Practice Nurse - East Surrey Division

Modality East Surrey Medical Practice Full-time equivalent post; part-time applications welcomed Horley, Smallfield and Caterham

Join our award-winning practice nursing team

We are seeking a skilled, compassionate and enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join Modality East Surrey Medical Practice. Caring for approximately 45,000-46,000 patients across four sites, we offer the opportunity to deliver the breadth of practice nursing within an innovative, forward-thinking training practice. We are recruiting to a full-time equivalent post and welcome part-time applications.

Our CARE values Commitment, Accountability, Respect and Excellence guide our work with patients and colleagues. We value professional judgement, shared learning and ideas that improve patient care.

Why Join Us?

• Minimum 27 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays (pro rata)
• Employee discounts and benefits scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Education and career development pathways
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, flexible working options, and wellbeing initiatives

Main duties of the job

Youwill assess, plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based nursing care, combininglong-term condition management with prevention and health promotion. Workingwithin your competence and agreed protocols, you will support safe, coordinatedcare and contribute to audit and service improvement. Your work will includeroutine practice nursing procedures, personalised advice and timely escalationof clinical concerns.

About us

Our East Surrey practices are an award-winning practice part ofModality Partnership, one of the UKs largest GP super-partnerships, servingover 500,000 patients with a workforce of more than 1,800 staff. Our sites are Birchwood and Wayside in Horley, Smallfield and Townhill in Caterham. Wecontinuously innovate to improve patient care and staff experience, embracingdigital tools and automation to enhance how services are delivered.

Our experienced nursing team includes a Diabetes Specialist Nurse and aRespiratory Specialist Nurse. The wider clinical team includes two paediatricAdvanced Nurse Practitioners working at consultant-level competency withintheir scope of practice. GP partners, healthcare assistants and operationalcolleagues support multidisciplinary working.We focus on accessible care, continuity, proactive long-term conditionmanagement and services for patients with complex needs. We use digital systemsto support coordinated care and welcome staff involvement in developingpathways. Induction, supervision and development support will reflect yourexperience and the requirements of the role.

Job responsibilities

Pleaserefer to the supporting documents for a full Job Description outlining the core

responsibilitiesof this role.

The Practice Nurse willdeliver safe, evidence-based nursing care across the East Surrey practice,working within NMC professional standards, demonstrated competence and agreedclinical protocols. Site allocation and any cross-site working arrangementswill be discussed during recruitment and induction.

Core responsibilitiesinclude:

• Nurse-ledreviews and support for long-term conditions, including diabetes, asthma andCOPD, according to training and competence.
• Cervicalscreening, immunisations and vaccinations with appropriate training andauthorisation.
• Woundassessment, dressings, suture removal and other routine nursing procedureswithin competence.
• Preventativecare, screening and health checks, with personalised lifestyle andself-management advice.
• Recognitionand escalation of deterioration and safeguarding concerns.
• Accurateclinical documentation, infection prevention and safe handling of medicines andequipment.
• Collaborationwith specialist nurses, GP partners and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Participationin audit, quality improvement, continuing professional development and sharinglearning.

You Will contribute to a supportive learning environment and the development of nursing services. Teaching, supervision and mentorship responsibilities will reflect yourexperience and training.

Modality Partnership reserves the right to close the vacancy early if sufficient applications arereceived.

Pre-employment Requirements:

• Professional registration: Current NMC registration must be verified.
• Vaccinations: Mandatory vaccination evidence isrequired for this role, including Hepatitis B, MMR, and Varicella
• Occupational health: Appointment is subject tooccupational health clearance, including role-specific assessment ofimmunisation status and any support or adjustments required.
• Right to work: Evidence of eligibility to workin the UK is required at interview stage.
• References: Satisfactory references arerequired, including one from your current or most recent employer whereapplicable.
• Employment history: Any employment gaps of sixweeks or more must be explained.
• Other checks: Appropriate safeguarding and DBSchecks will be undertaken for the role.

Person Specification

Personal Qualities

• Professional, compassionate and accountable approach to work.
• Respect for confidentiality, dignity and individual needs.
• Strong team player who contributes to a supportive working environment.
• Tact, discretion and clear communication.
• Initiative and adaptability when responding to changing clinical priorities.
• Commitment to learning, service improvement and agreed working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse with a minimum of two years post-registration experience.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of managing patients with long-term and chronic conditions.
• Understanding of accountability within your own role and the roles of others in Primary Care.
• Knowledge of effective health promotion and preventative care strategies.
• Awareness of local and national health policies and priorities.
• Understanding of the wider health and care system.
• Knowledge of clinical governance principles within Primary Care.
• Understanding of patient group directions and related policies.
• Knowledge of public health principles and population health.
• Ability to recognise factors affecting health within the local community.
• Knowledge of local public health issues and challenges.

Experience

• At least one year of experience in general practice or community nursing.
• Experience in nurse-led management of long-term conditions.
• Experience implementing clinical guidelines and protocols.
• Experience in audit and quality improvement.
• Clinical supervision training and experience, where relevant to assigned responsibilities.

Skills

• Clinical judgement and the ability to recognise limitations and expand appropriately.
• Relevant clinical skills in cervical screening, immunisation and vaccination, wound care and other practice nursing procedures, with current competencies appropriate to assigned duties.
• Ability to support patients in making sustainable lifestyle changes.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including sensitive discussions with patients and families.
• Ability to work collaboratively and resolve problems constructively.
• Teaching, supervision and mentorship skills appropriate to experience.
• Competent IT skills and confidence using clinical systems, including willingness to develop EMIS skills.

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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