Senior Practice Nurse - Tieve Tara

Senior Practice Nurse - Tieve Tara

Job summary

There are 2 posts available:

• 1.00 WTE substantive
• 0.80 WTE FTC maternity leave

Tieve Tara Medical Centre which is part of Spectrum Community Health CIC, are looking for a Practice Nurse to join our friendly nursing team. We are a busy surgery with approximately 5,500 patients so an adaptable approach is needed.

We are seeking to appoint an individual with a caring nature who will provide and maintain a professional manner and a high standard of nursing care for our patients.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Practice Nurse with good communication skills, and a commitment to working as part of a strong and effective team.

Ideally the successful applicant will be qualified to undertake chronic disease management (Diabetes, and/or COPD and Asthma), travel health, women's health and all general treatment room tasks. We would be supportive of any training requirements.

Applicants must be a fully qualified Registered General Nurse (RGN) and have a valid NMC number.

• General Treatment Room duties
• Smear Taker Wound Knowledge (including Doppler and Compression)
• Childhood Immunisations
• Travel Immunisations

The flexibility to be able to cover sick/annual leave at times if required.

We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.

We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people - our patients, service users, staff and partners.

• Access to NHS Pension
• Time for you day (additional day off)
• Welcome payment for some posts
• Refer a friend scheme
• Training and Development opportunities
• Flexible Working
• Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
• Up to 33 days annual leave

Date posted: 20 July 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time

Reference number: 847-RM-26-V907

Job locations: Tieve Tara Medical Centre, Tieve Tara Medical Centre, Park Dale, Castleford, WF10 2QP
, United Kingdom

Please refer to attached job description, per job specification which covers these Routine Responsibilities

• Diagnosis, monitoring and development of individual management plans: agreeing these as appropriate with the patient and other health professionals.

• Checking compliance with the adherence to appropriate treatments using a holistic patient-centred approach.

• Identifying the impact of treatment and implementing or recommending changes as appropriate.

• Provide patients with comprehensive information about potential health risks and chronic disease, using education, discussion and appropriate literature, to promote understanding of lifestyle issues, in particular smoking cessation, healthy eating and regular exercise.

• Working with patients to develop a management plan where health problems or potential health problems are identified

• Provide in depth monitoring and advice as appropriate and work with the patient in deciding on management plans.

• Undertaking a pre-travel risk assessment using the information the patient has provided on their travel form prior to their appointment.
• Identifying problems
• Administering travel vaccinations as appropriate, using either a valid Patient Group Directive or Patient Specific Directive according to the current guidelines.
• Pr…