Collingwood Health Group

Practice Nurse

The closing date is 29 July 2025

Job summary

The Practice Nurse is a key member of the primary care team, delivering high-quality, evidence-based nursing care in a general practice setting. Working with GPs, nurse practitioners, nursing associates, healthcare assistants, and other team members, the Practice Nurse plays a vital role in managing long-term health conditions, promoting health, supporting screening programmes, and treating minor illnesses and injuries.

The role involves autonomous clinical practice within NMC scope, including chronic disease management (e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD), wound care, immunisations, cervical cytology, family planning, and lifestyle advice. The nurse also contributes to audits, quality improvement initiatives, and service development aligned with national and local healthcare priorities.

Strong clinical skills, excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, and a commitment to continuous professional development and patient-centred care are essential.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role will be providing a patient facing nursing service to the practice population. The role is expected to include but not be limited to:

Chronic disease management (including diabetes, respiratory, hypertension)

Womens health

Vaccination and immunisation programme (including seasonal vaccinations)

About us

Collingwood Health Group is a progressive, patient-focused GP practice dedicated to delivering high-quality primary care services. We foster a collaborative and supportive team environment and are committed to the ongoing professional development of all staff.

Serving a patient population of approximately 24,500 across four sites, we are a well-established, forward-thinking practice providing care to diverse communities. Our scale and multi-site presence enable us to offer a dynamic and resilient approach to service delivery.

Our organisation is led by a team of 10 dedicated GP Partners and supported by a wide-ranging multidisciplinary team that includes Salaried GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, a Community Practitioner, Physician Associate, Nursing Associates, Healthcare Assistants, and a Phlebotomist. We are also fortunate to have an integrated pharmacy team comprising Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians, who contribute significantly to the safe and effective management of prescribing and medication use.

This robust clinical workforce is underpinned by a highly skilled and efficient administrative team that ensures the seamless operation of the practice. Together, our multidisciplinary team is committed to providing outstanding care and continually improving health outcomes for the communities we serve.

***** Interviews are scheduled for Friday 22nd August 2025*****

Details

Date posted

15 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A3676-25-0009

Job locations

Collingwood Surgery

Hawkeys Lane

North Shields

Tyne And Wear

NE29 0SF


Jubilee Park Surgery

Cecil Street

North Shields

Tyne & Wear

NE29 0DZ


New York Surgery

Brookland Terrace

North Shields

Tyne And Wear

NE29 8EA


Shields Health Hub

Hawkeys Lane

North Shields

Tyne And Wear

NE29 0SF


Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of this post but will depend on whether the successful candidate has undertaken the relevant training and competencies.

  • Act independently within the practice team
  • Manage own clinical practice and that of other members of the nursing team to ensure safe effective care
  • Accept delegated responsibility and inherent accountability for the quality or own practice
  • Assess, plan and evaluate clinical nursing care to meet the needs of the individual and/or identified group
  • Assess, diagnose and treat specific conditions in accordance with agreed professional protocols and guidelines
  • Take the clinical lead in defined areas of nursing practice within the primary health care team.
  • Monitor own and teams work areas and practices and ensure they are free from hazard and conform to safety legislation.
  • Receive direct referral from health care professionals, other agencies and patients
  • Plan, manager and deliver programmes to improve health and disease in individuals or groups.
  • General practice nursing duties (including, but not exclusive to:
  • Women's Health and screening
  • Injections and vaccinations
  • Health promotion
  • Chronic disease management (including asthma, COPD, CVD, diabetes, heart failure and hypertension.
  • Filing and actioning test results
  • Involvement in meeting Qof targets

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of this post but will depend on whether the successful candidate has undertaken the relevant training and competencies.

  • Act independently within the practice team
  • Manage own clinical practice and that of other members of the nursing team to ensure safe effective care
  • Accept delegated responsibility and inherent accountability for the quality or own practice
  • Assess, plan and evaluate clinical nursing care to meet the needs of the individual and/or identified group
  • Assess, diagnose and treat specific conditions in accordance with agreed professional protocols and guidelines
  • Take the clinical lead in defined areas of nursing practice within the primary health care team.
  • Monitor own and teams work areas and practices and ensure they are free from hazard and conform to safety legislation.
  • Receive direct referral from health care professionals, other agencies and patients
  • Plan, manager and deliver programmes to improve health and disease in individuals or groups.
  • General practice nursing duties (including, but not exclusive to:
  • Women's Health and screening
  • Injections and vaccinations
  • Health promotion
  • Chronic disease management (including asthma, COPD, CVD, diabetes, heart failure and hypertension.
  • Filing and actioning test results
  • Involvement in meeting Qof targets

Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a general practice setting.
Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a general practice setting.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Collingwood Health Group

Address

Collingwood Surgery

Hawkeys Lane

North Shields

Tyne And Wear

NE29 0SF


Employer's website

https://collingwoodsurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Collingwood Health Group

Address

Collingwood Surgery

Hawkeys Lane

North Shields

Tyne And Wear

NE29 0SF


Employer's website

https://collingwoodsurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

ANP

Sylvia Dryden

sylvia.dryden@nhs.net

01912571779

Details

Date posted

15 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A3676-25-0009

Job locations

Collingwood Surgery

Hawkeys Lane

North Shields

Tyne And Wear

NE29 0SF


Jubilee Park Surgery

Cecil Street

North Shields

Tyne & Wear

NE29 0DZ


New York Surgery

Brookland Terrace

North Shields

Tyne And Wear

NE29 8EA


Shields Health Hub

Hawkeys Lane

North Shields

Tyne And Wear

NE29 0SF


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