excellent relationship with our patient participation group and local charity, Olneyis Kind, reflecting our strong community links.

Benefits include:

- NHS pension scheme
- Costco membership
- Wellbeing app and 24hr counselling
- Supportive, collaborative working environment with opportunities for development

For any questions, please contact Debbie Murphy (debbie.murphy18@nhs.net) or you can call on 07944 888831 for an informal chat.

### Details

- Date posted: 22 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: Depending on experience - depending on experience
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: 29614-2
- Job locations: West Street, Olney, Buckinghamshire, MK46 5QG, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- A relevant nursing degree.
- Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
- Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course (General Practice Nurse Foundation Programme) or equivalent experience/qualifications.

### Personal qualities and knowledge:

**Essential**

- A compassionate, empathetic manner and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work
- A strong commitment to preserving the dignity of patients, their relatives and carers, and to working collaboratively with colleagues
- Knowledge and practical experience of supporting patients with long-term conditions
- Insight into current issues in nursing and the wider NHS, and a willingness to contribute positively to our energetic team

### Clinical skills and experience, including competence to undertake asthma, COPD and diabetes clinics and reviews, with relevant certificates, as well as proven experience in:

**Essential**

- Treatment room consultations
- Screening and management of long-term conditions
- Assisting with minor surgery
- Dressings and wound care
- Recording spirometry
- Cervical cytology sampling - desired
- Vaccinations and immunisations - desired
- Cardiovascular assessments - desired

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