Practice Nurse
Readesmoor Medical Group Practice
Congleton, CW12 1JPView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
23 October 2026
2 days leftJob description
We are pleased to invite applications for the position of Practice Nurse within our friendly, forward-thinking training practice, where staff wellbein...
The Practice Nurse plays a key role in delivering high-quality patient care and supporting the delivery of clinical services within the practice. Responsibilities include:
- Assessing, treating and advising patients
- Supporting long-term condition management
- Delivering routine nursing care
- Adhering to NICE guidance and local protocols
- Promoting healthy lifestyles through public health initiatives, vaccinations and immunisations
- Support the management of frail, housebound and vulnerable patients
- Provide wound care
- Travel health advice
- Cervical screening
- Contribute to chronic disease monitoring
- Maintain accurate clinical records
- Support achievement of practice targets
- Participate in enhanced services
The role also involves working with the IPC Lead, adhering to safeguarding requirements, liaising with external agencies, and recognising when patients require referral to other services
The role will support colleagues, provide education and advice to patients and their families and contribute to quality improvement initiatives and audits
The post holder will be expected to undertake mandatory training, participate in regular appraisal and clinical governance activities, maintain a safe and effective working environment and assist with public health campaigns and service development
he Practice Nurse will work within their professional competence at all times and may be required to undertake other reasonable duties commensurate with the role, according to service needs and workload
The Practice Nurse supports safe, effective patient care across infection control, long-term condition management, and population health. Core duties include working to IPC policy, assessing patient needs, and contributing to quality improvement. The role develops and delivers care plans for frail or housebound patients and supports public health programmes such as immunisations, cervical screening, and opportunistic health promotion. Population health approaches are embedded to reduce inequalities and improve access.
The nurse provides evidence based routine care, teaches patients and families about condition management, and supports new clinicians. Responsibilities include participating in audits and research, updating protocols, and working within national and local guidelines. The nurse recognises professional boundaries, supports enhanced services, adheres to safeguarding legislation, and assists with complaints and learning from incidents.
They complete mandatory training, contribute to clinical governance, review policies, and attend annual appraisal. Additional duties include leading public health campaigns, offering travel advice, providing wound care, maintaining accurate coded records, supporting QOF targets, managing chronic disease registers, maintaining a safe workspace, chaperoning, assisting in emergencies, and liaising with external agencies for vulnerable patients. Other tasks may be required depending on workload and staffing
Readesmoor is the largest GP surgery in Congleton, with a patient population of around 14,500. Congleton itself is a market town with a population of around 30,000. Readesmoor is part of the Congleton and Holmes Chapel (CHOC) PCN, which is made up of 4 practices.
The PCN covers a population of around 47,000 across this area of Cheshire East. The PCN collaborate to provide services to patients, including coordinating vaccinations, extended access services and funding for additional primary care services and staff, such as Advanced Practitioners, Mental Health Practitioners and First Contact Physiotherapists.
Experience
Essential
- Broad knowledge of general practice and experience of working as a Practice or Community Nurse
- Experience with chronic disease management
- Experience of working autonomously
- Experience of infection prevention and control measures
- Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
Desirable
- Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking
- An appreciation of the NHS landscape including the relationship between individual organisations, PCNs and the commissioners
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
- Has evidence of working at the relevant level of practice as described in the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework
Desirable: - Mentor or teaching qualification; - Family planning qualification
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Experience of Practice Nurse skills including wound care, ECG, venepuncture, immunisations, new patient medicals and womans health (cervical cytology, contraception etc.)
- Request pathology tests and process the results, advising patients accordingly
- Understanding of the importance of evidence-based practice
- Ability to promote best practice regarding nursing matters
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs
- Good clinical system IT knowledge and an ability to record accurate clinical notes
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people by telephone, email and face to face
- Understanding of safeguarding adults and children
- Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP surgeries, QOF and enhanced service
- Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
Desirable
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena and knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Knowledge of national standards that inform general practice (NSF NICE guidelines)
Other requirements
Essential
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Occupational Health clearance
- Meet the requirements and produce evidence for professional revalidation
- Evidence of CPD commensurate with the role
- Flexibility to work outside core office hours
Desirable: - Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Effective time management (planning and organising)
- Ability to follow legal, ethical and professional policies/local policies/procedures and codes of conduct
- Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
- Ability to use own initiative, discretion, and sensitivity
- Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
- Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Clear, polite telephone manner
Desirable
- Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure
- Knowledge of IT systems including the ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet
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
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First seen
5 October 2026
Last checked
7 October 2026
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