Job Title

Practice Nurse - Specialist Interest in Diabetes or Respiratory

Location

Lydney, Gloucestershire

Contract & Salary

• Part-time or full-time
• Up to £47,000 per annum
• Closing date: Friday, 2nd January 2026

Role Summary

Deliver high-quality primary care, focusing on long-term condition management in Diabetes or Respiratory. Support self-management, preventative care, and acute/long-term condition consultations.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct face-to-face, telephone, video, and e-consultations
• Manage acute and long-term conditions, provide vaccinations, screening, and health promotion
• Maintain accurate IT-based patient records
• Prescribe in line with guidelines (if qualified)
• Contribute to audits, quality improvement, and patient safety initiatives
• Support and cover for other nurses as required

Person Specification

Essential:

• Registered Adult/General Nurse (NMC) with current registration
• General practice experience and degree-level specialist qualification in long-term condition
• Excellent communication, IT, teamwork, and autonomous decision-making skills
• Polite, empathetic, flexible, motivated

Desirable:

• Independent prescriber or working towards
• Understanding wider determinants of health
• Driving licence and vehicle

Working Conditions

• Frequent computer use, time-pressured environment
• Exposure to body fluids and distressing situations
• Uniform required, DBS check required

Reporting Lines

• Clinically: Lead Nurse
• Operationally: Practice Manager

About the Organisation

• GP-owned, not-for-profit primary care organisation
• Supports 45,000+ patients in Gloucester and Forest of Dean
• Focus on staff wellbeing, professional development, and patient-centered care