Practice Nurse or Nursing Associate 30 hrs
Leven & Beeford Medical Practice
Beverley, HU17 5NL · Driffield, YO25 8BAView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
21 October 2026
21 days leftJob description
We are looking for either a Practice Nurse or Nursing Associate to work 30 hours per week on a fixed term 2 year contract. We anticipate the role star...
Ensure the maintenance of equipment and stock levels relating to patient
care.
Maintain and control injectable and oral drug stocks in the treatment
rooms and doctors consulting rooms. Participate in the monitoring of vaccine
fridge temperatures, in line with Practice policies.
Running diabetes and asthma / COPD clinics
Deputising for other nursing staff members during annual leave, sickness
and study leave.
Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded
contemporaneously in the patients notes on the clinical computer system as
appropriate, and using clinical templates.
Be competent in administration of childhood immunisation / travel vaccinations
Undertake cervical smears
Assess wounds and apply dressings accordingly.
Assist GPs in minor surgery, family planning procedures etc as required.
Undertake ECGs and dopplers at the GP requests
ROTA
Monday 8.30-6.30pm (1/2 hr lunch)
Tuesday 8.30-6.30pm (1/2 hr lunch)
Thursday 8.30-8.00pm (2 x 1/2 breaks)
There is an expectation that you will cover holidays and sickness.
Providing assessment, screening and treatment services and health education advice
Provide primary care nursing treatments to patients in participation with general practitioners or independently in line with agreed protocols.
Provide general and specific health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to general practitioners as necessary.
Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as necessary.
Perform cervical screening effectively and in line with current local policies
- Receive, assist and direct patients in accessing their primary healthcare in a courteous, efficient and effective way
Supplies and equipment treatment room and other areas Ensure the maintenance of equipment and stock levels relating to patient care.
- Maintain and control injectable and oral drug stocks in the treatment rooms and doctors consulting rooms. Participate in the monitoring of vaccine fridge temperatures, in line with Practice policies.
Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures Undertake the collection, storage and despatch of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears etc and ensure the cleanliness of any equipment so used. Perform any investigatory procedures requested by GPs.
Administrative and professional responsibilities Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.
Ensure all functions are carried out in accordance with agreed procedures, protocols and time-scales, and maximising Practice income from current QOF, enhanced services, commissioning contracts, etc, and reporting to the practice manager where necessary.
Deputising for other nursing staff members during annual leave, sickness and study leave.
Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded contemporaneously in the patients notes on the clinical computer system as appropriate, and using clinical templates.
Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care.
Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports/audits.
- Following Practice protocols on information governance and information security
Attend and participate in practice meetings as required.
Assist in the formulation of practice philosophy, strategy and policy and developing appropriate protocols, liaising with the Nurse Supervisor.
Be competent in administration of childhood immunisation and travel vaccination.
- Be competent and confident in managing people with long term health conditions, including diabetes and respiratory patients
- Assess, diagnose, formulate a management plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis, within the limits of your professional training.
- Assess wounds and apply dressings accordingly.
- Assist GPs in minor surgery, family planning procedures etc as required.
- Perform cryotherapy within limits of own competence.
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care.
- Maintenance of INR Star system for warfarin monitoring, taking responsibility for areas as detailed in practice protocol, including the measurement of INRs and advising patients accordingly.
- Deal with more complex clinical enquiries from patients.
- Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment
- Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC.
Asthma/COPD Run the asthma and COPD chronic disease/long term condition clinics, both in clinically assessing and managing patients, and in ensuring that the practice achieves all targets regarding QOF or any other LES/DES/contract areas relevant to these clinical areas.
- Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice.
- Work with patients in order to support compliance with, and adherence to, prescribed
treatments.
Diabetes Run the diabetes chronic disease/long term condition clinics, both in clinically assessing and managing patients, and in ensuring that the practice achieves all targets regarding QOF or any other enhanced service/contract areas relevant to these clinical areas.
- Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice.
- Work with patients in order to support compliance with, and adherence to, prescribed
Treatments, and to promote effective self care.
Research projects Co-operate and participate as required in any research projects within the practice.
Student/staff education and training Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the induction of all members of practice staff with special responsibility for nursing staff and health care assistants.
Liaison - Maintain effective liaison with other agencies and staff concerned with patient care and with all other disciplines within the practice, with appropriate regard to confidentiality.
- Facilitate effective communication between patients, members of the primary health care team, secondary care and other associated healthcare agencies
Professional developmentThe 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, including a plan of future training needs.
- Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
- Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development, with particular regard to the asthma/COPD and diabetes subject areas.
The above list of duties is not exhaustive and may be subject to change as deemed necessary.
We are a very busy, friendly practice, achieving 'Good' CQC results, including 'Outstanding' in Caring.
We are also a high performing QOF achieving practice.
We have 11,500 patients, 4 GP Partners, 2 Advanced Nurse Practitioners and a team of Practice Nurses, HCAs and Nurse Associates. We also have a team of care navigators / admin staff at Leven and care navigators and dispensers at our branch site in Beeford.
Experience
Essential: - Experience of working in general practice; - Working as a practice nurse
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN Certificate - Qualified Nurse or Nursing Associate qualification
- Registered with NMC
- Previous treatment room experience
- Qualified in long term condition management - diabetes, asthma and COPD (all 3)
- Qualified in undertaking Immunisations and Vaccinations
Desirable: - Have a Smear Taker code
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First seen
21 September 2026
Last checked
23 September 2026
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