Job Details
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and committed Practice Nurse, with excellent communication skills to join the team. Our practice is built on the principles of providing friendly, caring and compassionate healthcare to all. We are an EMIS Web based practice, serving around 9800 patients in and around Southborough. We are looking to cover a minimum of 14 hours of nursing time, and Practice Nurse experience is essential.
Main Duties of the Job
Job Summary:
The post holder must work as part of a team, have the ability to organise and prioritise their own workload on a day to day basis, and observe strict rules about confidentiality at all times.
They must have previous experience of working in primary care. You will be required to undertake full treatment room duties, including immunisations, dressings, removal of sutures, cervical smear taking and anti-coagulation. Experience in additional areas including long term conditions (e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD), travel immunisations and family planning are desirable. You will also be the Infection Control Lead for the Practice.
Working strictly in accordance with specific practice or national guidelines, the Practice Nurse will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.
The post holder must maintain registration with NMC, maintaining its Code of Conduct to protect the public through professional standards. Fulfil its learning requirements.
We are looking to cover a minimum of 14 hours of nursing time, which can be relatively flexible in how it is delivered, but will likely need to cover some time on Thursdays and/or Fridays.
Additional hours may be required to cover annual leave and sickness, so flexibility is important.
Overview of your organisation
About the practice
St Andrews Medical Centre is situated between Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge, we are surrounded by beautiful rural country side, and in 2021 we moved into a brand new purpose built Medical centre within the new Southborough Community Hub. As a result we have state of the art facilities and we are looking to expand our already extensive multi-disciplinary team!
Currently, our multi-disciplinary clinical team is made up of 4 Partners (3 GP and a Clinical Pharmacist), 4 salaried GPs, 1 Paramedic Practitioner, 1 highly experienced Practice Nurses, an HCA, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and a GPA. All are supported by a dedicated admin team. In addition we do minor surgery and contraception services, and have the benefit of visiting specialists who run ophthalmology and ENT clinics out of our surgery.
We welcome applications from individuals who are passionate about making a difference in patient care and who thrive in a dynamic healthcare environment.
Job Type:
Part-time from April 2026
Contract: 4 months Fixed term
Benefits:
On-site parking
Work Location: In person