Job summary
We are
looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Practice Nurse to join our rural GP
practice, Much Birch Surgery.
Both full time or job share will be considered.
Closing date: 30/06/2026
Interview date: 15/07/2026
This is an
opportunity to work in a well-established, patient-focused practice with a
strong team ethos and a reputation for delivering high-quality care. While we
benefit from being part of a larger organisation (Taurus Healthcare), we have
retained the supportive culture and close working relationships that come with
being a smaller practice.
Our team is
made up of GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Healthcare
Assistants, dispensary staff, and administrative colleagues who work closely
together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
What makes
our practice different is the emphasis we place on teamwork, support, and
professional development. Clinical staff participate in regular group clinical
supervision sessions, protected learning time, and daily team huddles. We
actively encourage staff to contribute ideas and help shape how services are
delivered and are always happy to look at different innovative approaches to
care.
We are
fortunate to have a loyal and supportive patient population and consistently
receive excellent patient feedback. We are proud of the relationships we have
built with our patients and the positive working environment we have created
for our staff.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone who:
- Is committed to delivering high-quality, evidence based patient-centred care
- Enjoys working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Values collaboration, professionalism, and continuous improvement
- Is keen to develop their skills and contribute to service development
- Shares our commitment to putting patients first
This role would suit a Practice Nurse who is looking for more than just a clinical post - someone who wants to be part of a team, contribute to the future of primary care, and work in an environment where their experience, ideas, and development are valued.
We welcome applications from candidates who may have less experience but can demonstrate the potential, motivation, and eagerness to learn and grow within the role.
About us
In return, we offer:
- A supportive and inclusive working environment
- Opportunities for ongoing professional development and career progression in line with appraisal and development plans
- Protected time for learning and development
- Regular clinical supervision and peer support
- The benefits of working within Taurus Healthcare while maintaining the identity and culture of a local practice
- A friendly, experienced team who genuinely support one another
We are a rapidly growing organisation with a mission to ensure that all patients have access to comprehensive, coordinated and continuous care within a sustainable primary care system.
We want to improve patient access, patient experience and health outcomes to significantly increase the quality of care for our patients.
The Much Birch GMS contract was novated to Taurus Healthare in February 2024, but the practice team remains unchanged as does the identity of the surgery in the local community.
Much Birch is :-
- A busy rural dispensing practice at the heart of the community.
- Located in the village of Much Birch, between Ross-on-Wye and Hereford city.
- Covering an area reaching from the edges of Hereford to Ross on Wye, and extending into the villages of the Golden Valley.
- List size of circa 5,000+ patients
- A supportive clinical team of GPs, ANPs, Paramedics, Practice Nurses, HCAs, Physiotherapist, Social Prescribers
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our Practice Nurses provide high-quality nursing care to patients
registered with the practice, promoting health, preventing disease, and
supporting the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic conditions.
This role will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to
deliver safe, effective, and patient-centred care.
Key Responsibilities (according to training and
experience)
- Undertake patient assessments and provide evidence-based nursing
care.
- Deliver chronic disease management clinics
- Administer vaccinations and immunisations in accordance with
national and local guidelines.
- Provide cervical screening (where appropriately trained).
-
Contraception
care and sexual health assessment and signposting
- Perform wound care, dressings, and suture removal.
- Conduct health promotion and lifestyle advice, including smoking
cessation, weight management, and healthy living.
- Carry out NHS health checks and screening programmes.
- Undertake phlebotomy, ECGs, blood pressure monitoring, and other
clinical procedures.
- Administer medications and injections under PGDs or PSDs as
appropriate
-
Provision, ordering and safe storage of vaccines for all ages in
line with national guidance and an up to date knowledge of PGDs.
-
Administering routine injections, as prescribed
- Recognise and respond appropriately to medical
emergencies.
-
Will play a vital role in providing, leading, coordinating and evaluating
care that is compassionate, evidence based, and personalised.
-
Are accountable for their own actions and those who they delegate to and
must be able to work autonomously, or as an equal partner with a range of other
professionals.
-
Will provide nursing care for people who could have
complex and concurrent mental, physical, cognitive, and behavioural care needs
-
Will make an important contribution to the promotion of health, health protection
and the prevention of ill health by empowering people to exercise choice, take
control of their own health decisions and behaviours and by supporting people
to manage their own care where possible.
-
Simple and complex wound management, doppler and compression
-
To
act as a link worker for an identified population of patients for example those
with an identified learning disability
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our Practice Nurses provide high-quality nursing care to patients
registered with the practice, promoting health, preventing disease, and
supporting the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic conditions.
This role will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to
deliver safe, effective, and patient-centred care.
Key Responsibilities (according to training and
experience)
- Undertake patient assessments and provide evidence-based nursing
care.
- Deliver chronic disease management clinics
- Administer vaccinations and immunisations in accordance with
national and local guidelines.
- Provide cervical screening (where appropriately trained).
-
Contraception
care and sexual health assessment and signposting
- Perform wound care, dressings, and suture removal.
- Conduct health promotion and lifestyle advice, including smoking
cessation, weight management, and healthy living.
- Carry out NHS health checks and screening programmes.
- Undertake phlebotomy, ECGs, blood pressure monitoring, and other
clinical procedures.
- Administer medications and injections under PGDs or PSDs as
appropriate
-
Provision, ordering and safe storage of vaccines for all ages in
line with national guidance and an up to date knowledge of PGDs.
-
Administering routine injections, as prescribed
- Recognise and respond appropriately to medical
emergencies.
-
Will play a vital role in providing, leading, coordinating and evaluating
care that is compassionate, evidence based, and personalised.
-
Are accountable for their own actions and those who they delegate to and
must be able to work autonomously, or as an equal partner with a range of other
professionals.
-
Will provide nursing care for people who could have
complex and concurrent mental, physical, cognitive, and behavioural care needs
-
Will make an important contribution to the promotion of health, health protection
and the prevention of ill health by empowering people to exercise choice, take
control of their own health decisions and behaviours and by supporting people
to manage their own care where possible.
-
Simple and complex wound management, doppler and compression
-
To
act as a link worker for an identified population of patients for example those
with an identified learning disability
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Work autonomously and collaboratively.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Competent use of Microsoft office and other IT programmes.
- Able to organise and plan own workload effectively.
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Part 1 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Register.
- NMC supervisor/assessor (expected for all registered nurses).
- Degree or equivalent.
- Able to demonstrate Continuing Professional Development (CPD) that is applicable to general practice nursing.
Desirable
- GPN fundamentals qualification or demonstrable equivalent training or experience.
Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Organised, friendly, approachable, polite and empathetic.
- Adaptable and comfortable dealing with changing priorities.
- Be a team player.
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care as general practice nurse.
- Experience of nurse led chronic disease management clinics.
- Experience of contraception and sexual health.
- Experience of wound management.
- Phlebotomy experience.
- Immunisation experience including COVID and Flu.
- Experience of working in a multi-professional environment
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Work autonomously and collaboratively.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Competent use of Microsoft office and other IT programmes.
- Able to organise and plan own workload effectively.
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Part 1 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Register.
- NMC supervisor/assessor (expected for all registered nurses).
- Degree or equivalent.
- Able to demonstrate Continuing Professional Development (CPD) that is applicable to general practice nursing.
Desirable
- GPN fundamentals qualification or demonstrable equivalent training or experience.
Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Organised, friendly, approachable, polite and empathetic.
- Adaptable and comfortable dealing with changing priorities.
- Be a team player.
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care as general practice nurse.
- Experience of nurse led chronic disease management clinics.
- Experience of contraception and sexual health.
- Experience of wound management.
- Phlebotomy experience.
- Immunisation experience including COVID and Flu.
- Experience of working in a multi-professional environment
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).
