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INTRODUCTION
Are you a nurse who thrives in a team-oriented environment, is committed to ongoing development, and wants to make a real difference in the community? We want to hear from you.
Job Summary
INTRODUCTION
Are you a nurse who thrives in a team-oriented environment, is committed to ongoing development, and wants to make a real difference in the community? We want to hear from you.
Rush Hill and Weston Surgery are looking for a passionate and motivated nurse to join our dynamic practice nursing team in a busy GP surgery setting. This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse who is driven to deliver high standards of care and is eager to develop their skills within a supportive primary care environment.
Previous experience of primary care nursing is desired but not essential if you can demonstrate excellent transferable skills and a passion for practice nursing.
We Are Looking For The Following:
JOB TITLE: Practice Nurse (with opportunity for team leadership development role)
CONTRACT:Permanent x 2 posts
HOURS:34hrs & 24 hrs respectively.Across 4-5 days Monday to Friday with occasional Saturdays.Job Share considered.
SALARY:Dependent on experience with opportunity for progression
REPORTS TO:Lead Practice Nurse
ACCOUNTABLE TO:GP Partners (Clinical)&Practice manager (Organisational and Administrative)
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a compassionate and enthusiastic individual with the ability to adapt to change and work confidently in a transformative environment. You must demonstrate strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, enabling you to make sound clinical decisions and contribute meaningfully to patient care.
You will work collaboratively with our multidisciplinary team, offering support, guidance and education to others, while also developing your ability to work autonomously. Full training and support will be provided to help you grow into the role and take on new responsibilities confidently.
The role will involve managing a diverse clinical case load, delivering personalised care, supporting patients in the management of long-term conditions, and promoting health education and prevention. You will play a key part in encouraging patients to take control of their health through evidence-based and compassionate care.
(Furthermore, there is an exciting opportunity to work alongside the current lead nurse to develop leadership and team management skills with the prospect of an established leadership role within the team).
The post holder will be expected to contribute to audit, education, research and supporting, implementing and evaluating local standards, policies, guidelines and care pathways. NMC requirements will be met, and the individual will work within the NMC Code of Conduct to agreed practice standards and protocols.
About Us
Rush Hill Surgery is situated on the Southwest hills of the city of Bath with a branch site at Weston surgery in the Northwest of Bath. We cover a large area and have 9100 patients registered to our practice. We are part of the Minerva Primary Care Network and work closely with our partners to meet the needs of our patients.
We offer high quality primary care health services for the area that is responsive to our population needs. Our dedicated nurse team treats minor ailments as well as providing specialist management of long-term conditions and wider healthcare issues and offer extensive health promotion.
Details
Date posted
11 August 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
A4434-25-0002
Job locations
20 Rush Hill
Bath
BA2 2QH
Weston Surgery
36 Combe Park
Bath
BA1 3NR
Job Description
Job responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF POST HOLDER
Meeting patients nursing care needs as identified, or where care has been transferred to them by a GP. This will usually be in surgery, but occasional home visits may also be required.
Initiating and maintaining health screening and promotion clinics for identified areas of the practice population, recognising where modification of systems or referral is necessary.
Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate treatment programmes for patients whilst promoting health and well-being.
Employ a shared care approach to supporting patients managing long term conditions and chronic diseases. This includes but is not limited to, requesting diagnostic metrics, operate diagnostic equipment, ability to interpret clinical information and provide explanations to patients in a sensitive manner, undertake regular medication reviews within your scope of practice and arrange follow up review suitable to patients and practices needs, using the recall systems.
Clinics Include:
* Asthma
* COPD
* Diabetes
* Cardiovascular disease
* Hypertension
* Cervical screening
* Family planning and sexual health
* Menopause management
* Learning Disability Health Assessments
Provide Routine Treatment In General Clinics, Including:
* Wound management (simple and complex wounds) including doppler assessment and compression bandaging
* Suture/clip removal
* Venepuncture
* Administering injections
* Childhood vaccinations (routine and unscheduled)
* Travel immunisations and advice
* ECGs
* NHS health checks
* General health screening including height, weight, BP, urinalysis, smoking status, alcohol and lifestyle.
* Knowledge of and ability to explain rationale behind national and local screening programs and promote uptake of screening. Access appropriate resources to promote health literacy and screening information.
* Use of motivational techniques to support lifestyle modifications and behaviour change.
* Effectively communicate with and refer to outside agencies to support all aspects of health management ensuring continuity of care.
Apply infection control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines.
Support Patients And Colleagues To Adopt Evidence-based Infection And Prevention Control (IP&C) Measures To Prevent The Development Of Health Care Associated Infections In Line With The Practices Health And Safety Policy And Antimicrobial Strategy To Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance. This Will Include:
* Effective hand hygiene following the 5 moments for hand hygiene.
* Applying universal precautions
* Appropriate and safe management of specimens including disposal
* Appropriate waste material segregation and disposal
* Effectively and safely dealing with blood and bodily fluid spillages
* Reporting and management of sharps injuries
To be able to recognise a deteriorating patient and appropriately escalate concern to senior colleagues.
To be competent in managing emergency situations including completion of annual basic life support (BLS) and resuscitation techniques and anaphylaxis.
Maintain contemporaneous and accurate patient records.
Use the practice computer systems for input of information for recall and screening purposes.
Contribute to clinical audit and the setting up and monitoring of standards of care.
Assist in education of others within the clinical setting, including unqualified staff.
Act as assessor and mentor to other staff where necessary including student health care professionals.
Work effectively in the team demonstrating excellent communication skills.
Maintain your own continuous professional registration in line with regulatory body requirements and Practice requirements.
Be available to deal with any patient query that may prove to beyond the ability of the medical receptionist and be aware of limit of own ability.
Ensure that all formal complaints are passed onto the Practice Manager for immediate action.
Have good IT literacy and use the computer and communication systems effectively and professionally.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS REQUIRED
Excellent communication skills written/verbal/listening.
Be a reflective practitioner.
An ability to prioritise workload.
Use available resources effectively.
Ability to make safe clinical decisions, underpinned by current evidence.
Contribute to the development and implementation of new ideas to improve patient care and/or the practice environment.
Contribute to future practice policies and growth.
Have awareness of budgetary constraints and help make cost effective decisions.
* The above is not a complete list of all tasks to be undertaken, but a sample of the type of work you will be asked to undertake.
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
You will be expected to maintain your own annual registration with the NMC.
You will be expected to have up to date knowledge of and practice to the NMC code of professional standards of practice and behaviour and understand the importance of professional accountability.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
ADDITIONAL SKILLS REQUIRED
Excellent communication skills written/verbal/listening.
Be a reflective practitioner.
An ability to prioritise workload.
Use available resources effectively.
Ability to make safe clinical decisions, underpinned by current evidence.
Contribute to the development and implementation of new ideas to improve patient care and/or the practice environment.
Contribute to future practice policies and growth.
Have awareness of budgetary constraints and help make cost effective decisions.
* The above is not a complete list of all tasks to be undertaken, but a sample of the type of work you will be asked to undertake.
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
You will be expected to maintain your own annual registration with the NMC.
You will be expected to have up to date knowledge of and practice to the NMC code of professional standards of practice and behaviour and understand the importance of professional accountability.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Qualification and experience
* Registered nurse.
* Minimum 2 years post registration experience but will consider newly qualified nurses with primary care experience.
* Willingness to learn and acquire new skills and demonstrate transferable skills.
* Insight and understanding of current issues affecting primary care nursing and the NHS.
* Evidence of appropriate knowledge base.
* Demonstrate an understanding of audit.
* Knowledge of clinical governance.
* Excellent computer skills.
* Awareness of health and safety and IP and C issues.
* Specific Skills
* Good interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.
* Ability to problem solve and make decisions.
* Able to demonstrate personal and professional accountability and autonomy.
* Ability to develop effective working relationships.
* Ability to be reflective, accept criticism and act constructively.
* Be self-motivated.
* Able to be adaptive to work pressures and changing circumstances.
* Good time management skills, punctual, able to manage and prioritise workload.
* Act in a way that recognises peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies and current legislation.
* Respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
* Physical fitness
* Fitness to carry out safe manual handling duties and dexterity requirements.
* Able to travel between sites using own transport.
* Maintains own health and wellbeing.
* Additional requirements
* ideally, Hold a current and full driving licence and have access to a car.
* Can work within core practice hours: 8am-6pm.
* Is reliable.
* Can be flexible for cover.
* Ability to work a share of Saturday morning clinics.
Desirable
* Qualification and Experience
* Post-registration study in topics allied to general practice and, or chronic disease management qualifications.
* NonMedical prescribing qualification
* Undertaken mentorship qualification (FLAP or equivalent)
* Specific skills
* Willingness to undertake further study.
* Uses initiative
* Additional requirements
* Membership of a professional bodies or interest groups.
Person Specification
Essential
* Qualification and experience
* Registered nurse.
* Minimum 2 years post registration experience but will consider newly qualified nurses with primary care experience.
* Willingness to learn and acquire new skills and demonstrate transferable skills.
* Insight and understanding of current issues affecting primary care nursing and the NHS.
* Evidence of appropriate knowledge base.
* Demonstrate an understanding of audit.
* Knowledge of clinical governance.
* Excellent computer skills.
* Awareness of health and safety and IP and C issues.
* Specific Skills
* Good interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.
* Ability to problem solve and make decisions.
* Able to demonstrate personal and professional accountability and autonomy.
* Ability to develop effective working relationships.
* Ability to be reflective, accept criticism and act constructively.
* Be self-motivated.
* Able to be adaptive to work pressures and changing circumstances.
* Good time management skills, punctual, able to manage and prioritise workload.
* Act in a way that recognises peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies and current legislation.
* Respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
* Physical fitness
* Fitness to carry out safe manual handling duties and dexterity requirements.
* Able to travel between sites using own transport.
* Maintains own health and wellbeing.
* Additional requirements
* ideally, Hold a current and full driving licence and have access to a car.
* Can work within core practice hours: 8am-6pm.
* Is reliable.
* Can be flexible for cover.
* Ability to work a share of Saturday morning clinics.
Desirable
* Qualification and Experience
* Post-registration study in topics allied to general practice and, or chronic disease management qualifications.
* NonMedical prescribing qualification
* Undertaken mentorship qualification (FLAP or equivalent)
* Specific skills
* Willingness to undertake further study.
* Uses initiative
* Additional requirements
* Membership of a professional bodies or interest groups.
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
Rush Hill & Weston Surgery
Address
20 Rush Hill
Bath
BA2 2QH
Employer's website
https://www.rushhillandwestonsurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Rush Hill & Weston Surgery
Address
20 Rush Hill
Bath
BA2 2QH
Employer's website
https://www.rushhillandwestonsurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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