Practice Nurse

Are you a Practice Nurse looking for a role where you can truly specialise and make a difference? Queens Avenue Surgery is seeking an enthusiastic nurse to join our close-knit team for 15 hours over 2 days (Monday and Thursday), with a Saturday worked as overtime on a rota basis, which is currently 1 in 5. We are a practice dedicated to a patient-centred and holistic approach. We pride ourselves on building strong, lasting relationships with our patients and ensuring real continuity of care. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career. You will be empowered to specialise in one or more Long Term Conditions. You will also become our Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Lead (or Deputy, depending on your experience), guiding the practice in clinical safety. We are committed to your professional development; if you have the passion for providing care to patients with long term conditions, but don't yet have the skills, we will help you learn. If you want to be an integral part of a supportive team that values high standards and professional growth, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job:

• Long Term Condition Management: You will specialise in one or more areas of chronic disease management, implementing treatment plans, providing support, and advising patients on their lifestyle.
• Core Practice Nursing: You will deliver the full range of general practice nursing services. This includes managing wound care, running immunisation clinics (for children, adults, and travellers), and providing women's health services, including cervical cytology.
• Team Mentorship and Support: A key responsibility will be the mentorship of our Healthcare Assistants alongside our Lead Nurse. You will also act as a source of professional advice for the wider primary healthcare team and assist GPs with minor operations as needed.

About us:

Queens Avenue Surgery is a patient-focused practice dedicated to serving our local community with high-quality, compassionate care. We pride ourselves on fostering a professional, friendly, and highly supportive team environment where every member is valued. Our work ethic is collaborative; we believe in working together to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and supporting each other's professional growth. We promote a culture of continuous improvement where everyone counts and staff are permitted to make suggestions to enhance patient care. We are deeply committed to the ongoing professional development of our staff, providing a full induction, regular clinical supervision, and opportunities for training to help you reach your full potential.

Details:

• Closing date: 15 November 2026
• Salary: £16.40 to £20 an hour depending on experience
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Location: Dorchester

Job responsibilities:

• Act as, or support, the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and work to the IPC Policy.
• Consult with patients and their families to undertake assessments of patient need.
• Support in the long-term condition management within the organisation, including being involved with quality improvement and assurance initiatives.
• Develop, implement and embed an effective care management programme for the frail and housebound patients registered with the surgery.
• Support public health and screening programmes, including immunisations, vaccinations, and cervical screening and also provide opportunistic health promotion advice.
• Embed population health management approaches within general practice, targeting health inequalities and improving access.
• As required, provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF.
• Support new-to-practice nurses and other healthcare professionals within the organisation.
• Teach and advise patients and their families on how to manage their condition.
• Participate in clinical audits and research projects and implements changes as required, including supporting with the development, and updating of practice protocols/guidelines and procedures locally.
• Work within national and local protocols where these exist.
• Recognise the boundaries of their practice and know when and to whom patients should be referred.
• Support in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements.
• Be aware of duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children.
• Participate in the management of patient complaints when requested to do so and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought about through incidents and near-miss events.
• Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes.
• Contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance.
• Support the practice team with the reviewing and implementation of practice policies and protocols, ensuring conformance to extant legislation.
• Attend a formal appraisal with their manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed.
• Provide long term condition care.
• Lead on public health campaigns (e.g., flu clinics).
• Provide travel advice services.
• Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler, etc.) to patients.
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation ensuring that SNOMED CT codes are used effectively.
• Contribute to practice targets (QOF, etc.), complying with relevant guidance.
• Maintain chronic disease registers and implement an effective call/recall system.
• Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times.
• Chaperone patients where necessary.
• Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies.
• Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients, etc.).

There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.

Person Specification:

Essential experience:

• Effective time management (planning and organising).
• Ability to follow legal, ethical and professional policies/local policies/procedures and codes of conduct.
• Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy.
• Ability to use own initiative, discretion, and sensitivity.
• Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity.
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals.
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
• Good interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Clear, polite telephone manner.

Desirable experience:

• Knowledge of SystmOne and other IT systems including the ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet.
• Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure.

Essential clinical knowledge and skills:

• Experience of Practice Nurse skills including wound care, ECG, venepuncture, immunisations, new patient medicals and women's health (cervical cytology, contraception etc.).
• Request pathology tests and process the results, advising patients accordingly.
• Understanding of the importance of evidence-based practice.
• Ability to promote best practice regarding nursing matters.
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs.
• Good clinical system IT knowledge and an ability to record accurate clinical notes.
• Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people by telephone, email and face to face.
• Understanding of safeguarding adults and children.
• Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP surgeries, QOF and enhanced service.
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient.

Desirable clinical knowledge and skills:

• Broad knowledge of clinical governance.
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena and knowledge of health promotion strategies.
• Knowledge of national standards that inform general practice (NSF NICE guidelines).

Essential qualifications:

• Registered Nurse.
• Has evidence of working at the relevant level of practice as described in the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework.

Desirable qualifications:

• General Practice Nurse qualification.
• Mentor or teaching qualification.
• Cervical cytology qualification.

Further essential experience:

• Broad knowledge of general practice and experience of working as a Practice or Community Nurse.
• Experience with chronic disease management or a desire to learn.
• Experience of working autonomously.
• Experience of infection prevention and control measures.
• Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients.

Desirable experience:

• An appreciation of the NHS landscape including the relationship between individual organisations, PCNs and the commissioners.

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.

UK Registration:

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Contact:

Practice Manager: Ryan Burden
queens.ave@nhs.net
01305262886