General Practice Nurse

The Lakes Medical Practice

General Practice Nurse

The closing date is 20 November 2026

Job summary
Join The Lakes Medical Practice and play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to our diverse practice population. As a valued member of our team, you will work autonomously and collaboratively to support patients with long-term conditions, provide preventative healthcare, promote healthy lifestyles, and contribute to the ongoing development of nursing services within the practice.

We are looking for a motivated, compassionate and skilled registered nurse who is passionate about primary care and committed to delivering safe, evidence-based care. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical expertise while working in a supportive and forward-thinking practice that values teamwork, continuous learning and professional development.

The role offers a varied workload including chronic disease management, health promotion, immunisations, cervical screening, wound care and patient education. You will also have opportunities to contribute to quality improvement initiatives, mentor colleagues and support the delivery of excellent patient outcomes.

If you are an enthusiastic nurse who enjoys building long-term relationships with patients, thrives in a collaborative environment and wants to make a real difference to the health and wellbeing of the local community, we would love to hear from you. Working with us means joining a dedicated team that is committed to innovation, high standards of care and supporting staff to reach their full potential.

Main duties of the job
As a General Practice Nurse, you will deliver a wide range of nursing services to patients across all age groups within a busy primary care setting. You will manage long-term health conditions, provide health promotion and preventative care, support vaccination and screening programmes, and deliver treatment for minor illnesses and injuries.

The role involves conducting nurse-led clinics, supporting patients to improve their health and wellbeing, providing advice and education, and working closely with GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure patients receive high-quality, coordinated care. You will also contribute to service improvement, clinical governance, safeguarding, infection prevention and quality initiatives, while maintaining accurate patient records and supporting the development of colleagues and nursing services.

This is a varied and rewarding position that offers the opportunity to build lasting relationships with patients, work autonomously, and make a meaningful contribution to the health of the local community.

About us
The Lakes Medical Practice is a friendly, forward-thinking GP practice serving the communities of Penrith and the surrounding areas. We are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred healthcare while creating a supportive and inclusive environment for our staff.

Our team includes GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants, pharmacists, care coordinators, paramedics, administrative and patient support staff, all working together to provide the best possible care for our patients. We value teamwork, professionalism and mutual respect, recognising that every member of the practice plays an important role in our success.

We pride ourselves on fostering a positive working culture where staff are encouraged to share ideas, contribute to service improvement and develop their skills. We support continuous professional development and provide opportunities for training and career progression.

Working with us offers the chance to be part of a welcoming and dedicated team that is passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of our local community. We understand the importance of work-life balance and staff wellbeing and strive to create a workplace where colleagues feel valued, supported and empowered to deliver excellent patient care every day.

Details
Date posted: 23 October 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: Depending on experience
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: A5101-26-0003
Job locations: The Health Centre, Bridge Lane, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 8HW, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities

Role of department

• Respond to the nursing needs of patients and their carers
• Provide any immediately necessary treatment
• Provide ongoing management of all long term conditions according to practice protocols and NHS guidance
• Provide patients with information and advice to promote health and wellbeing
• Provide appropriate support to other practice team members relating to nursing procedures
• Carry out risk minimisation and public health campaigns and programs

Key working relationships
(The range of individuals and organisations the post holder has contact with, how regularly and for what purpose)

• Patient support team-daily-booking of appointments
• Prescriptions team-daily-processing prescription requests
• Doctor team-daily-carrying out delegated tasks
• External healthcare professionals-daily-co-ordinating shared care of patients

Duties and responsibilities of the post
Clinical practice

• Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate treatment programs that promote health and well being
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long term condition
• Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long term condition as appropriate
• Work with other health care professionals to diagnose, monitor, manage and treat long term conditions, including non-drug based treatment methods using a management plan, and in line with national and local policies and practice needs.
• Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence based practice and national and practice protocols.
• Work with patients in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments.
• Provide information and advice on prescribed or over the counter medication on medication regimens, side effects and interactions.
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self care.
• Support and manage health needs of women presenting for family planning and cervical cytology consultations
• Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with the NSF for mental health
• Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children
• Promote and deliver evidence based care for patient presenting with aural conditions
• Meet the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care.

Communication

• Demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment
• Communicate with and support patients receiving bad news
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating
• Anticipate barriers to communication and take actions to improve communication
• Estimate and maintain effective communication with individuals and