Overview
Registered Nurse opportunity within Hughenden Valley Surgeries. Join a stable, experienced team across two sites serving a multicultural patient population. The practice is seeking a motivated, team-oriented nurse, ideally with chronic disease management experience (e.g., asthma and/or diabetes).
Main duties include treatment room responsibilities (including baby immunisations and cervical screening) and chronic disease management. The practice is a training environment focused on developing staff with clinical supervision, training, and support to grow professionally.
About Us
Main site: Hughenden Valley; sister site: Prestwood. Free staff car parking at both sites. The team comprises 4 GP Partners, 3 salaried GPs, a prescribing Paramedic, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, and a nursing team with administration support. Hughenden Valley Pharmacy is located within the Hughenden site.
Locations:
* Valley Road, Hughenden, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4LG
* Chequers Drive Surgery, Prestwood, Great Missenden, Bucks. HP16 9DU
Job Details
Job title: Practice Nurse
Band: 6 (Agenda for Change). Salary: Depending on experience (competitive).
Contract: Permanent. Working pattern: Part-time, flexible.
Date posted: 08 September 2025. Reference: A4113-25-0000.
Job Responsibilities
Accountable to: Lead Nurse (clinical issues) and Practice Manager (other issues).
Daily supervision: Self-managed Lead Nurse, Drs or Practice Manager for exception management.
Overall objective: Be an effective member of the team providing comprehensive nursing services to the Practice patients, while supporting GPs and other Healthcare Professionals.
* Provide patient care in a caring and efficient manner in line with Practice aims and values.
* Support GPs and Healthcare Professionals to enable them to fulfil their duties of care.
* Maintain patient and practice confidentiality at all times.
Communication and liaison: Effectively communicate with team members, patients and carers across both sites, internal staff, district nurses, health visitors, midwives, and others as needed.
Key duties and responsibilities
* Dressings, wound management, and related care (with GP/nurse referral when appropriate).
* Childhood immunisations in accordance with NHS guidelines and policy.
* Vaccinations, vaccines education, health and hygiene management; vaccines for foreign travel as appropriate.
* General health advice and health promotion; ECGs; blood pressure checks; venepuncture.
* Chronic illness management clinics according to practice and national protocols.
* Smears; removal of sutures/clips; IUCD/IUS fitting assistance; new patient health checks.
* Urinalysis and other routine nursing procedures; ensure NHS compliance for new patient checks.
* Ear examination with onward referral as needed; administration and professional responsibilities including accurate notes in the electronic patient record (EPR).
Training and development: Annual appraisal-based training requirements; staff development supported by the Practice; maintain up-to-date knowledge and revalidation requirements.
* Participate in education and training of students and induct new staff where appropriate.
* Continue education via courses and study days for professional development.
Equality and professional conduct: Support equality, diversity, rights of patients and carers; maintain privacy and dignity; be welcoming, non-judgemental and respectful of circumstances and rights.
* Actively contribute to quality and risk management; monitor own performance and accountability.
* Work with other agencies to meet patient needs and manage time, workload and resources efficiently.
Qualifications
Essential: Registered General Nurse (RGN) qualification and practice nurse experience.
Desirable: Diploma in Asthma care and/or Diabetes care.
Other Requirements
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975; a disclosure submission will be made to the DBS.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Further information available on NHS Careers website.
Employer Details
Employer: Hughenden Valley Surgeries
Addresses:
* Valley Road, Hughenden, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4LG
* Chequers Drive Surgery, Prestwood, Great Missenden, Bucks. HP16 9DU
Employer website: https://www.ourpractice.co.uk
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