Practice Nurse
| Posting date: | 12 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 February 2026 |
| Location: | Brighton, BN21SS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A3784-26-0002 |
Summary
Chronic disease management To ensure the full delivery of appropriate chronic disease management including diabetes (not essential), asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular illness Vaccinations and immunisations To provide an adult and childhood immunisation service. To ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines. Develop and work to patient group directives Travel health service -To offer an holistic approach to NHS travel health Family planning and women's health -To provide an holistic family planning and sexual health service to patients To provide an emergency post coital service through the provision of medication under a patient group directive Mental health-To provide an opportunity for patients to share emotional and psychological issues within a consultation Infection control-To apply infection control measures within the practice Wound management -To provide complex wound management including Doppler assessment Support the individual preparation, management and after care of patients having minor surgery on the premises Minor illness -To assess and provide treatment to patients who have direct access to the practice nurse according to practice protocols Health Promotion -To ensure that the public health potential of a patient consultation is fulfilled Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice including provision, ordering, availability and ongoing correct usage by staff Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other sector managers Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection Maintenance of sterile environments Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.