Practice Nurse
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Stoke on Trent, ST3 2NA |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Closing date: | 9 Aug 2026 |
Summary
As a Practice Nurse, you will provide high-quality, evidence-based nursing care while working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, effective, and patient-centred services. Clinical Responsibilities Manage patients with long-term conditions by running nurse-led chronic disease clinics and supporting effective call and recall systems. Deliver national screening programmes, including cervical cytology, in accordance with current guidelines. Administer routine, seasonal, and travel immunisations and vaccinations, providing travel health advice where appropriate. Assess, treat, and manage patients presenting with minor injuries and minor illnesses within your scope of practice. Provide contraceptive services and support GPs in delivering sexual and reproductive healthcare. Undertake wound care, dressings, and other treatment room procedures. Perform, interpret, and act upon the results of agreed clinical investigations and diagnostic tests. Promote healthy lifestyles and deliver health promotion and disease prevention initiatives to support patients in managing their health and wellbeing. Communicate sensitively and compassionately with patients, relatives, and carers, including providing appropriate support when discussing difficult or distressing information. Act as a chaperone in accordance with practice policy when required. Administration and Quality Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential patient records using the clinical system, ensuring appropriate clinical coding in line with practice procedures. Complete all clinical documentation accurately and in accordance with professional, legal, and organisational requirements. Contribute to clinical audit, quality improvement initiatives, and research projects to support continuous service development. Assist in the development and implementation of practice policies, procedures, and service improvement plans. Professional Responsibilities Maintain current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and practise in accordance with the NMC Code. Maintain and develop professional knowledge and skills through continuing professional development (CPD), ensuring your Personal Development Plan (PDP) remains up to date. Work within current clinical guidelines, infection prevention and control standards, safeguarding procedures, and all relevant legislation, including Health and Safety and COSHH regulations. Promote and maintain a safe, supportive, and therapeutic environment for patients, colleagues, carers, and partner organisations. Demonstrate professionalism, compassion, and respect in all interactions with patients, colleagues, and external agencies. Attend and actively participate in practice meetings, mandatory training, and ongoing clinical education. Undertake any other reasonable duties appropriate to the role, commensurate with your skills, experience, and professional competence.
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