Practice Nurse

Hightown Surgery
Practice Nurse
Permanent position
Part time

Job summary
We are looking for a Practice Nurse with experience in all basic Practice Nurse tasks to become part of the current nursing team. Skills and interest in diabetes would be particularly welcome. We are a friendly, motivated and mutually supportive nursing team within our 6 partner, training practice. You will be part of an expanding nursing team that includes 3 other Practice Nurses, 2 HCAs, ANP, SNA and a phlebotomist.

Hours
2 or 2.5 days per week. 20 - 25 hours.
Likely work pattern Mondays and Tuesdays.
Cover to 19.15 on Monday evenings and some early mornings and Saturday mornings to support enhanced access contractual practice opening hours.
Informal visits are strongly encouraged. Come and see if this is where you would be happy working.
Please contact our Practice Manager, Jenny Falkner View email address on meeveem.com

Please Note
If the successful candidate is a patient at Hightown Surgery there will be a requirement for them and their immediate household to move to another practice.

Main duties of the job
Our ideal candidate will have previous experience in General Practice. You would be pivotal in supporting the Practice with its targets, chronic disease management and maintaining our standards of care for our practice population.

The role involves delivery of all practice nurse services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, having responsibility for a number of clinical areas including chronic disease management, health promotion and prevention, as well as supporting the management team in reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.
Skills and interest in diabetes/respiratory.
We use EMIS/Optum clinical system, Arden clinical templates, AccuRx, Docman and MedLink.

About us
We are a 12,500 patient cohesive, welcoming and well-respected training practice of 6 partners, 6 salaried GPs, GP registrar, strong nursing team, broad pharmacy team, shared PCN staff : MSK practitioner, social prescriber and care coordinator. We are well supported by our management, admin, patient services & data teams. The practice provides a nurturing, developmental environment for all staff, recognising this as a priority to enable us to provide best care to our patients.
We are members of a small, 3 practice PCN.

What we can offer you

• The opportunity to be part of a dynamic, experienced and supportive team where you will be warmly welcomed and respected by patients and colleagues.
• 33 days annual leave pro rata (including bank holidays)
• NHS pension scheme
• Consistently high patient satisfaction survey results (and local reputation), CQC rating good.

Where we are and what the area offers
Banbury is a market town close to Oxford, Stratford upon Avon, Warwick, Cotswolds and Bicester Village.
Good choice of schools, both private and state.
Excellent rail and road links to London and Birmingham.
Situated next to Horton General Hospital; facilitates good links with local consultants + ambulatory unit for same-day assessment/investigation.

Details
Date posted: 31 July 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: Depending on experience
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: A2241-26-0006
Job locations: Hightown Gardens, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9DB, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
For further information
Please see attached job description and personal specification with essential & desirable qualities and experience

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse (NMC)
• Primary care experience

Experience
Essential

• All basic practice nurse tasks and duties.
• Experience of working in Primary Care/General Practice
• Experienced using EMIS and Ardens templates
• Support Infection Prevention Control
• Long term condition management (skills/interest in diabetes/respiratory)
• Support public health and screening programmes
• Promote health management and support work practice work on health inequalities and improving access.
• Work within local and national protocols
• Support delivery of enhanced services and public health campaigns (eg vaccination programmes)
• Provide travel advice services
• Provide wound care
• Contribute to practice targets (QOF etc)
• Support the practice team dealing with clinical emergencies
• Please see full specification attached.

Desirable

• Please see full specification attached.
• Post grad degree - diabetes/insulin

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).