Practice Nurse/Nurse Associate
| Posting date: | 24 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £27,485.00 to £37,796.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £27485.00 - £37796.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 October 2025 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE2 6UL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | A1892-25-0001 |
Summary
Assist and perform routine nursing tasks related to patient care, such as BP checks, weight and height measurements, pulse and temperature recordings, BMI and home BP monitoring Assist and perform routine duties in line with competency; for example, wound care, phlebotomy, urinalysis, and the taking and preparing of pathology samples Undertake would dressing procedures following practice guidelines Support chronic disease management including monitoring patients with hypertension, diabetes, COPD and asthma, in accordance with practice protocols, local and national guidelines Support equitable service of chronic disease management to housebound patients, undertaking home visits Participate in cervical screening service for eligible patients in accordance with local and national policies and guidance Support the delivery of a health promotion programme that encourages patients to adopt a healthy lifestyle in accordance with national targets, local priorities and the individual's identified health need Provide NHS Health Checks Support immunisation programmes, administering vaccines in line with competency and identified on a PSD Administering of medication, where necessary in accordance with regulatory guidelines Administering injections in line with competency and identified on a PSD, to include Influenza, Pneumonia, Hepatitis B, Tetanus, Hydroxocobalamin To be competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques, have knowledge of the emergency equipment and drugs available in each practice and ensure the replacing and restocking of emergency equipment after use