About this role
Job summary
Practice Nurse
Permanent, Full-Time or Part-Time (Flexible)
Interviews are likely to be held on Monday 23rd November 2026.
We are looking for a kind and compassionate Practice Nurse to join our friendly and supportive team. If you thrive on building meaningful connections with patients, take pride in delivering high-quality, person-centred care, and enjoy collaborating with a close-knit team, this role is for you.
At Clifton Court, we value teamwork, empathy, and a shared commitment to making a difference in our community. You will work alongside our GPs, Lead Nurse, and healthcare assistants in a supportive, forward-thinking practice where your skills and kindness will be truly appreciated.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will
- Provide exceptional, patient-centred care with warmth and professionalism, including ECGs, dressings, cervical smears, vaccinations, wound management, and chronic disease reviews.
- Work as part of our collaborative nursing team, contributing to a positive and inclusive environment where everyones voice is heard.
- Support patients with chronic conditions, helping them manage their health with empathy, patience, and expertise.
- Engage in health promotion and preventive care, empowering patients to make informed choices about their well-being.
- Maintain accurate records and adhere to NMC standards, safeguarding, and infection control protocols to ensure the highest level of safety and care.
About us
Clifton Court Medical Practice is a thriving, friendly training practice in Darlington, conveniently located near the town centre with excellent transport links. Our multidisciplinary team,including GPs, nurse practitioners, practice nurses, healthcare assistants, pharmacists, and care coordinators is supported by a dedicated administrative team that ensures smooth operations and a positive work environment.
We are proud of our collaborative culture, where teamwork, mutual respect, and work-life balance are at the heart of everything we do. We regularly come together for team events, training, and development opportunities, fostering a supportive and enjoyable workplace.
Join us and be part of a practice that values kindness, passion, and a shared commitment to our patients and community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Clinical Care
- Deliver high-quality, compassionate nursing care across a range of duties, including:
- Venepuncture, diagnostic tests (e.g., ECGs, cervical cytology), and specimen handling.
- Immunisations and vaccinations (adult, child, and travel).
- Wound care, dressings, and chronic disease management (e.g., diabetes, respiratory conditions, hypertension).
- New patient checks, health assessments, and opportunistic screening.
- Administer medicines, injections and vaccinations safely and effectively under the appropriate legal authority, including prescriptions, Patient Specific Directions and Patient Group Directions, and in accordance with practice policies.
- Provide holistic, patient-centred assessments, offering advice, support, and signposting to promote health and well-being.
2. Team Collaboration
- Work closely with colleagues in a supportive and cooperative manner, contributing to a positive team dynamic.
- Participate in team meetings, training, and development to share knowledge and grow alongside your peers.
- Support junior staff where needed, fostering a culture of learning and mutual respect.
3. Compliance and Quality
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date clinical records in line with NMC guidelines and practice policies.
- Ensure compliance with infection control, safeguarding, and health and safety standards.
- Contribute to audits, quality improvement initiatives, and the maintenance of disease registers.
4. Patient Communication
- Communicate clearly, kindly, and effectively with patients, carers, and colleagues, even in complex or sensitive situations.
- Promote self-management and healthy lifestyle choices through empathetic education and support.
- Uphold confidentiality, professionalism, and dignity in all interactions.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering safe, person-centered nursing care.
- Experience of assessing patients and planning, delivering and evaluating appropriate nursing interventions.
- Experience of supporting patients with long-term conditions.
- Experience of working autonomously within professional competence.
- Experience of working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of maintaining accurate and contemporaneous clinical records.
Desirable
- Previous experience in general practice or another primary care setting.
- Experience in respiratory long-term condition management.
- Experience of undertaking cervical screening.
- Experience of delivering adult and childhood immunisation programmes.
- Experience in travel health.
- Experience of clinical audit, quality improvement or maintaining disease registers.
- Experience using SystmOne.
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse with active registration.
- Evidence of relevant continuing professional development.
- Current training or competence appropriate to the clinical duties undertaken.
Desirable
- Recognised qualification or accredited training in one or more long-term conditions, such as asthma, COPD, diabetes or cardiovascular disease.
- Cervical sample-taking qualification and evidence of current competence.
- Immunisation and vaccination training covering adults and children.
- Travel health training or qualification.
- Independent or supplementary prescribing qualification.
- Full UK driving licence.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Clifton Court Medical Practice
Address
Victoria Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL1 5JN
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.cliftoncourtmedicalpractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)