Practice Nurse
Lancaster Medical Practice
Lancaster, LA1 1PN · Lancaster, LA1 3AQ · Lancaster, LA1 1RE · Lancaster, LA1 4ZP · Lancaster, LA1 2LG · Lancaster, LA1 4JS · Lancaster, LA2 0NBView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
15 November 2026
23 days leftJob description
The post holder is responsible for the delivery of general practice nursing to the whole practice population. Supported by senior nurses within the pr...
- Assess, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate
programmes to promote health and well being and prevent adverse effects on
health and well being
- Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans
for patients with a known long-term condition
- Identify and manage as appropriate treatment plans
for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition
- Prioritise health problems and intervene
appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency
situations including initiation of effective emergency care
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion
- Provide information and advice on prescribed or OTC
meds on medication regimens side effects and interactions
- Work with patients in order to support adherence to
prescribed treatments
- Assess and care for patients presenting with minor
injuries
- Support and advise women requesting information
relating to family planning needs
- Support and manage health needs of women presenting
for cytology
- Implement and participate in vaccination and
immunisation programmes for both adults and children
- Advise, support and where appropriate, administer
vaccinations for patients travelling abroad
- Promote use of PGDs
- Promote and deliver evidence based care for patients
presenting with aural conditions
Other tasks carried out by the practice nurse, which may include:
- Dressing and wound management
- Venepuncture
- ECG
- 24 Hour BP/ECG
- Removal of clips and sutures
Lancaster
Medical Practice is a large, at-scale, GP provider delivering General Medical
Services to around 68,000 patients in Lancaster and surrounding villages.
in April 2017 from our successful, legacy practices, Lancaster Medical Practice
has continued to evolve to become the strong, high performing Practice it is
today, receiving a rating of Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission in
August 2018.
deliver our services from eight locations throughout the city of Lancaster and
its surrounding area and are continuing to develop ourselves to improve what we
do for our patients, staff and the local community.
are a progressive, modern organisation with patient-centred General Practice at
our core.
When
joining #teamlmp you are joining an organisation with a wide variety of
clinical and non-clinical roles but who all work together to provide the best
care we can to our patients.
be aware that in the event that we receive a high number of applications, we
reserve the right to close the post before the closing date. You are therefore
advised to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment
Qualifications
Essential: - Registered Adult, Child, Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse.
Desirable: - Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course (General Practice Nurse Foundation Programme).
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Compassionate approach, demonstrating kindness and valuing the dignity and respect of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.
- Able to work collaboratively and constructively with healthcare professionals across organisational and professional boundaries.
- Excellent planning, organisational and time management skills.
- Able to work on own initiative and use judgement to resolve problems requiring investigation.
- Able to be flexible and adaptable to the needs to the service.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to adapt style to meet needs of a range of individuals and effectively communicate sensitive information.
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Phlebotomy.
- Good general computer skills, including the ability to use Microsoft Office, email and the internet.
- Evidence of excellent administration and organisational skills
- An excellent standard of grammar and spelling in the English language.
- A conscientious approach and commitment to working in an adaptable and flexible manner.
- The ability to work effectively when busy and multi-task when required.
- The ability to deal with personal information sensitively and respect peoples right to confidentiality.
- Organise workload.
- Time management.
Desirable: - Management of Long-Term Conditions.; - Cervical cytology sampling.; - Vaccinations and immunisation.; - Dressing and wound care.; - Recording spirometry.
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
21 October 2026
Last checked
23 October 2026
Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.
About the employer
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