Job Summary
We have a great opportunity for an enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join our friendly teaching Practice.
We pride ourselves on delivering high quality holistic care to our patient population. We are looking for a forward thinking experienced Practice Nurse who has the qualifications and/or experience to support our patients with long term health conditions including CHD, Asthma, COPD and Diabetes, and be comfortable with the ever changing day to day world of General Practice.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will have the experience and qualification to advise patients in health prevention, carrying out screening and early management of long term health conditions.
The Successful Candidate Will Must:
Be a certified Registered Nurse
Have a current registration with the NMC
Be registered with the relevant professional body
About Us
Have experience in a range of nursing clinical skills
Great Ayton Health Centre is a CQC rated good Practice providing medical services in the village of Great Ayton and surrounding areas. We are a training and teaching practice and are committed to providing an excellent service to more than 5600 patients.
The Practice is lead by a team of two Partners who work collaboratively with their clinical team of Salaried GP, ANP, Practice Nurse, Nursing Associate, Physicians Associate and Clinical Pharmacists. There is a supportive non-clinical team to ensure the Practice functions efficiently.
Details
Date posted
29 August 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
A3217-25-0001
Job locations
Rosehill
Great Ayton
Middlesbrough
TS9 6BL
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
Assess, plan, develop, implement, provide and evaluate treatment programmes including, but not limited to:
Health promotion and well-being plus individual plans for patients with/at risk of a long term condition
Manage and treat long-term conditions, in line with national and local policies and practice needs
Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, in accordance with evidence based practice and national/practice protocols, and work with patients to support adherence to prescribed treatments
Prioritise health problems, intervening appropriately, to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
Support and manage health needs of women presenting for family planning and cervical cytology consultations
Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children including patients travelling abroad
Meet the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care
Diagnose and treat minor illnesses
Communication
Demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment
Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating, including those receiving bad news
Act as an advocate when representing patients and colleagues
Participate in practice team meetings
Delivering a quality service
Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
Prioritise, organise and manage own and others workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality
Deliver care as an individual and team according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care, assessing effectiveness of care delivery through peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation and leading on the maintenance of quality governance systems for the nursing team
Implement and review the application of evidence-based practice in nursing
Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required
Evaluate patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care
Participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation and assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery
Leadership personal and people development
Take responsibility for own development, learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model
Support the development of others in order to maximise staff potential
Delivery of practice nursing services to patients, ensuring that the needs of the patient are the priority
Planning and implementation of local guidelines, protocols and standards, and of local projects or initiatives
Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learningJob description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
Assess, plan, develop, implement, provide and evaluate treatment programmes including, but not limited to:
Health promotion and well-being plus individual plans for patients with/at risk of a long term condition
Manage and treat long-term conditions, in line with national and local policies and practice needs
Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, in accordance with evidence based practice and national/practice protocols, and work with patients to support adherence to prescribed treatments
Prioritise health problems, intervening appropriately, to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
Support and manage health needs of women presenting for family planning and cervical cytology consultations
Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children including patients travelling abroad
Meet the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care
Diagnose and treat minor illnesses
Communication
Demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment
Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating, including those receiving bad news
Act as an advocate when representing patients and colleagues
Participate in practice team meetings
Delivering a quality service
Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
Prioritise, organise and manage own and others workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality
Deliver care as an individual and team according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care, assessing effectiveness of care delivery through peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation and leading on the maintenance of quality governance systems for the nursing team
Implement and review the application of evidence-based practice in nursing
Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required
Evaluate patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care
Participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation and assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery
Leadership personal and people development
Take responsibility for own development, learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model
Support the development of others in order to maximise staff potential
Delivery of practice nursing services to patients, ensuring that the needs of the patient are the priority
Planning and implementation of local guidelines, protocols and standards, and of local projects or initiatives
Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registration as a Nurse
* Membership with the relevant professional body
Desirable
* Qualified Nurse Prescriber
* Working knowledge of TPP SystmOne
* Post graduate diploma or degree (Chronic Disease Management)
Experience
Desirable
* Experience of working in a primary care environment
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
* Experience of working in a primary care environment
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Great Ayton Health Centre
Address
Rosehill
Great Ayton
Middlesbrough
TS9 6BL
Employer's website
https://greataytonhealthcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Great Ayton Health Centre
Address
Rosehill
Great Ayton
Middlesbrough
TS9 6BL
Employer's website
https://greataytonhealthcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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