Practice Nurse

🔒 Confidential Employer

Posted 20 April 2026

LOCATION

Cambridge

TYPE

Part-time

LEVEL

Mid-Senior level

SKILLS

Practice Nursing Clinical Skills Patient Care Immunizations Chronic Disease Management Communication Skills Wound Care Venepuncture

FULL DESCRIPTION

Practice Nurse

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is delighted to offer a part time position for an experienced practice nurse within a village surgery on the outskirts of Cambridge. Be part of a pro-active, supportive team with training and development encouraged. Salary dependent on experience

Job summary

[Employer hidden] is delighted to offer a part time position for an experienced practice nurse within a village surgery on the outskirts of Cambridge. Be part of a pro-active, supportive team with training and development encouraged. Salary dependent on experience

Experience in practice nursing is essential although training can be considered.

Please note that this is not a nurse practitioner role.

Employment commencement date: March 2024.

Please note the vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient suitable applications are received.

If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume you have not been short listed but we would like to thank you for interest in our practice.

Main duties of the job

This is an excellent opportunity to further develop your clinical skills. The post holder will be a registered nurse with a NMC PIN, ideally with General Practice nursing experience. They will demonstrate a commitment to further learning and development to improve overall health and well being of our patients.
Offer a wide range of nursing care provision to patients.
Work within our nursing team to provide excellent and safe patient care.
Deliver care within the boundaries of their role, focusing upon supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring long term conditions, health prevention and screening activities.
Work collaboratively with the general Practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.
The successful candidate will demonstrate flexibility, good communication skills, and an ability to work as a team member as well as using own initiative.

Core duties include:

Childhood, travel and other routine immunisations and injections
Women's health including cervical screening and contraception
Wound care
Chronic disease management - diabetes and asthma
Ear irrigation.
Smoking cessation advice.

About us

We are a forward thinking friendly GP practice in a village setting on the outskirts of Cambridge seeking to recruit an an experienced Practice Nurse .

We have just had our purpose built building extended which is positioned in the centre of the village looking after an ever expanding list of around 5000 patients.

We have three Doctors, prescribing advanced nurse practitioner, 2 practice nurses (one who is retiring) and 2 HCA's. We also own the Pharmacy next door with a pharmacist, pharmacy technicians and dispensers working alongside us all supported by an amazing administrative team.

We offer the full range of GMS services and achieve excellent QOF and long term condition results. Our patients are on the whole highly motivated and it is a pleasure to work in partnership with them to improve their health.

Our ideal candidate is an enthusiastic and motivated Nurse who will have excellent clinical and communication skills. We are looking for someone who will work well within a small friendly team and who desires to make a difference to patients and to our community as a whole.

We are also a training and research ready practice meaning we often have students on placement here at the surgery.

Details

Date posted

08 January 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1145-24-0000

Job locations

Doctors Surgery

1 Drings Close

Over

Cambridge

CB24 5NZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role is to provide high quality nursing services, which includes health promotion, to the practice population in collaboration with the Primary Health Care Team, meeting the needs of the patients and supporting the delivery of the practice policies and procedures. The post holder will work within their professional competence in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice.

1. Professional Responsibilities

To work within NMC Guidelines and to agreed practice protocols
To maintain high standards of clinical practice by ensuring the application of available evidence based research and agreed protocols
To work in collaboration with the Primary Health Care team to address identified individual and population needs
To identify and address own learning needs by participation in the processes of personal professional and practice development planning
To access clinical supervision
To maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records and registers in accordance with practice policy
To maintain confidentiality in accordance with NMC and agreed Practice and Information Governance policy.

2. Clinical Responsibilities to include;

To manage treatment room consultations such as minor injuries, wound dressings and treatment of leg ulcers, suture removal, ear examination and syringing.
Administer routine injections in accordance with the practice policy i.e.
- Childhood and adult immunisations in accordance with national guidelines.
- Flu vaccinations, travel vaccines and completion of patient vaccination records.
- Anti-psychotic injections, Vitamin B12 injections and contraceptive injections.
To undertake nurse chronic disease consultations such as diabetes and asthma reviews.
Provide women's health services including cervical cytology and advice on contraception and the menopause according to practice policy.
To undertake investigative procedures including venepuncture and ECG
To prepare and assist with minor surgical procedures
To assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff, GPs and Practice Manager.
To be responsible for the assessment of health needs of patients and the provision of care/treatment in conjunction with the GP, other members of the PHCT or independently, undertaken ongoing evaluation of the care/treatment outcomes, modifying practice as necessary and documenting progress.

3. Additional responsibilities

To liaise and refer to other health care professionals, attend and participate in practice meetings on a regular basis, report any areas of concern, prepare purchase orders in conjunction with the admin team for ordering of drugs and clinical supplies.
To support and participate in the development of practice policies and protocols and the implementation of.
To attend and participate in practice meetings on a regular basis
To develop effective communication pathways with all members of the practice team.
To provide a friendly, happy and positive working environment for both staff and patients
To work with other members of the team towards the achievement of targets defined in raising standards in primary care.
To ensure your treatment room is fully stocked and clean at all times.
To ensure infection control guidelines are maintained.
To assist in and perform routine admin tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff, GPs and Practice Manager.

The list of duties as outlined is not intended to be exhaustive, but indicates the main responsibilities.

Job responsibilities

1. Professional Responsibilities

To work within NMC Guidelines and to agreed practice protocols
To maintain high standards of clinical practice by ensuring the application of available evidence based research and agreed protocols
To work in collaboration with the Primary Health Care team to address identified individual and population needs
To identify and address own learning needs by participation in the processes of personal professional and practice development planning
To access clinical supervision
To maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records and registers in accordance with practice policy
To maintain confidentiality in accordance with NMC and agreed Practice and Information Governance policy.

2. Clinical Responsibilities to include;

To manage treatment room consultations such as minor injuries, wound dressings and treatment of leg ulcers, suture removal, ear examination and syringing.
Administer routine injections in accordance with the practice policy i.e.
- Childhood and adult immunisations in accordance with national guidelines.
- Flu vaccinations, travel vaccines and completion of patient vaccination records.
- Anti-psychotic injections, Vitamin B12 injections and contraceptive injections.
To undertake nurse chronic disease consultations such as diabetes and asthma reviews.
Provide women's health services including cervical cytology and advice on contraception and the menopause according to practice policy.
To undertake investigative procedures including venepuncture and ECG
To prepare and assist with minor surgical procedures
To assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff, GPs and Practice Manager.
To be responsible for the assessment of health needs of patients and the provision of care/treatment in conjunction with the GP, other members of the PHCT or independently, undertaken ongoing evaluation of the care/treatment outcomes, modifying practice as necessary and documenting progress.

3. Additional responsibilities

To liaise and refer to other health care professionals, attend and participate in practice meetings on a regular basis, report any areas of concern, prepare purchase orders in conjunction with the admin team for ordering of drugs and clinical supplies.
To support and participate in the development of practice policies and protocols and the implementation of.
To attend and participate in practice meetings on a regular basis
To develop effective communication pathways with all members of the practice team.
To provide a friendly, happy and positive working environment for both staff and patients
To work with other members of the team towards the achievement of targets defined in raising standards in primary care.
To ensure your treatment room is fully stocked and clean at all times.
To ensure infection control guidelines are maintained.
To assist in and perform routine admin tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff, GPs and Practice Manager.

The list of duties as outlined is not intended to be exhaustive, but indicates the main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or DipHE in Nursing Studies.
Current registration with NMC on part one or two of the register as a
trained nurse.
Current revalidation.
Practice Nurse qualification/experience.
At least 3 years post registration experience in an acute or community setting.

Desirable

Chronic condition management qualification i.e. diabetes, asthma, COPD.

Experience

Essential

Proven clinical practice (revalidation)
Experience of utilising reflective practice.
Experience of medical and surgical nursing care.

Desirable

Experience of working in a GP practice.
An understanding of the current nursing agenda.
Awareness of broader issues within Primary Care and the NHS.
Understanding of safeguarding adults and children.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Good knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct and guidelines of professional practice.
Health and safety awareness.
Quality issues and Clinical Governance awareness.
Awareness of need to demonstrate a professional appearance and
behaviour.
Excellent communication and organisational skills.
Computer literate.
Able to manage own workload.
Punctuality and reliability.
Able to work under pressure.
Willingness to adapt to change as the organisation develops.
Intramuscular and subcutaneous injections, dressings, ECG, venepuncture.
Able to assist GPs with sterile procedures.
Understanding of chronic disease management.

Desirable

Knowledge of systemone.
Flexible approach to working in line with service requirements.

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.

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Employer details

Employer name

[Employer hidden]

Address

Doctors Surgery

1 Drings Close

Over

Cambridge

CB24 5NZ

Employer's website

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Employer details

Employer name

[Employer hidden]

Address

Doctors Surgery

1 Drings Close

Over

Cambridge

CB24 5NZ

Employer's website

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Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice manager

Laura Byton

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Details

Date posted

08 January 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1145-24-0000

Job locations

Doctors Surgery

1 Drings Close

Over

Cambridge

CB24 5NZ

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