Job summary
We are one of the last remaining traditional small family practices and our much loved practice nurse, who has been with us for 25 years, is retiring.
This gives us an opportunity to rethink how we provide nursing care to our 2,200 patients. At this point we don't have fixed ideas and we are open to your suggestions.
This practice is consistently ranked in the top five in England for patient satisfaction and good relationships with our patients have always been important in our work.
What is important to us is that you are capable, that you fit in well into our small friendly team and that you can communicate well with our patients.
Don't let a lack of primary care experience put you off If you fit these criteria you may well be just who we are looking for.
This advert says 0.32 WTE but we wanted to say "12-24 hours"- according to the candidates available.
As a guide we might look for 12 hours of health care assistant time at band 3 and 12 hours of band 5 or 6 nurse time. However more of one and less of the other might also work well. Our ideal working hours may prove challenging for one person, particularly if they don't live locally on the other hand, the opportunities of working at the Adderlane Surgery may just suit you perfectly
We have not specified the Band of this post to avoid putting off the right candidate. If you are the right person, have limited experience, but are willing and able to learn then we would be happy to work with you.
Main duties of the job
You will be the senior, and maybe the only, nurse working at this practice. This is therefore not a highly specialised nurse role but rather is one which offers a breadth of responsibility and therefore requires a breadth of interest in primary care nursing.
Core responsibilities will include taking blood samples, checking blood pressures and giving injections including childhood immunisations and taking smears. Wider opportunities include recording and assessing other parameters such as respiratory function measures, ECGs and neuropathy testing in diabetes.
Beyond this are opportunities to be involved in the management of hypertension, asthma, COPD and diabetes according to your abilities, under the supervision of the doctors, and with training offered as needed.
Underlying all of this we are looking for someone who is good at helping our patients feel at ease, and encouraging them to take part in looking after their own health a good practice nurse will find many opportunities for health education and for supporting people through health problems and life in general.
This post offers an opportunity to play an important role in the care of over 2,200 patients and to build up important relationships within the practice team and with the friendly community we serve.
About us
The Adderlane Surgery is one of the smallest family practices in the North East and can trace its origins to the 1870s. We believe in the importance of ready accessibility and approachability of all our team members and good long-term relationships within the team and between ourselves and the community we serve. Long term personal continuity of care is at the heart of what we seek to provide and we are proud of the fact that we have worked together in knowing our families over many years.
This is general practice with strengths you might have imagined 40 or 50 years ago something which our patients greatly appreciate and which we enjoy.
The latest GP patient survey ranks us as one of the best five practices in England and has done for a number of years.
We recognise that over-stressed staff of all grades do not perform to the best of their ability and we work hard to reduce the risk of our team members being overstrained. There are times when we are busy, but we feel these are well balanced by the times we are not and we work to make each other's work lives a pleasure and not a pain.
We are currently a team of two doctors, one nurse, a manager, a secretary and two receptionists and we all have an important role to play in delivering the great care we seek to provide why not come and join us?
Details
Date posted
17 February 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
A
Job locations
Adderlane Surgery
Adderlane Road
Prudhoe
Northumberland
NE42 5HR
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be the senior, and maybe the only, nurse working at this practice. This is therefore not a highly specialised nurse role but rather is one which offers a breadth of responsibility and therefore requires a breadth of interest in primary care nursing.
Core responsibilities will include taking blood samples, checking blood pressures and giving injections including childhood immunisations and taking smears. Wider opportunities include recording and assessing other parameters such as respiratory function measures, ECGs and neuropathy testing in diabetes.
Beyond this are opportunities to be involved in the management of hypertension, asthma, COPD and diabetes according to your abilities, under the supervision of the doctors, and with training offered as needed.
Underlying all of this we are looking for someone who is good at helping our patients feel at ease, and encouraging them to take part in looking after their own health a good practice nurse will find many opportunities for health education and for supporting people through health problems and life in general.
This post offers an opportunity to play an important role in the care of over 2,200 patients and to build up important relationships within the practice team and with the friendly community we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be the senior, and maybe the only, nurse working at this practice. This is therefore not a highly specialised nurse role but rather is one which offers a breadth of responsibility and therefore requires a breadth of interest in primary care nursing.
Core responsibilities will include taking blood samples, checking blood pressures and giving injections including childhood immunisations and taking smears. Wider opportunities include recording and assessing other parameters such as respiratory function measures, ECGs and neuropathy testing in diabetes.
Beyond this are opportunities to be involved in the management of hypertension, asthma, COPD and diabetes according to your abilities, under the supervision of the doctors, and with training offered as needed.
Underlying all of this we are looking for someone who is good at helping our patients feel at ease, and encouraging them to take part in looking after their own health a good practice nurse will find many opportunities for health education and for supporting people through health problems and life in general.
This post offers an opportunity to play an important role in the care of over 2,200 patients and to build up important relationships within the practice team and with the friendly community we serve.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Evidence of training or qualifications for the responsibilities of the post.
* Competence
* Willingness to learn and adapt to change.
Desirable
* A cheerful hard working attitude.
* An ability to communicate well with our patients and their families.
* Friendliness and an ability to work well in our small team.
Experience
Essential
* Evidence of training or qualifications for the responsibilities of the post.
* Competence
* Willingness to learn and adapt to change.
Desirable
* A cheerful hard working attitude.
* Flexibility in dealing with day to day variations in demand.
* An ability to communicate well with our patients and their families.
* Friendliness and an ability to work well in our small team.
* Previous experience with the management of long term conditions will be helpful but we are happy to ensure training is provided if necessary to ensure an ability to deliver required services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Evidence of training or qualifications for the responsibilities of the post.
* Competence
* Willingness to learn and adapt to change.
Desirable
* A cheerful hard working attitude.
* An ability to communicate well with our patients and their families.
* Friendliness and an ability to work well in our small team.
Experience
Essential
* Evidence of training or qualifications for the responsibilities of the post.
* Competence
* Willingness to learn and adapt to change.
Desirable
* A cheerful hard working attitude.
* Flexibility in dealing with day to day variations in demand.
* An ability to communicate well with our patients and their families.
* Friendliness and an ability to work well in our small team.
* Previous experience with the management of long term conditions will be helpful but we are happy to ensure training is provided if necessary to ensure an ability to deliver required services.
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).
Additional information
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
The Adderlane Surgery
Address
Adderlane Surgery
Adderlane Road
Prudhoe
Northumberland
NE42 5HR
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Employer details
Employer name
The Adderlane Surgery
Address
Adderlane Surgery
Adderlane Road
Prudhoe
Northumberland
NE42 5HR
Employer's website
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