# Practice Nurse **Company**: Brigstock Family Practice **Location**: Thornton Heath **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: Depending on experience **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A1349-26-0006?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_f95e9de9-93f ## Description We are looking to recruit a motivated, patient-focused Practice Nurse to join our friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team. This is an excellent opportunity for a nurse who is passionate about high-quality primary care and wants to work in a well-organised, forward-thinking GP practice. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering evidence-based nursing care, supporting long-term condition management, and contributing to preventative health services for our diverse patient population. **Main duties of the job** - Chronic disease management (e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD, hypertension) - Immunisations and vaccinations - Cervical screening - Wound care and dressings - Health promotion and patient education - Supporting QOF and enhanced services delivery - Working collaboratively with GPs, HCAs, pharmacists and the wider PCN team - Carrying out relevant checks such as fridge temperature checks, compliance with Infection Control procedures **Job responsibilities** - Provide safe, effective, and patient-centred nursing care in a primary care setting - Undertake long-term condition management clinics including (but not limited to) diabetes, asthma, COPD, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease - Perform cervical screening in line with the NHS Cervical Screening Programme - Administer childhood and adult immunisations and vaccinations - Carry out wound care, dressings, and minor injury management - Support health promotion and disease prevention activities, including lifestyle advice and patient education - Identify and escalate safeguarding concerns in line with practice policies - Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records using EMIS Web **Professional Responsibilities** - Work within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct at all times - Maintain up-to-date professional registration, revalidation, and CPD - Participate in clinical supervision, appraisal, and personal development planning - Actively engage in training, reflective practice, and continuous learning - Support students, new starters, and colleagues as appropriate **Quality, Governance, and Safety** - Contribute to QOF, enhanced services, and local incentive schemes - Participate in clinical audit, quality improvement, and service evaluation - Maintain high standards of infection prevention and control - Comply with all practice policies, procedures, and clinical governance frameworks - Support CQC standards, including Safe, Effective, and Well-Led domains **Team Working and Communication** - Work collaboratively with GPs, HCAs, pharmacists, ANPs, and the wider PCN team - Communicate effectively with patients, carers, and colleagues - Contribute positively to a supportive and respectful team culture - Use digital systems and data to support clinical decision-making and service improvement **Technology and Innovation** - Use clinical systems (EMIS Web, AccuRx, NHS systems) effectively and accurately - Engage with digital tools and new ways of working to improve efficiency and patient experience - Support data-driven approaches to long-term condition management and recall systems **Confidentiality and Information Governance** - Maintain patient confidentiality at all times in line with GDPR and NHS guidance - Ensure information is recorded, stored, and shared appropriately **Other Responsibilities** - Undertake any other reasonable duties appropriate to the role - Flexibility to support service delivery in line with practice needs **Health & Safety** - Take reasonable care for own health and safety and that of others - Report incidents, near misses, and concerns in line with practice policy ## Skills ### Required - NMC registration - Continuing Professional Development (CPD) - primary care nursing - NHS clinical pathways - infection prevention and control - safeguarding responsibilities ### Nice to have - previous experience working in an NHS GP practice - experience supporting QOF, enhanced services, or local incentive schemes - experience working within a multidisciplinary or PCN team - experience contributing to clinical audits or quality improvement projects - experience using EMIS Web and AccuRx --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A1349-26-0006?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)