Job Description

Modality Partnership Mid Sussex Division has a full-time/part-time (minimum 25 hours) vacancy for a General Practice Nurse to be based at Crawley Down Health Centre . The postholder will be a high performing General Practice Nurse, working across the division and responsible for the delivery of general practice nursing to the whole practice population. We are seeking dedicated postholders to join our team and who can display our CARE values: Commitment, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.

This job is suitable for individuals who are career driven and have a passion for working in an agile manner, implementing solutions, delivering high quality patient care and who are committed to make real changes to the health care services provided within Primary Care to improve patient care.

As an employee with us you can benefit from:

Enrolment to the NHS pension scheme

Annual leave minimum 27 days, plus 8 days bank holiday pro rata

Employee discounts and benefits scheme

Employee assistance programme (EAP)

Education and career pathways

Enhanced Family friendly policies

Flexible Working

Wellbeing support and initiative

If you are interested in learning more, please read on.

Main duties of the job

Within the role of the Practice Nurse, you will provide care and management of patients with long term health conditions such as Asthma/COPD, as well as providing all aspects of nursing care duties such as wound care, adult and childhood immunisations, travel vaccinations, cervical cytology screening, contraception and sexual health screening including promoting a healthy lifestyle.

All relevant and necessary training would be given to the right candidate who has a willingness to learn and undertake training

About us

We are one of the largest GP super-partnerships in the UK, serving over 450,000 patients and with a workforce of 1500+. We are unique, we are always looking at ways to improve our delivery of services through the implementation of new and innovative solutions that we can scale across the organisation. Your job is to work directly with key stakeholders to help us to harmonise ways of working and improve working practices to improve patient and staff satisfaction. This is a role that will equip you with a portfolio of nursing in primary care with career advancing opportunities.

All employees are welcomed to enrol in our employee benefits scheme and NHS pension scheme. We are committed to developing our people through education and career pathways and who align to our organisational values of CARE.

Modality Partnership is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all our potential applicants in line with the Equality Act, 2010.

Job description/Job responsibilities

To promote and maintain high standards of nursing care in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and Guidelines for Professional Practice To provide travel immunisations, cervical cytology, ear syringing, wound management, To plan and run health promotion and long-term condition related clinics. Ensure that the care given meets the requirements of local and national guidelines, policies and standards including the Quality Outcome Framework and working the rules and guidelines laid down by the NHSE/CCG and practice To directly communicate with patients on matters relating to their ongoing and highly complex health needs giving due consideration to the likelihood that there will be emotive issues which will require developed skills of tact, diplomacy, and empathy To ensure that patients have detailed assessments made of their healthcare needs and that individual programmes of care are planned, implemented, and regularly reviewed Facilitate patient referrals to appropriate clinical services To liaise with other disciplines and outside agencies with a view to providing holistic healthcare, whilst maintaining patient confidentiality in accordance with the NMC Code of professional Conduct To participate in the delivery and evaluation of healthcare services at the Practice through meetings, working groups and regular liaison with colleagues To be responsible for the ordering, safe systems, and processes, storing and administering of all medicines/drugs according to NMC standards To undertake and participate in clinical audit projects as necessary to own work Respond to medical emergencies Ensure that the principles of Infection Control are always adhered to. To have a good awareness of issues concerning child protection & vulnerable adults
You will love this job if you have a passion for supporting patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily and apply principles of self-care. You will learn more because you will improve the way we work from the ground up whist working closely with leadership teams to influence service improvement.

If you feel this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join our growing team of likeminded people.

Please Note: The Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time during the advertising period.

Pre-employment

Vaccinations

As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a mandatory requirement.

Right to work checks

All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their right to work in the UK at the interview stage

References

References must be secured prior to beginning employment, one must be your current or most recent employer.

Employment history

You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.

Person SpecificationKnowledgeEssential

Registered General Nurse Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable

Travel Vaccination Training Clinical decision making Evidence based Practice Accredited training in chronic disease management Qualification in COPD/Asthma management including spirometry interpretation. Childhood immunisations Cervical Cytology Training Compression Dressing and wound management
SkillsEssential

Customer service orientation Good listening skills Good administrative skills Excellent communication skills Interpersonal skills Stress tolerance Problem analysis and problem-solving Ability to handle patients (both on the telephone and in person) who may be angry or distressed Be computer literate and adaptable in using different software
Personal QualitiesEssential

Professional approach to work Good telephone manner Strong team player Smart appearance Exercises tact and discretion at all times Demonstrates initiative to handle any unforeseen events during a shift Demonstrates flexibility towards new working practices and towards working hours
QualificationsEssential

RGN and NMC registered, all candidates will have an up-to-date PIN number renewed annually

Must have a minimum of 1 years experience in General Practice

GCSE English & Maths A-C
Desirable

Accredited training in chronic disease management Qualification in COPD/Asthma management including spirometry interpretation. Cervical cytology qualification Childhood immunisations Compression Dressing and wound management
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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (Opens in a new tab).

Employer DetailsEmployer name

Modality Partnership

Location

The Ship Street Surgery

Ship Street

East Grinstead

West Sussex

RH19 4EE

Employer's website

https://www.modalitypartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Salary is per annum WTE

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 18.00 per hour

Benefits:

Company pension Cycle to work scheme Sick pay
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 24/07/2025
Reference ID: General Practice Nurse