Practice Nurse

We are preferably looking for an experienced Practice Nurse to join our friendly, dynamic and progressive nursing team who can confidently step into the role, work independently and make an immediate contribution to our existing amazing nurse team. This will be to cover for 1 year while one of our nurses is on maternity leave, starting around January/February 2027.

This is a part-time position (25-30 hours pw)
Tuesdays until 8pm with a flexible start time and
Wednesdays (as we
operate an offsite leg club) are essential
, with some flexibility on other days and hours.

We are a large, welcoming GP practice in Chippenham, Wiltshire, caring for around 15,500patients. Our nursing team is supportive, well-established and works closely together to deliver high-quality patient care - and we're looking for someone confident and experienced who can step straight into the role and work independently from day one.

Our Practice Nurses provide a wide range of services, including:

Chronic disease management

Baby and childhood immunisations

Smears

Routine treatment room work

Leg club attendance

We are a training practice and love helping people develop, but for this role we're particularly keen to hear from nurses who already have solid practice experience and feel comfortable managing clinics and workload independently.

If you'd like an informal walk-around or a friendly chat about the role, please email us and mark your email Practice Nurse Vacancy.

As an experienced Practice Nurse you will be expected to deliver a wide range of clinical services across the practice, including but not limited to:

Running routine health screening and health promotion clinics, taking appropriate histories and assessments.

Providing chronic disease management for conditions such as asthma, COPD, hypertension and cardiovascular health, using evidence-based care plans and supporting patients in self-management.

Managing wound care and dressings, including minor and complex wound management and suture removal where appropriate.

Delivering womens health services, including cervical screening and smear tests in line with national guidelines.

Administering baby and childhood immunisations, as well as adult vaccinations according to NHS schedules.

Providing health and lifestyle advice, promoting disease prevention, smoking cessation and healthy behaviours.

Keeping clear, accurate and up-to-date patient records so that care is safe, consistent and meets professional and legal standards.

Working collaboratively with GPs, healthcare assistants, administration staff and other health professionals to ensure coordinated, high-quality patient care.

We are a dynamic and progressive GP surgery based in Chippenham, working closely with other local practices within our Primary Care Network (PCN) to provide joined-up, high-quality care for our patients.

We operate a combination of on-the-day urgent appointments and pre-bookable routine clinics, offering consultations via telephone, video and face-to-face to meet the different needs of our patient population.

Our practice is based in a large, modern, purpose-built building, which also accommodates dental services and the local out-of-hours service - supporting integrated, accessible care within the community.

We are a friendly, supportive and collaborative team, and as a training practice we are committed to supporting ongoing learning, professional development and career progression for our staff.

Looking for a new challenge? Then look no further.

The post holder is a registered experienced nurse who, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide general practice nursing services to the whole practice population.

As an autonomous practitioner, the nurse is responsible for the care delivered and will demonstrate sound clinical judgement, critical thinking and decision-making skills in the management of patients. The post holder will work collaboratively within the general practice team to meet patient needs and to support the delivery of practice policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities;

Clinical Practice

Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and wellbeing.

Proactively identify, assess and manage patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, where appropriate.

Work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals to diagnose, monitor and manage long-term conditions, including non-pharmacological interventions, in line with national and…