Practice Nurse - maternity cover
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Primary Care Careers Practice Nurse - maternity cover
The closing date is 05 October 2026
Job summary
Old Road Medical Practice has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced practice nurse to join our team for a 6 month maternity cover contract. Hours to be discussed in interview.
Our dedicated team offers a wide range of services, including long-term condition management, annual health reviews, wound care, and same-day appointments for urgent health concerns. We are committed to supporting patients health and wellbeing at every stage of life, providing compassionate, professional care close to home.
Main duties of the job
- Undertaking health assessments, administering medication and treatments, and performing diagnostic tests.
- Providing and evaluating a range of health interventions to ensure that patients health and social care needs are met.
- General health and well-being promotion as well as creating individual, person-centred plans for patients with, or at risk of, a long term condition.
- Managing and treating long-term conditions, in line with national and local policies and the practice needs.
- Reviewing medication for therapeutic effectiveness, in accordance with evidence-based practice as well as national and practice protocols; working with patients to support their adherence to prescribed treatments.
- Prioritising health problems and intervening appropriately, to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
- Supporting and managing the health needs of women presenting for sexual health and contraception, and cervical cytology consultations.
- Implementing, and participating in, vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children, including patients travelling abroad.
- Meeting the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care.
- Hypertension review and management.
- Running asthma, COPD and diabetes clinics and reviews.
About us
Old Road Surgery, with practices in Clacton-on-Sea and St Osyth, is proud to provide high-quality, patient-centred healthcare to more than 9,000 local residents.
We offer:
- NHS pension scheme: includes family benefits, ill health benefits, 20% employer contribution
- Proper pay
- Eye-care vouchers
- Health service discounts
- Annual leave: To be discussed in interview
- Enhanced maternity & paternity terms
Details
Date posted
09 September 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience - TBD at interview
Contract
Locum
Duration
6 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
29981
Job locations
145-149 Old Road
Clacton on Sea
Essex
CO15 3AU
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Maternity cover post for 6 months.
- A relevant nursing degree.
- Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
Experience
Essential
- Competence to undertake asthma, COPD and diabetic clinics and reviews, holding relevant certificates.
- Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care, and recording spirometry.
- Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work. The successful candidate will value the dignity of our patients, their relatives and carers, as well as their colleagues at the practice.
- Knowledge, and experience of its application, in supporting long-term conditions.
- Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.
Qualifications
Essential
- Maternity cover post for 6 months.
- A relevant nursing degree.
- Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
Experience
Essential
- Competence to undertake asthma, COPD and diabetic clinics and reviews, holding relevant certificates.
- Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care, and recording spirometry.
- Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work. The successful candidate will value the dignity of our patients, their relatives and carers, as well as their colleagues at the practice.
- Knowledge, and experience of its application, in supporting long-term conditions.
- Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Primary Care Careers
Address
145-149 Old Road
Clacton on Sea
Essex
CO15 3AU
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Primary Care Careers
Address
145-149 Old Road
Clacton on Sea
Essex
CO15 3AU
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Recruitment Team
Old Road Medical Practice
01206918760
Details
Date posted
09 September 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience - TBD at interview
Contract
Locum
Duration
6 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
29981
Job locations
145-149 Old Road
Clacton on Sea
Essex
CO15 3AU
United Kingdom
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