Practice Nurse @ St Andrew’s Surgery

Job summary

St Andrew's Surgery is expanding its nursing team and is seeking a compassionate, motivated nurse to help deliver outstanding care to our 14,000 patients. This part-time role is for 20-25 hours per week, worked across 2-3 days.

You will provide a broad range of nursing services including cervical screening, childhood and adult immunisations, wound care, NHS Health Checks, health promotion, and support for patients with long-term conditions.

What We're Looking For

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Previous experience as a Practice Nurse in General Practice.
• Competent in cervical cytology.
• Experience delivering childhood and adult immunisations.
• Strong wound care and clinical assessment skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Our Values We're looking for someone who shares our commitment to:

• Honesty and Integrity - acting professionally, transparently and ethically.
• Respect and Trust - building positive relationships with patients and colleagues.
• Compassion and Empathy - providing person-centred care that makes a difference.
• Growth and Development - embracing learning, innovation and continuous improvement.

Why Join Us?

• Supportive and welcoming team culture.
• Excellent work-life balance.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Opportunities to develop specialist interests, including long-term condition management.
• Training practice committed to developing the future general practice workforce.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Care

• Perform cervical screening to current national standards (competency essential)
• Deliver baby and childhood immunisations, as well as adult vaccinations
• Provide a wide range of wound care, including assessment, dressings, suture removal, and management of more complex wounds
• Support patients with long term conditions such as asthma, COPD, diabetes, and hypertension (within scope of practice)
• Carry out routine clinical tasks such as ECGs, blood pressure checks, NHS Health Checks, and health promotion
• Offer lifestyle advice and patient education to support self management and wellbeing
• Maintain accurate, timely, and high quality clinical documentation
• Professional Practice
• Work collaboratively with GPs, nursing colleagues, HCAs, and the wider practice team
• Contribute to clinical meetings, audits, and quality improvement initiatives
• Maintain professional registration and meet all NMC revalidation requirements
• Participate in ongoing training and development to support service needs
• Uphold practice policies, safeguarding responsibilities, and infection control standards
• To support the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and to work to the IPC Policy and supporting the implementation of audits, training, support and evidence of compliance to the practice manager
• To implement vaccination programmes for adults and children such as Flu, Covid and Shingles.

About us

St Andrew's Surgery is a busy, progressive, and patient-focused GP practice located in the heart of Eastleigh, providing care to approximately 14,000 patients. We are proud to be rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and to have been recognised as the highest-rated GP practice in Eastleigh Borough in the 2025 GP Patient Survey.

As a training practice, we are committed to developing the future workforce of general practice and creating opportunities for our staff to learn, grow, and progress in their careers. We provide a full range of NHS primary care services to a diverse patient population and continually seek innovative ways to enhance the care and support we offer our community.

Our culture is built around our core values of Honesty and Integrity, Respect and Trust, Compassion and Empathy, and Growth and Development. We believe that excellent patient care starts with a supported and engaged workforce, which is why we place significant emphasis on staff wellbeing, professional development, teamwork, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

At St Andrew's, you will join a welcoming, collaborative team where your contribution is valued, your development is encouraged, and your work genuinely makes a difference to the lives of our patients every day.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Primary key responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse in delivering health services:

• Support the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and work to the IPC Policy
• 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
• Develop, implement and embed an effective care management programme for the frail and housebound patients registered with the organisation
• 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
• Support new-to-practice nurses and other healthcare professionals within the organisation
• Teach and advise patients and their families on how to manage their condition
• Participate in clinical audits and research projects and implements changes as required, including supporting with the development, and updating of practice protocols/guidelines and procedures locally
• Work within national and local protocols where these exist
• Recognise the boundaries of their practice and know when and to whom patients should be referred
• Support in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements
• Be aware of duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children
• Participate in the management of patient complaints when requested to do so and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought about through incidents and near-miss events
• Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes
• Contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance
• Support the practice team with the reviewing and implementation of practice policies and protocols, ensuring conformance to extant legislation
• Attend a formal appraisal with their manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed
• Lead on public health campaigns (e.g., flu clinics)
• Provide travel advice services
• 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
• Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times
• Chaperone patients where necessary
• Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
• Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients, etc.)

There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels

Wider responsibilities

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Practice Nurse has the following wider responsibilities:

• Develop, review and implement nursing protocols in conjunction with the partners
• Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
• Support and participate in shared learning in order to improve patient care
• Coordinate the nursing team rota, ensuring sufficient staff are available to meet patient needs
• Support with the planning and implementation of changes within the nursing team, enhancing the provision of services to patients
• Support in the coordination of the nursing team rota

Please see supporting file for full details of the role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience of working in a GP surgery as a Practice Nurse.

Desirable

• Experience in managing long term conditions, specifically Asthma.

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registered 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.

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

St Andrew’s Surgery

Address

166 Market Street

Eastleigh

Hampshire

SO50 5PT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.standrewssurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)