Practice Nurse – Horfield Health Centre

Responsible to – Treatment Room Joint Lead Nurses
OVERVIEW
You are committed to providing top quality patient care, in general practice – ideally with at least 12 months of general practice nursing experience. You want to work as part of a large and dedicated team (currently 5 nurses and 4 HCA’s) recently described by patients as “brilliant and very knowledgeable” and “professional and friendly”.
You want to be part of a practice where patients describe us as providing “exceptional professional service” from “kind, caring staff from receptionist to doctor”.
We now have a vacancy for one practice nurse to work approximately 24 hours per week.
If you want to
Be trained to provide excellent care for patients across a wide range of chronic diseases and conditions
Benefit from a well-established multi-disciplinary team including pharmacists, first contact physios, health and wellbeing coaches and social prescribers
Join a practice where training and development is a major part of what we do (as evidenced by the New to Practice programme, IP qualifications gained by various staff, and our continuing commitment to welcoming medical students, trainee doctors, nurses and other clinical colleagues)
Contribute to a high-functioning PCN that is making a real difference to the services we provide to patients, and has recently expanded from 2 practices to 3; and
Be part of a practice where the staff wellbeing committee organises events to benefit all staff the whole year round (such as an advent calendar of treats throughout December, ice cream days in the summer and fruit bowls through the whole year)
then maybe this position is for you?
Our preference would be for someone with at least 12 months of general practice nursing experience, to include some chronic disease work, but we will consider colleagues from other nursing backgrounds, who can show some transferable skills and can demonstrate why they now feel practice nursing is the route forward for them. (For colleagues new to practice nursing, we would support and encourage you joining the New to Practice programme run by the LMC, with up to 4 hours WTE dedicated CPD time per week, access to training, mentorship, supervision and peer support from dedicated Legacy nurses.)
Working hours are within a flexible shift pattern between 8:30am-6:30pm Monday-Friday, with occasional Saturdays (mornings or afternoons) and some weekday evenings until 8:00pm on a rota basis. Salary is dependent on experience.
PLEASE NOTE: interviews will take place on 9th and 10th March 2026 . Virtual interviews will be an option, if required.
Outline of Duties
Wound management, assessing and treating a variety of wounds appropriately.
Administering a variety of injectable medications.
Chronic disease management, including diabetes, asthma, COPD, hypertension and CHD.
Reproductive and sexual health including contraception, STI checks and advice and cervical screening.
Immunisations, including children, babies, travel, vocational, seasonal (flu, covid).
Advising on medication changes within limits of personal competence as a non-prescriber, and in agreement with GPs (or independently for Non-Medical Prescribers).
Contribute to possible future service provision of minor illness sessions and clinical research programmes.
Always maintaining strict confidentiality of patients’ records and clinically related matters.
Promoting effective communication and relationships within the team.
Partaking in clinical supervision for own development.
Making effective use of the IT system (EMIS Web) by ensuring the consistent and accurate entering of data and use of appropriate coding.
Contributing to practice/team audit and reviews of service delivery as required.
Keeping up to date with mandatory training.
Attending weekly staff huddles, quarterly full team meetings and various other meetings and group training as required.
Person Specification
Has NMC registration as an adult nurse
Shows evidence of a breadth and depth of clinical knowledge and skills, able to deal with people in a professional manner even when under pressure, and demonstrates strong inter-personal and communication skills
Flexible and like to work within a team, and takes personal responsibility to make themselves an amenable, compatible and effective team member.
Committed to life‑long learning and has a positive attitude to continuous quality improvement. Has a ‘can‑do’ approach.
Has undergone cervical cytology training or is willing to do so
Has a diploma in one or more areas of chronic disease or is willing to be trained to obtain them
Ideally has at least 12 months experience working as a practice nurse in a UK general practice
Terms and Conditions
CONTRACT: This is a permanent contract for approximately 24 hours per week.
SALARY SCALE: £31,000 to £37,800 annually WTE depending on experience and skills
ANNUAL LEAVE: on appointment: 27 days WTE plus public holidays; after 5 years’ service, 29 days WTE plus public holidays
The definition we are using for length of service is continuous employment undertaken within our medical practice. Staff who are contracted to work less than 5 days a week will be entitled to paid holidays (including