Practice Nurse

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Practice Nurse

The closing date is 21 April 2026

North House Surgery, located in Crook, has an exciting opportunity to expand our team of Practice Nurses by recruiting another Practice Nurse to join our friendly and supportive team at North House Surgery.

North House Surgery is a friendly Practice with an approximate list size of 13,500 patients. We are a busy Practice situated in the heart of Crook. We are looking forward to welcoming a Practice Nurse to expand and enhance our team, working part time.

As well as general practice nursing duties (including, but not exclusive to, women's health and screening, vaccinations, injections and health promotion), this post has a substantial focus on delivering effective individualised care to patients.

The successful candidate will be required to work within the professional boundaries of a qualified nurse and provide an extremely high standard of nursing care for patients registered at the practice.

Key responsibilities

• To assess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of healthcare is appropriate, incorporating evidence-based practice
• To develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
• To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health
• To manage patients with chronic disease (e.g. respiratory reviews, diabetes reviews)
• To provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
• To prescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of practice
• To provide wound care / wound management
• To request pathology services and process pathology results as required
• To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
• To ensure read codes are used effectively by all members of the nursing team
• To ensure compliance with the practice chaperone policy
• To assist GPs with minor surgery when required
• To prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
• To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
• To recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
• To administer adult and child vaccinations
• Women's Health And Screening
• To understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
• To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
• To liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
• To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
• To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies

Secondary responsibilities

• Develop and review audit protocols and process for the practice, effectively utilising the audit cycle
• Develop, review and implement nursing protocols in conjunction with the partners
• Support all members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary, participating in appraisals and training needs analyses as required
• Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
• Support and participate in shared learning within the practice in order to improve patient care
• Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
• Participate in the review of significant and near miss events applying a structured approach, i.e., root cause analysis (RCA)

About us

Our current clinical team consists of 7 GP Partners, 2 Salaried GPs, 2 ANPs and 3 GP Registrars.

Our surgery is housed in purpose-built accommodation located in the semi rural town of Crook. We also serve the surrounding villages of Howden le Wear and Witton le Wear.

North House Surgery is a well-established training practice for both GP Registrars and Medical Students. We have a strong focus on education and run regular in house teaching sessions.

We have a fantastic nursing team including 5 Practice Nurses, 4 Health Care Assistants, and a Phlebotomist. North House Surgery is also well supported by Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Social Prescribers and Wellbeing Coach.

Our CQC inspection was very positive with us gaining an overall score of Good. The Practice is actively involved in our local PCN and Federation.

Our clinicians are supported by an excellent administrative team led by our experienced Practice Manager. They work hard to ensure the Practice runs smoothly. North House Surgery is a GMS practice with a list size of 13,500. We are offering a salary depending on experience, CQC Good rating from 2018 High QOF achievers, SystmOne practice. We're a friendly bunch here at North House Surgery and we're looking for a like-minded Practice Nurse who would be willing to help the Practice to continue to provide a high level of care.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)

Clinical Knowledge and skills

• Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• New patient medicals
• Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
• Understanding the importance of evidence-based practice
• Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
• Chaperone procedure
• Womens health (cervical cytology)
• Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
• Chronic Disease Management
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies

Personal Qualities

• Polite and confident
• Flexible and co-operative
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
• Motivated, forward thinker
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations

Skills

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal skills
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Clear, polite telephone manner

Other requirements

• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours

Experience

• Experience of working autonomously
• Experience of infection prevention and control measures
• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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