About this role
Job summary
The Practice Nurse position is suitable for a qualified nurse, ideally with post-registration experience in Primary Care, including for example, GP nurses, Community Nurses, Urgent Treatment Centre Nurses, etc.You would be willing to support a wider clinical team on any one of a number of particular clinical areas which have high demand amongst our patient demographic, e.g. Diabetes, Anticoagulation, Tissue viability, Respiratory etc.
The role requires resilience and the ability to be flexible and adaptable. You will be confident to work alone without direct supervision, undertaking and reporting autonomous decisions made in practice.
Main duties of the job
Demonstrate competence and clinical skills in the assessment of patients in the general practice setting, ensuring care is planned in partnership with patients and all information is clearly and objectively recorded according to practice policy.
Able to recognise personal development needs and also facilitate learning for patient, carers, other staff and students.
You are part of the Mereside practice nursing team with delegated responsibility for patient care, being accountable to the Nurse Manager.
About us
Mereside Medical is a flourishing group of three East Cambridgeshire practices in Ely, Haddenham and Soham, together serving c.45,000 patients. As a group, weve grown rapidly and now employ more than 170 people across the three practices. We are people-centred in our approach to work and believe that every contact that a patient has with our staff is as valuable as the next in the patient journey. We believe in clinical excellence, and that general practice is the cornerstone of well-being in our community. We are innovative and forward-looking, and we embrace technology to enable more effective, efficient, and connected ways of working to deliver ever better outcomes for our patients.
Our goal is to deliver on the ambitions laid out in the NHS 10 year Health Plan for England in a way that is locally relevant, valued by patients, and satisfying for our staff. In addition to our core general practice work we run a large clinical research trials unit and we work closely with the ICB to develop innovative ways to improve local service provision. We are the lead practice for one of the two local PCNs and are represented in both.
We are proud to be the host organisation for the NIHR Greater Cambridge & Suffolk Commercial Research Delivery Centre (Primary Care), one of only 14 in England. This prestigious designation recognises our commitment to accelerating commercial clinical research delivery for health and economic benefit across our region.
Job description Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice and Quality
Demonstrate competence and clinical skills in the assessment of patients in the general practice setting, ensuring care is planned in partnership with patients and all information is clearly and objectively recorded according to practice policy.
To do this you will be required to:
Practice in compliance with your respective code of professional conduct and scope of practice, being responsible and accountable for your decisions, actions, and omissions at this level of practice Be competent in conducting the full range of responsibilities typically associated with Treatment Room and Primary Care, including: Child Immunisations,Cervical Cytology,Complex Dressings Assess patients, taking into account their physical, mental and social states, alongside the impact of their environment and support available to them, to produce a person-centred plan of care Demonstrate knowledge of a broad range of long-term conditions and local care pathways. Demonstrate effective communication skills to optimise patient satisfaction while managing their expectations and supporting them to make decisions, plan care, or make positive change, including: When dealing with sensitive or confidential matters that may also have legal or ethical considerations, for example, safeguarding, substance abuse, sexual orientation and gender identity, racial and ethnic diversity, mental illness, disabilities, etc. To support patients to adopt health promotion strategies, and apply principles of self-care, including referring or sign-posting to other services that may support their wider well-being, e.g. District Nurses, Social Prescribers, Health & Well-being coaches, etc. Work collaboratively with your colleagues within Mereside practices and across the local health economy to manage risks and issues, and integrate effectively with health and social care providers, ensuring consistency of care across settings and practices Actively contribute to implementing the quality governance systems and processes across the organisation, demonstrating receptiveness to challenge and learn, and preparedness to constructively challenge others, in doing so. This includes but is not limited to healthcare records, learning points, and significant events: Be confident in, and/or willing to learn, relevant technologies to facilitate remote consultations and effective cross-site working (e.g. MS Teams, AskMyGP, SystmOne, AccuRx) Be willing to develop learning materials for patients and adapting care to support individual needs in patients, across a variety of media.Facilitation and Learning
Able to recognise personal development needs and also facilitate learning for patient, carers, other staff and students.
This requires you to:
Take responsibility for, your own learning and professional development plan that reflects the breadth of the needs of practice nursing in primary care Proactively share learning, information, and good practice insights across the practice and wider organisation to facilitate individual and team learning Advocate for, and positively contribute to, a cohesive culture of organisational learning and collaboration both within and between teams, to ensure the best patient experience throughout their entire journey Contribute to building confidence within the team through work-based and inter-professional learning, mentoring and role modelling.Teamwork
You are part of the Mereside practice nursing team with delegated responsibility for patient care, being accountable to the Nurse Manager.
This requires you to:
Contribute positively to a sense of cohesion, and foster a culture of wider collaboration, across the organisation, engaging effectively with collaboration tools such as MS Teams to improve communication and information sharing across sites and teams, including remote workers Prioritise own workload and manage your time effectively to ensure that cases handled by the most clinically appropriate member of the team, and completed in a timely manner Be proactive within your team to identify and service suggest improvements to the Nursing Manager based on feedback, evaluation, and need.You should have or be:
Essential
Registered Nurse qualification with current NMC registrationAdditional Criteria
Excellent communication and people skills Ability to work effectively in a demanding environment Ability to work both independently and as part of a team Strong organisational skills and attention to detail Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced healthcare environment Compassionate and patient-centred approach to care.Experience
Experience working as a practice nurse, community nurse or similar role Experience delivering immunisations and vaccinations Cervical cytology qualification Experience providing wound care, dressings and the management of complex wounds.Desirable but not essential:
Experience in chronic disease management Minor illness.This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of duties. The need for flexibility is required and the post holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee's skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.
If you are interested in this role please send a CV and covering letter to:
Closing date: 26 June 2026 Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early.
Please note we will be interviewing for this role on 09 July 2026.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Experience working as a practice nurse, community nurse or similar role Experience delivering immunisations and vaccinations Cervical cytology qualification Experience providing wound care, dressings and the management of complex wounds.
Desirable
Experience in chronic disease management Minor illness.
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse qualification with current NMC registration
Desirable
Excellent communication and people skills Ability to work effectively in a demanding environment Ability to work both independently and as part of a team Strong organisational skills and attention to detail Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced healthcare environment Compassionate and patient-centred approach to care.
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 Mereside Medical Group
Address Brewhouse Lane
Soham
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB7 5JD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.meresidemedical.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)