Practice Nurse - South Wight Medical Practice

Overview

Practice Nurse - South Wight Medical Practice

The closing date is 25 February 2026

Job summary

South Wight Medical Practice will be the employer for this post.

Hours:

Two part time positions. Hours can be negotiated and/or job share, to the equivalent of a full time position. Salary:
Dependent on experience. You must be able to work at all three sites in the villages of Brighstone, Godshill and Niton. We are a rural, dispensing GP Practice committed to serving our community, with patient centred care and traditional values at the heart of what we do. We are looking to expand our small team by welcoming two fully qualified nurses.

Experience in General Practice is ideal but not essential; what matters most is your commitment to providing high-quality, compassionate care. In this role, you will have the opportunity to build lasting relationships with patients, work as part of a supportive team, and deliver personalised, evidence-based care in a welcoming environment.

The Main responsibilities of the role include:

• Chronic disease management.
• Health promotion.
• Cytology.
• Basic wound care including removal of sutures.
• Vaccinations and immunisations.
• ECGs.
• Asthma, peak flow readings, Spirometry.
• INR monitoring using INR star.
• Provide travel advice for patients prior to travel.
• Monitor appropriate use of medical supplies e.g dressings, vaccines.
• Implement and adhere to Infection Prevention and control measures and requirements.

We are a small but friendly team in caring for our population of 6000 patients. We are based across three sites in the villages of Brighstone, Godshill and Niton. We host a multi disciplinary team across our 3 sites in the South Wight and are an active member of the South Primary Care Network (PCN).

Job responsibilities

For full job description see supporting document.

Job Summary:

This role is responsible for the delivery of evidence-based nursing services, working as part of the practice multi-disciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population.

Working autonomously, the Practice Nurse will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as public health and screening programmes, including infection prevention and control, chronic disease management, immunisations, health promotion and prevention, well man/woman clinics and cervical screening. Furthermore, they embed population health management approaches within general practice, targeting health inequalities and improving access.

The post-holder will be an integral part of the general practice team, as well as supporting the wider practice nurse network and multi-disciplinary team. They are to participate in formal training events and to promote best practice in their area of expertise as well as supporting the practice management team in the reviewing and delivery of clinical policy and procedure.

This organisation must ensure that the post-holder has access to appropriate clinical supervision and an appropriate named individual in the organisation to provide general advice and support on a day-to-day basis. Further information on clinical supervision can be sought within the organisations Clinical Supervision Policy.

The following are the core responsibilities of the Practice Nurse in delivering health services:

• Support the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead and work to the IPC Policy.
• Consult with patients and their families to undertake assessments of patient need.
• Support in the long-term condition management within the organisation, including being involved with quality improvement and assurance initiatives.
• Develop, implement and embed an effective care management programme for the frail and housebound patients registered with the organisation.
• Support public health and screening programmes, including childhood immunisations, vaccinations, and cervical screening and also provide opportunistic health promotion advice.
• Embed population health management approaches within general practice, targeting health inequalities and improving access.
• As required, provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based…