Job Summary
We are looking to recruit an experienced practice nurse to join the team here at Trescobeas Surgery, to work 24 hours a week over 3 days.
To be responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The practice nurse will work in collaboration with the nursing team in a number of clinical areas such as infection prevention and control, health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, well women clinics, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure
Main duties of the job
To develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
To provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
To provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients
To request pathology services as necessary
To process pathology results as required
To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
To ensure read codes are used effectively
To chaperone patients where necessary
To assist GPs with minor surgery when required
To prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
To recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
To implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
To support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
To liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies
To understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
About Us
We are GMS practice with a registered list of 10,700 patients with a dispensing branch surgery.
We are a friendly, supportive and well-established practice which achieves excellent QOF results. We currently have five established partners and 4 salaried GPs working alongside our practice nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, physios, social prescribers and mental health hub within the Primary care Network (PCN) group.
We are a training practice for undergraduates and GP trainees.
We offer family planning, minor surgery and joint injections and are looking to invite the right person to join our team for a period of 12 months.
Details
Date posted
11 February 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
A
Job locations
Trescobeas Road
Falmouth
Cornwall
TR11 2UN
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:
To develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
To provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
To provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients
To request pathology services as necessary
To process pathology results as required
To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
To ensure read codes are used effectively
To chaperone patients where necessary
To assist GPs with minor surgery when required
To prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
To recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
To implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
To support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
To liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies
To understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the practice nurse may be requested to:
Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of drugs
Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary
Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)
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:
To develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
To provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
To provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients
To request pathology services as necessary
To process pathology results as required
To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
To ensure read codes are used effectively
To chaperone patients where necessary
To assist GPs with minor surgery when required
To prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
To recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
To implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
To support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
To liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
To support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies
To understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the practice nurse may be requested to:
Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of drugs
Support junior members of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary
Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
Strong IT skills
Clear, polite telephone manner
Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
Effective time management (planning and organising)
Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
Good interpersonal skills
Problem solving and analytical skills
Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
Desirable
Systmone user skills
Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
Experience with clinical risk management
Qualifications
Essential
Registered nurse
Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)
Experience
Essential
Experience of working in a primary care environment
Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
Experience of chronic disease management
Experience of infection prevention and control measures
Clinical Knowledge
Essential
Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
ECGs
Venepuncture
Chaperone procedure
Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
Hypertension
Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
Understanding the importance of evidence based practice
Broad knowledge of clinical governance
Ability to record accurate clinical notes
Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs
Understanding of infection prevention and control measures
Knowledge of health promotion strategies
Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
Desirable
Travel medicine
Asthma
Spirometry
CHD
Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
Personal Qualities
Essential
Polite and confident
Flexible and co-operative
Motivated, forward thinker
Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
High levels of integrity and loyalty
Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
Commitment to ongoing professional development
Effectively utilises resources
Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
Essential
Other Requirements
Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
Occupational health clearance
NMC registration
Person Specification
Essential
Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
Occupational health clearance
NMC registration
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
Trescobeas Surgery
Address
Trescobeas Road
Falmouth
Cornwall
TR11 2UN
Employer's website
https://www.trescobeas- (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Trescobeas Surgery
Address
Trescobeas Road
Falmouth
Cornwall
TR11 2UN
Employer's website
https://www.trescobeas- (Opens in a new tab)
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