Practice Nurse

Job summary

Blackhall and Peterlee Practice has an exciting opportunity for a Practice Nurse to join our team. We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring, and motivated professional with excellent clinical, organisational, and communication skills, who has the ability to work autonomously.

The successful candidate will provide high-quality nursing care, with diabetes management as a key priority, alongside wider chronic disease management. Ideally experience and confidence in delivering diabetes reviews, patient education, and ongoing management plans is desireable.

Additional responsibilities include cervical cytology, immunisations, wound care, health promotion, and minor illness treatment.

Main duties of the job

Our Practice Nurse role would be expected to undertake a range of nursing assessments and provide appropriate care or treatment in conjunction with our clinical team and Practice Policies. The role involves working across three sites at Blackhall, Peterlee and New Seaham.

Ideally you would be able to support and deliver a high level of quality care and service based on the needs of the patient population of which would include treatment, management plans, screening, preventative care and patient education. In addition, you would also be expected to support the Practice in meeting its contractual obligations and delivery of enhanced service specifications.

About us

Blackhall and Peterlee Practice is located in the Easington area in County Durham and operates across two locations caring for 10,000+ patients.

We are a large training practice with four GP partners, four salaried GPs, a nursing team of nurse practitioners, nurses and HCAs, pharmacists along with a large administrative team to support the team and patients. We provide education and supervision for GP trainees and medical students.

As part of Easington Central PCN we offer enhanced access and attached staff including a physiotherapist, health and wellbeing coach, clinical pharmacist, care coordinator, adult mental health support, CAMHS and social prescribers. Everyone within the team and wider PCN team is supportive, friendly and approachable.

Details

• Date posted: 21 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: Depending on experience Full Time or Part Time
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
• Reference number: A0150-26-0003
• Job locations: Hesleden Road, Blackhall Colliery, Hartlepool, Cleveland, TS27 4LQ, United Kingdom, Peterlee Community Hospital, O'Neill Drive, Peterlee, Durham, SR8 5PU, United Kingdom, New Seaham Medical Group, Eastdene Road, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 8DY, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Clinical Duties

Conduct chronic disease management clinics, including diabetes, asthma, COPD and hypertension

Perform cervical cytology and sexual health advice

Administer vaccinations and immunisations, including childhood and travel vaccines

Provide wound care, including dressings and suture removal

Conduct health checks and screenings

Manage minor illnesses and injuries providing treatment and advice

Assist with minor surgical procedure and perform ECGs

Health Promotion

Provide lifestyle advice, including smoking cessation, weight management and dietary advice.

Support patients in managing their long-term condition through education and self-care advice.

Administration and Professional Responsibilities

Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team

Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records of all consultations and treatments using practice's clinical system, SystmOne

Participate in clinical audits and contribute to the practice's QOF targets

Assist in the development and implementation of practice policies and protocols

Attend and participate in practice meetings as required

Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting rooms

Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Confidentiality

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 and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

You may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Health and Safety

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health and Safety Policy and Infection Control Policy, to include:

Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards

Reporting potential risks identified

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional Development

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Participate in continuing professional development (CPD) activities to maintain and enhance clinical skills

Undertake mandatory training and keep up-to-date with relevant guidelines and best practices

Communication

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members

Communicate effectively with patients and carers

Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the Implementation of Services

The post-holder will:

Apply practice policies, standards and guidance

Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

Participate in audit where appropriate

UK Registration

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