Practice Nurse
Southbourne Surgery
Bournemouth, BH6 5BFView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
5 October 2026
1 day leftJob description
We are offering a desired 15 hour contract for the post-holder. The post-holder will be an integral part of the general practice team, as well as supp...
- Support the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and work to the
- Consult with patients
and their families to undertake assessments of patient need
- Support in the
long-term condition management within the organisation, including being
involved with quality improvement and assurance initiatives
- Support public health
and screening programmes, including immunisations, vaccinations, and cervical
screening and also provide opportunistic health promotion advice
- Embed population health
management approaches within general practice, targeting health inequalities
and improving access
- As required, provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance
with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
- Teach and advise
patients and their families on how to manage their condition
- Support in the delivery
of enhanced services and other service requirements
- Lead on public health campaigns (e.g., flu
clinics)
- Provide travel advice services where trained.
- Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler, etc.) to
patients
- Maintain accurate
clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation ensuring that SNOMED CT
codes are used effectively
- Contribute to practice
targets (QOF, etc.), complying with relevant guidance
- Maintain chronic
disease registers and implement an effective call/recall system
responsible for the delivery of evidence-based nursing services, working as
part of the practice multi-disciplinary team, delivering care within their
scope of practice to the entitled patient population.
Working autonomously, the Practice
Nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as public health
and screening programmes, including infection prevention and control, chronic
disease management, immunisations, health promotion and prevention, well
man/woman clinics and cervical screening, Furthermore, they embed population
health management approaches within general practice, targeting health
inequalities and improving access.
At Southbourne Surgery our mission statement is to provide primary care services in a caring & compassionate
environment to improve the health and wellbeing of all our patients.
Qualifications
Essential: - Registered Nurse
Desirable
- 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
Experience
Essential
- Broad knowledge of general practice and experience of working as a Practice or Community Nurse.
- 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.
- Experience of infection prevention and control measures.
- Ability to promote best practice regarding nursing matters.
- Experience of working autonomously.
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs.
- 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.
Desirable
- Experience with chronic disease management.
- Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking.
- An appreciation of the NHS landscape including the relationship between individual organisations, PCNs and the commissioners.
- Good clinical system IT knowledge and an ability to record accurate clinical notes.
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance.
- 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).
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
15 September 2026
Last checked
17 September 2026
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