Practice NurseNHS

Job summary

The Lighthouse Group Practice is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Practice Nurse to join our healthcare team. The Practice Nurse will provide high-quality clinical care to patients of all ages, supporting the delivery of primary care services. This role involves conducting health assessments, administering vaccinations, managing chronic conditions, providing health education, and promoting preventive care. The successful candidate will work closely with GPs, other healthcare professionals, and administrative staff to ensure patient safety, efficient clinic operations, and positive patient experiences.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role include, but are not limited to:

• Deliver evidence-based nursing care, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation for patients with acute and long-term conditions
• Support chronic disease management, immunisations, wound care, cervical screening, travel health, minor surgery support, and health promotion
• Promote medicines optimisation, lifestyle advice, early identification of risk factors, and opportunistic prevention during patient contacts
• Maintain high standards of clinical governance, including accurate SNOMED CT / read coding, infection prevention and control, safeguarding, and emergency response
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team, contributing to audits, service development, training, and quality improvement initiatives
• Refer appropriately to secondary care and community services to ensure coordinated, holistic patient care

Job description

Clinical Responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care using evidence-based practice

Manage acute and chronic conditions within scope of practice

Deliver chronic disease management clinics (e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD, hypertension, CHD)

Provide wound care, including leg ulcer management and Doppler assessments

Administer immunisations and vaccinations in line with national schedules

Deliver cervical screening (where trained and accredited) Provide travel health advice and vaccinations

Support minor surgery procedures and post-operative care

Request pathology investigations and interpret results in line with protocols

Review and support patient medication compliance and concordance

Provide lifestyle advice and health promotion (smoking cessation, weight management, alcohol advice)

Recognise and respond to clinical emergencies

Maintain accurate and timely clinical records using SNOMED / read coding

Ensure compliance with infection prevention and control procedures

Safeguard adults and children in accordance with local and national policies Use and maintain disease registers effectively

Refer patients appropriately to secondary care and community services Deliver opportunistic health promotion during patient contacts

Identify and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions

Infection Prevention, Safeguarding, and Governance

Support the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Lead, ensuring compliance through audits, training, and reporting

Contribute to the IPC annual statement in conjunction with the Lead Practice Nurse / Business Manager

Ensure compliance with safeguarding, chaperone, and substance misuse policies

Maintain accurate clinical records using SNOMED CT coding and ensure effective use of disease registers

Teamwork and Service Development

Work cohesively as part of the nursing team, maintaining high standards of safe practice

Contribute to audits, protocol development, significant event reviews, and quality improvement initiatives

Participate in shared learning, training, and appraisal processes

Liaise with external services and agencies to ensure holistic patient care

Working Conditions

Standard general practice environment with clinical and administrative responsibilities

Occasional requirement to attend training, meetings, audits, or local initiatives

Full adherence to infection control, safeguarding, information governance, and health & safety policies

About us

The Lighthouse Group Practice is a busy, welcoming inner-city GP surgery providing a full range of NHS services to approximately 12,000 registered patients. As an established training practice, we are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care in a friendly and professional environment. Our experienced team takes pride in maintaining excellent standards of clinical care, customer service, and continuous professional development.