Job summary
This role is being advertised on behalf of Littleborough Group Practice. The successful applicant will be directly employed by the Practice
Littleborough Group Practice is looking for an experienced Nursing Associate to join our nursing team on a fixed-term basis. The role is 15 - 20 hours per week, on Mondays and Tuesdays. It starts with an initial 3-month contract, with a view to extending for a further 6 months. We are also open to a long term, self-employed locum.
This post is for an experienced Nursing Associate who can confidently run long-term condition review clinics from day one. You must have at least 12 months post-qualification experience working in General Practice. Applications from trainee Nursing Associates, or from applicants whose General Practice experience is limited to training placements, will not be considered.
How to apply Please send your CV and a short covering statement to shaz.khan4@nhs.net. Your statement should outline your General Practice experience and which annual reviews you currently carry out.
Closing date: 30 November 2026. We may close the advert early if we receive enough suitable applications, so early applications are encouraged.
Main duties of the job
- Carry out annual long-term condition reviews for patients with diabetes, hypertension, CKD, CHD, asthma and COPD, within your scope of practice and with escalation to the Practice Nurse or a prescriber where needed
- Carry out learning disability and mental health annual health checks
- Record clinical data accurately on EMIS using the appropriate templates, so that care meets QOF requirements
- Phlebotomy, ECGs, blood pressure monitoring, foot checks, inhaler technique checks and other routine nursing tasks
- Provide health promotion and self-management advice
- Work with the wider clinical team to support recall and reduce care gaps
- Follow practice policies on infection control, safeguarding, chaperoning and information governance
About us
Littleborough Group Practice is a GP training practice in Littleborough, Greater Manchester, with around 8,500 patients. The practice is rated Good by the CQC. We are part of Pennines PCN and have a full multidisciplinary team, including GPs, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, a Practice Nurse, a Minor Illness Nurse and a Healthcare Assistant. You will join a friendly, well-supported team that takes pride in good chronic disease management.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is for an experienced Nursing Associate who can confidently run long-term condition review clinics from day one. You must have at least 12 months post-qualification experience working in General Practice. Applications from trainee Nursing Associates, or from applicants whose General Practice experience is limited to training placements, will not be considered.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate with the NMC
- Minimum 12 months post-qualification experience working in General Practice. Placement or training experience does not count
Desirable
- Asthma and/or COPD accredited training
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience carrying out long-term condition annual reviews in General Practice
- Good working knowledge of QOF
- Confident user of EMIS Web
- Competent in phlebotomy, ECGs and blood pressure measurement
- Up-to-date mandatory training, including safeguarding, BLS and infection control
- Good communication skills and the ability to work independently while knowing when to escalate
Desirable
- Diabetes training (e.g. foot checks, diabetes care)
- Experience with Abtrace or similar population health and recall tools
- Experience of learning disability and mental health health checks
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Rochdale Health Alliance
Address
Littleborough Group Practice
Littleborough Health Centre
Featherstall Road
Littleborough
Lancs
OL15 8HF
United Kingdom
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