Job Description

A great opportunity to drive clinical excellence within an innovative NHS GP practice.
We are recruiting a Practice Nurse, who specialises in Diabetes management, to work alongside our established team to provide high class clinical care to our patient population.
As a vital member of our team, you will play a pivotal role providing and delivering prescribed programmes of patient care.
Main duties of the job
Management of Chronic Disease
Diagnosis, monitoring and development of individual management plans; agreeing these as appropriate with the patient and other health professionals.
Day to Day Skills (depending on competency and training)
Venepuncture
Blood pressure monitoring
ECGs
Urinalysis
Swab taking
Cytology
Long Term Condition Reviews
Routine, travel and childhood immunisations
Contraception
Peak flow measurement
Spirometry
Nebulising
Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
Maintenance and cleaning of general equipment including defibrillator and nebulisers
Ordering of Health Promotional Literature
Ordering of stock, as and when required
Ordering of vaccinations to maintain stock levels, as and when required
There may be a requirement to undertake home visits
About us
Health Care First Partnership (HCF) is a partnership formed by a group of high-quality practices: Dr Bance & Partners, Ferrybridge Medical Centre, Queen Street Surgery and FMC Health Solutions Limited (t/a Park View Surgery). We came together to deliver modern services that are high quality and will meet the needs of our patients into the future.
HCF is a General Practice Partnership open to all patients living within our practice boundary within Methley, Castleford, Ferrybridge, Airedale, Normanton and surrounding villages. We work in partnership with our patients and our Patient Forum to provide medical care for our patients.
We are a Personal Medical Services (PMS) practice offering Primary Care Services for the diagnosis and prevention of disease. We help patients to manage their health and prevent illness. Our GPs assess, diagnose, treat and manage illness. They carry out screening for some diseases and promote general health and wellbeing. Our GPs act as a patients advocate, supporting and representing a patients best interests to ensure they receive the best and most appropriate health and/or social care.
The Practice has a current list size of 30,500 patients and we are part of the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (formerly NHS Wakefield Clinical Commissioning Group).
Details
Date posted
24 July 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Compressed hours
Reference number
A1815-25-0014
Job locations
Pinfold Surgery
Pinfold Lane
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS26 9AA
Eastern Wakefield P C T
Welbeck Street
Castleford
West Yorkshire
WF10 1HB
Elizabeth Court Surgery
Elizabeth Drive
Castleford
West Yorkshire
WF10 3TG
Doctors Surgery
Queen Street
Normanton
West Yorkshire
WF6 2BU
8-10
High Street
Knottingley
West Yorkshire
WF11 8NQ
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the full and Person Specification which is available in within the Supporting Information section. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the full and Person Specification which is available in within the Supporting Information section.
Person Specification
Skills and Qualities
Essential

• Good interpersonal skills, both oral and written
• Evidence of problem solving and decision making skills
• Good team player
• Ability to be reflective, accept criticism and act constructively
• Willingness to accept additional responsibilities/acquire new skills
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Neat and well presented
• Clarity of speech
• Good health record
• Punctual timekeeper and a positive role model
• Ability to work core hours
• Flexibility for cover
• Ability to travel to meetings

• Relevant experience of working within a secondary care, primary care or community-based environment
• Insight and understanding of current NHS issues in nursing and the NHS
• Interest and basic knowledge in long-term conditions
• Demonstrate an understanding of audit
• Compiling procedures and clinical guidelines

• Computer skills

• Registered Nurse
• Recognised Diploma Qualification for Long Term Condition Management of Diabetes
• Basic Life Support
• Full NMC registration

• Mentor/teaching qualification
• Recognised Infection Control qualification
• Cytology and Family Planning

• Good interpersonal skills, both oral and written
• Evidence of problem solving and decision making skills
• Good team player
• Ability to be reflective, accept criticism and act constructively
• Willingness to accept additional responsibilities/acquire new skills
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Neat and well presented
• Clarity of speech
• Good health record
• Punctual timekeeper and a positive role model
• Ability to work core hours
• Flexibility for cover
• Ability to travel to meetings

• Relevant experience of working within a secondary care, primary care or community-based environment
• Insight and understanding of current NHS issues in nursing and the NHS
• Interest and basic knowledge in long-term conditions
• Demonstrate an understanding of audit
• Compiling procedures and clinical guidelines

• Computer skills

• Registered Nurse
• Recognised Diploma Qualification for Long Term Condition Management of Diabetes
• Basic Life Support
• Full NMC registration

• Mentor/teaching qualification
• Recognised Infection Control qualification
• Cytology and Family Planning