Practice Nurse

Posting date:	21 July 2025
Salary:	£35,000.00 to £45,000.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£35000.00 - £45000.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	24 August 2025
Location:	Manchester, M4 6EE
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	A1532-25-0007

Summary

Practice Nurse Salary Level: Negotiable, dependent upon experience (based on band 6) Hours of duty: 16-30hrs Responsible to: GP Partners Accountable to: GP Partners Line Management Responsibilities: Practice Manager Job summary: The post holder will work towards carrying out the full range of duties below, with appropriate training and support to develop competence and build the required skills. The role is to provide a practice nursing service to patients, including chronic disease management and other specialist areas whilst taking appropriate initiative and working independently. The post holder works as part of the clinical team to meet the needs of patients. The Practice has a commitment to excellent patient care, quality improvement and teaching. It is expected that all of our clinicians are actively committed to supporting these aims and participate in relevant activities when appropriate. Job responsibilities: Following Practice policies, protocols and guidelines, duties will include: Responsibilities for patient care Assess the needs of patients, providing appropriate care/treatment in conjunction with the GP, or independently as appropriate. Refer to colleagues or other agencies as appropriate. Provide the full range of nursing services, including venepuncture, ECG measurement, blood pressure measurement, urinalysis, vaccinations and immunisations (children and adults including travel), baby clinic, injections, cervical smears, swabs, travel services, health checks, assessment of risk factors, lifestyle advice, weight management, smoking cessation, suture removal, family planning, etc. Manage the care of patients with long term conditions. This may include organisational responsibility for specific disease areas. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment plans for patients with long term conditions (or at risk of developing one) that meet identified needs and promote health and well-being. Select appropriate tests for patients, and interpret and act on results where appropriate. Support effective treatment and prescribing by working with patients in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments, reviewing medication for therapeutic effectiveness, and providing information and advice (including over-the-counter medication) on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions. Educate and support patients as needed, including adopting healthy lifestyles, appropriate self-care for minor illness and following care plans for long term conditions. Assist in minor surgery procedures and IUD/implant fitting when required. (Training will be provided) Priorities health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care. Organise and/or run initiatives, including contacting patients, to improve uptake of screening, vaccinations or other services and support the achievement of targets (e.g. under the Quality and Outcomes Framework). Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records to relevant professional standards/guidelines. Delivery of the patient service may require visiting patients at home or occasional weekend working. In particular the postholder will be expected to take part in annual flu vaccinations outside normal hours Teaching and Training Take responsibility for own development, learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and training as necessary to update skills and knowledge and maintaining a record of own personal development. Receive review and appraisal within the Practice. Participate in the educational and training events of the Practice. Organisation and delivery of the appropriate parts of educational programmes for medical and nursing students, GP Registrars and other learners, taking the lead and/or directly supervising as required. Participate in the induction of new staff, students and other attached professionals as necessary. Contribute to and deliver in-house training sessions for clinical and non-clinical staff. Provide training to other staff where relevant to the post. Feed back training or other information to team where appropriate. Provide mentorship of staff in appropriate circumstances. Ensure clear understanding of and appropriate utilisation of services and referral Confidentiality: In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data Health & safety: The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include: Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Actively reporting of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised Keeping own work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holders role Undertaking periodic infection control training annually Reporting potential risks identified Equality and diversity: The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include: Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights. Personal/professional development: The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, with such training to include: Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work Quality: The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will: Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs Effectively manage own time, workload and resources Communication: The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to: Communicate effectively with other team members, patients and carers Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly Contribution to the implementation of services: The post-holder will: Apply practice policies, standards and guidance Participate in audit where appropriate