About this role
Job summary
Practice Nurse (28 hours per week)
Are you a Practice Nurse looking for a new and exciting opportunity and wishing to make an impact in primary care?
If so, join our friendly, experienced nursing team who are passionate about patient care, positive and forward thinking.
Newent Doctors Practice has an exciting opportunity for a practice nurse to join our expanding practice in semi-rural Newent. Newent is a small market town which is central for a Gloucester, Ross, Malvern, Ledbury, or a Tewkesbury commute.
We are looking for an experienced practice nurse but are also willing to train the right nurse for a long-term role.
We are offering a position of 28 hours per week across four days.
Salary is negotiable depending on qualifications and experience.
Please note you will be expected to support our enhanced access clinics and work a late shift every Thursday evening as part of your weekly contractual hours and approximately 3 Saturday mornings a year for which you will be paid overtime.
Informal visits welcome.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 21st June 2026
Please contact the practice on 01531 820689 if you require further information.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will join our nursing team and will be working alongside our nurse lead, practice nurses, healthcare assistants and phlebotomists to provide a range of nursing services to our patients.
Ideally the post holder is an experienced practice nurse who, acting within their professional boundaries will be responsible for the implementation of processes for the effective management of patients with long-term conditions using evidence-based practice including care for elderly and housebound patients.
They will work as a senior member of the practice multidisciplinary team and will ensure nursing services are delivered effectively to the entitled patient population.
About us
Newent Doctors Practice is a ten general practitioner training practice with approximately 12,000 patients, based in the semi-rural town of Newent, which is just 8 miles from the city of Gloucester on the Gloucestershire/Herefordshire Border.
You will be joining a practice, where team work and community is important and where we are commited to providing a high level of care to our patients.
Job description Job responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the practice nurse. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
Main duties of the jobThe core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse are as follows. On occasion, there may be a requirement to carry out tasks not listed below, that are within the reasonable scope of the role.
To support the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and to work to the IPC Policy
To assess the needs of patients ensuring the provision of healthcare is appropriate, incorporating evidence based practice
Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients that promote health and wellbeing
To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to patients health
Provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and NSF
To diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions as required
To review patient medications to enhance compliance
Co-ordinate the provision of travel medicine services
Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with existing legislation
Ensure read codes are used effectively by all member of the nursing team
Ensure appropriate use of the chronic disease registers
Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
To implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Experience of working within a nursing team Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse Experience of chronic disease management Wound care/removal of sutures and staples ECGs Venepuncture New patient medicals Requesting pathology tests and processing results Understanding requirement of PGDs and associated policies Women's health (cytology, contraception, etc) Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel) Chronic disease management (Diabetes, Asthma, COPD, etc) Travel Medicine Spirometry Experience in infection prevention and control Ability to record accurate notes
Desirable
Experience of working in a GP Practice Knowledge of health promotion strategies Knowledge of public health issues in the local area. Mentor or teaching qualification Post graduate diploma or degree (Chronic Disease Management) Nurse Prescriber Family Planning qualification
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 Newent Doctors Practice
Address Watery Lane
Newent
Gloucestershire
GL18 1BA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.newentdoctors.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)