Practice Nurse

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 or Band 6 Registered Nurse to join our expanding Single Neighbourhood Team within the Weald Primary Care Network. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside a multidisciplinary team that includes Nurses, Clinical Pharmacists, GPs, and Care Coordinators, supporting the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care across our member practices. We are happy to accept applications from individuals looking for full-time or part-time work.

Interviews will take place Thursday 17th September 2026.

• The successful candidate will play a key role in managing and supporting our frailty cohort, including palliative care patients, housebound individuals, and those living with frailty.
• Support public health and screening programmes, including immunisations, vaccinations, where appropriate.
• Completing CGAs and Respect forms.
• Deliver expert nursing assessments and manage complex care needs of housebound and care home residents within Weald PCN in partnership with GP.
• Deliver a range of nurse-led clinics and undertake housebound and care home visits, including providing vaccinations.
• Create a trusting partnership with patients and/or relatives/carers to communicate and explain complex medical issues.
• Mentor, support, and supervise new-to-general-practice nurses, student nurses, and other healthcare professionals (e.g., nursing associates, HCSWs) across the PCN by agreement and when appropriate.
• Be proficient in use of digital technologies applicable in the workplace to enhance personalised care.
• Advocate for people and nursing.
• Undertake mandatory training and CPD to meet NMC revalidation and practice needs.
• Provide clinical support and guidance to care home staff to improve patient safety and health outcomes.
• Identify own personal development needs, proactively seek feedback, and take effective action to address them using a mix of strategies.
• Work collaboratively across the PCN, actively engaging with community services, secondary care, social care, and voluntary sector providers to ensure integrated and holistic care pathways.
• Reflect on learning using appropriate frameworks (e.g. NMC Code).
• Adhere to CQC standards, infection prevention and control protocols, and safeguarding responsibilities.
• Participate in audits, significant event reviews, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Maintain confidentiality, information governance, and data protection in line with NHS standards.
• Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC.
• Ensure that their own practice is kept updated, using an acceptable model of clinical supervision.
• Take every opportunity to expand individual practice in line with the principles contained within the Nursing and Midwifery Councils (NMC) document The Code (2015) (or equivalent professional body).

• Self-directed practitioner
• Highly motivated
• Committed to continuous professional development
• Flexible
• Enthusiastic
• Partner collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, individuals, families and carers to make clinical decisions.
• Conscious of the need to act sustainably.
• Able and willing to travel to various care homes within the Ridge locality.
• Must have a clean driving license and access to a vehicle., Degree in Nursing or Registered Nurse Degree
• Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council
• More than one post-registration qualifications and CPD, for example certificates, diplomas or professional development courses at level 6 (e.g. long-term conditions care and/or public health initiatives)

• Clinical examination skills
• Ability to use clinical systems (Emis)
• Ability to use Microsoft 365 products (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Ability to communicate and compassion and integrity.
• Conflict management skills
• Able to combine theory and practical skills to develop nursing practice and judgment.

• Management of patients with long-term conditions
• Management of patients with complex needs
• Local plan and national health policy
• Understanding of a range of assessment methods.

• Knowledge of public health issues in the area
• Project management

• Experienced level of practice
• Working within frailty or management of patients with long-term conditions
• Primary Care or Community nursing experience
• Nurse-led management of minor illness, minor ailments and injuries
• Audit
• Research
• Clinical Leadership

• Nursing in care home settings
• Nurse prescribing
• Experience in clinical leadership

• Self-directed practitioner
• Highly motivated
• Committed to continuous professional development
• Flexible
• Enthusiastic
• Partner collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, individuals, families and carers to make clinical decisions.
• Conscious of the need to act sustainably.
• Able and willing to travel to various care homes within the Ridge locality.
• Must have a clean driving license and access to a vehicle., Degree in Nursing or Registered Nurse Degree
• Registered with Nursing and Midwifery…