Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated part-time Practice Nurse for a minimum of two days per week on Thursdays and Fridays, we are open to consider additional hours if required now or in the future.
We are a friendly, supportive and thriving practice looking for a practice nurse to join our excellent team of 3 partners, 4 salaried GPs, 2 practice nurses, health care assistant and phlebotomist. The practice serves nearly 9000 patients from Surbiton Health Centre, a modern purpose built premises, and is five minutes from Surbiton station.
The role includes general practice nursing, adult and paediatric immunisations, travel advice and vaccinations, cervical screening, dressings, phlebotomy, long term conditions health management, health checks and the future training opportunity to specialise in Diabetes. Experience in Asthma and or Diabetes management advantageous.
Salary: Negotiable according to experience.
Please contact SWLicb.LMP@nhs.net via email to Suzanne Poole with a covering letter and CV or initial enquiries via telephone on Tel: 020 8390 9996
Address: Suzanne Poole, Langley Medical Practice, Surbiton Health Centre, Ewell Road, Surbiton KT6 6EZ
Closing date: Monday 14th July 2025
Main duties of the job
- General Practice Nursing duties to include dressings and treatment of minor trauma.
- The practice operates on a paperless basis. Clinicians are expected to put consultations on the clinical software provided at the practice.
- Venepuncture when no phlebotomist available.
- Ear syringing
- Audiograms
- Recording of ECGs when requested by a doctor
- Immunisations for children and adults
- Advise individual patients on aspects of their lifestyle to promote good health in accordance with modern practice.
- Pill check appointments & management of family planning patients.
- Carry out Health checks on practice patients
- Liaison where appropriate with other professionals and services to provide necessary patient care.
- Management of patients on chronic disease registers in coordination with other team members and practice protocols.
- Be involved in clinical audit within the practice team.
- Offer input, with colleagues, on maintaining up to date practice protocols and procedures; ensuring that wherever possible these reflect best practice.
- In cooperation with colleagues, maintain treatment room equipment and stock to a safe and satisfactory standard.
- Stock and pathology ordering in absence of HCA or adhoc as required
- Adopt the responsibilities of other nurses in their absence, within the limitations of personal professional training and professional accountability.
- Womens Health Carry our cervical cytology and deal with results in accordance with national and local guidelines.
About us
Kingston GP Chambers is a Federation of all NHS General Practices within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. It was founded in 2008 as a limited company whose shareholders are all 20 GP Practices within Kingston. The company is led by a Board of Directors who are also GP Partners in their own Practices within Kingston.
Kingston GP Chambers has worked collaboratively with both secondary care and the private sector. At present we provide community clinics for Dermatology, Urology, Neurology, Dementia and Diabetes.
In addition, Kingston GP Chambers are at the forefront of improving patient access to primary care. We deliver a comprehensive extended hours service offering GP appointments across three hubs in the evenings Monday to Friday, over the weekend and on Bank Holidays.
Kingston GP Chambers has the ability to respond rapidly, and we have continued to demonstrate the capability to provide high-quality, innovative and timely solutions to improving patient care and experience.
We work closely alongside the other GP Federations in Southwest London to continue the government's five-year forward plan and deliver patient services in the community.
We aim to continue to grow as we are increasingly recognised as the provider of choice for extended, enhanced and urgent GP services.
We also expect an increasing role as we support, reinforce and develop the position of general practice as the core building block for an increasing range of jointly-provided services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
General Practice Nursing duties to include dressings and treatment of minor trauma.
The practice operates on a paperless basis. Clinicians are expected to put consultations on the clinical software provided at the practice.
- Venepuncture when no phlebotomist available.
- Ear syringing
- Audiograms
- Recording of ECGs when requested by a doctor
- Immunisations for children and adults (both travellers and non-travellers). Complete relevant paper or computer claims for reimbursement /payment by Prescription Pricing Authority and/or Health Authority. Ensure patients that are not entitled to, or receiving, NHS treatment are charged the appropriate fee as advertised in the surgery.
- Advise individual patients on aspects of their lifestyle to promote good health in accordance with modern practice.
- Pill check appointments & management of family planning patients.
- Carry out Health checks on practice patients in accordance with agreed practice protocols. Proactively identify patients with Hypertension and raised Q Risk, code as necessary. Arrange appropriate investigation eg ABPM, interpret results. Arrange investigations for new hypertension patients and follow up.
- Liaison where appropriate with other professionals and services to provide necessary patient care.
- Management of patients on chronic disease registers in coordination with other team members and practice protocols.
- Be involved in clinical audit within the practice team.
- Offer input, with colleagues, on maintaining up to date practice protocols and procedures; ensuring that wherever possible these reflect best practice.
- In cooperation with colleagues, maintain treatment room equipment and stock to a safe and satisfactory standard.
- Stock and pathology ordering in absence of HCA or adhoc as required
- Adopt the responsibilities of other nurses in their absence, within the limitations of personal professional training and professional accountability.
- Womens Health Carry our cervical cytology and deal with results in accordance with national and local guidelines.
- In cooperation with colleagues, strive to maximise the efficiency of the nurse appointments system and develop the services offered by the nursing team to meet the patients and practices needs.
- Administer nebulised therapy to known asthmatic patients. (Known asthmatic patients can be assessed and treated by a Practice Nurse prior to discussion with a GP).
- Maintaining cold chain with regular audit. Twice daily fridge temperature recording
- Maintaining cleaning of treatment rooms and equipment.
- Attend or complete online training as required by the practice and your nurse governing body keeping your training up to date.
- Arranging investigations for newly raised blood pressures following the practice protocol
- Additional tasks if respiratory trained:
- Maintaining monthly recall in view of achieving QOF targets.
- Offer FeNo and Spirometry testing for diagnosis
- Maintain log for spirometry testing including calibration, service, cleaning and monthly biological control
- Other delegated duties considered appropriate to the post.
- Additional tasks if Diabetes trained*:
- Carry out 6 month and annual Diabetic health checks using the Diabetes clinical template
* For experienced Diabetes nurses opportunity for additional Diabetes role - tbc
Job description
Job responsibilities
General Practice Nursing duties to include dressings and treatment of minor trauma.
The practice operates on a paperless basis. Clinicians are expected to put consultations on the clinical software provided at the practice.
- Venepuncture when no phlebotomist available.
- Ear syringing
- Audiograms
- Recording of ECGs when requested by a doctor
- Immunisations for children and adults (both travellers and non-travellers). Complete relevant paper or computer claims for reimbursement /payment by Prescription Pricing Authority and/or Health Authority. Ensure patients that are not entitled to, or receiving, NHS treatment are charged the appropriate fee as advertised in the surgery.
- Advise individual patients on aspects of their lifestyle to promote good health in accordance with modern practice.
- Pill check appointments & management of family planning patients.
- Carry out Health checks on practice patients in accordance with agreed practice protocols. Proactively identify patients with Hypertension and raised Q Risk, code as necessary. Arrange appropriate investigation eg ABPM, interpret results. Arrange investigations for new hypertension patients and follow up.
- Liaison where appropriate with other professionals and services to provide necessary patient care.
- Management of patients on chronic disease registers in coordination with other team members and practice protocols.
- Be involved in clinical audit within the practice team.
- Offer input, with colleagues, on maintaining up to date practice protocols and procedures; ensuring that wherever possible these reflect best practice.
- In cooperation with colleagues, maintain treatment room equipment and stock to a safe and satisfactory standard.
- Stock and pathology ordering in absence of HCA or adhoc as required
- Adopt the responsibilities of other nurses in their absence, within the limitations of personal professional training and professional accountability.
- Womens Health Carry our cervical cytology and deal with results in accordance with national and local guidelines.
- In cooperation with colleagues, strive to maximise the efficiency of the nurse appointments system and develop the services offered by the nursing team to meet the patients and practices needs.
- Administer nebulised therapy to known asthmatic patients. (Known asthmatic patients can be assessed and treated by a Practice Nurse prior to discussion with a GP).
- Maintaining cold chain with regular audit. Twice daily fridge temperature recording
- Maintaining cleaning of treatment rooms and equipment.
- Attend or complete online training as required by the practice and your nurse governing body keeping your training up to date.
- Arranging investigations for newly raised blood pressures following the practice protocol
- Additional tasks if respiratory trained:
- Maintaining monthly recall in view of achieving QOF targets.
- Offer FeNo and Spirometry testing for diagnosis
- Maintain log for spirometry testing including calibration, service, cleaning and monthly biological control
- Other delegated duties considered appropriate to the post.
- Additional tasks if Diabetes trained*:
- Carry out 6 month and annual Diabetic health checks using the Diabetes clinical template
* For experienced Diabetes nurses opportunity for additional Diabetes role - tbc
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RCN qualification
- NMC registration
Desirable
- Experience in an NHS GP Practice
- Experience using EMIS Web
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Experience using a clinical software system
- Attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Very organised
- Well presented
- Ability to work under pressure
- Reliable and punctual
- Flexible and can do attitude
- Good written and spoken English
Desirable
- Specialist qualification in Diabetes
- Qualification in Asthma
- Cytology trained taking Smears/HPV
Experience
Essential
- Experience in an NHS GP Practice
- Experience using EMIS Web
- Ability to work a minimum of 16 hours on Thursdays and Fridays
Desirable
- Specialist qualification in Diabetes
- Specialist qualification in Asthma
- Cytology trained taking Smears/HPV
- Experience using a clinical software system
- Attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Very organised
- Well presented
- Ability to work under pressure
- Reliable and punctual
- Flexible and can do attitude
- Flexible and can do attitude
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RCN qualification
- NMC registration
Desirable
- Experience in an NHS GP Practice
- Experience using EMIS Web
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Experience using a clinical software system
- Attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Very organised
- Well presented
- Ability to work under pressure
- Reliable and punctual
- Flexible and can do attitude
- Good written and spoken English
Desirable
- Specialist qualification in Diabetes
- Qualification in Asthma
- Cytology trained taking Smears/HPV
Experience
Essential
- Experience in an NHS GP Practice
- Experience using EMIS Web
- Ability to work a minimum of 16 hours on Thursdays and Fridays
Desirable
- Specialist qualification in Diabetes
- Specialist qualification in Asthma
- Cytology trained taking Smears/HPV
- Experience using a clinical software system
- Attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Very organised
- Well presented
- Ability to work under pressure
- Reliable and punctual
- Flexible and can do attitude
- Flexible and can do attitude
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).
