REPORTS TO: LEAD NURSE / PARTNER GP's / PRACTICE MANAGER (Administratively)
HOURS: As per employment contract
Job Summary:
The General Practice Nurse will work as part of the primary healthcare team providing personal and contracted medical services to the patients of the practice.
Practice Values:
To demonstrate and provide evidence of the Practice Values, these are:
- Provide a professional service
- Working together as one
- Respect for each other and our patients
- Offer a patient led service
- Adhere to NMC code of conduct and other nursing standards
Job Responsibilities:
Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs
Long Term Condition reviews
Cytology
Wound care / ulcer care/Doppler
Removal of Sutures
New Patient Medicals/Urinalysis
Travel Clinic
Phlebotomy / Venepuncture
Ear examination
Routine / Childhood and travel immunisations
Chaperoning and assisting patients, where appropriate, who are being examined by another clinician
Assisting GPs with minor surgery, coil fittings and implants
Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swab
Mentor / Supervisor to HCA's, new Nurses and student Nurses
Follow agreed clinical protocols, policies and procedures
Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs when called upon to do so
Maintaining GP and Nurses rooms when called upon to do so
Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
Infection Prevention and Control management and standards
Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
Maintain timely and accurate patient records
Advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within a range of assigned tasks
Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits
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 will 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 confidential
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons, in accordance with GDPR, practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data
Health & Safety
The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others' health and safety and infection control 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 (but will not be limited to):
Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
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 specimen's 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
Ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, implementation of and adherence to those protocols across the practice.
Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes
Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate.
Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal
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
Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum once annually) via inhouse online training system (BlueStream)
Routine management of own and other clinical environments and maintenance of work space standards
Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection
Spillage control procedures, management and training
Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance
Maintenance of sterile environments
Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Equality and Diversity
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues by:
Acting in a way that recognises the importance of people's 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 which 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, 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.
Appraisal of junior clinical staff
Maintaining one's own registration / revalidation with the NMC and ensuring it is always in date for continuing practice.
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 team's 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
Communicate effectively with patients and carers
Recognise people's 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
Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
Participate in audit where appropriate
Updated October 2025
Closing date: Monday 20th October 2025
Interview date: Thursday 30th October 2025
Job Types: Permanent, Full-time
Base Pay: 30,000.00-35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Company pension
Free parking
On-site parking
Store discount
Work Location: In person