Practice Nurse - Much Birch Surgery
| Posting date: | 04 June 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 June 2026 |
| Location: | Hereford, HR4 0DG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | S0001-26-0053 |
Summary
Our Practice Nurses provide high-quality nursing care to patients registered with the practice, promoting health, preventing disease, and supporting the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic conditions. This role will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, effective, and patient-centred care. Key Responsibilities (according to training and experience) Undertake patient assessments and provide evidence-based nursing care. Deliver chronic disease management clinics Administer vaccinations and immunisations in accordance with national and local guidelines. Provide cervical screening (where appropriately trained). Contraception care and sexual health assessment and signposting Perform wound care, dressings, and suture removal. Conduct health promotion and lifestyle advice, including smoking cessation, weight management, and healthy living. Carry out NHS health checks and screening programmes. Undertake phlebotomy, ECGs, blood pressure monitoring, and other clinical procedures. Administer medications and injections under PGDs or PSDs as appropriate Provision, ordering and safe storage of vaccines for all ages in line with national guidance and an up to date knowledge of PGDs. Administering routine injections, as prescribed Recognise and respond appropriately to medical emergencies. Will play a vital role in providing, leading, coordinating and evaluating care that is compassionate, evidence based, and personalised. Are accountable for their own actions and those who they delegate to and must be able to work autonomously, or as an equal partner with a range of other professionals. Will provide nursing care for people who could have complex and concurrent mental, physical, cognitive, and behavioural care needs Will make an important contribution to the promotion of health, health protection and the prevention of ill health by empowering people to exercise choice, take control of their own health decisions and behaviours and by supporting people to manage their own care where possible. Simple and complex wound management, doppler and compression To act as a link worker for an identified population of patients for example those with an identified learning disability