Company Name
Mount Farm Surgery
All Locations
Bury St Edmunds
Advertising Salary
£28.00 - £31.00 per hour DOE
Function
Nurse & Nursing Associate
Careers Site Advertising End Date
28 Jan 2026
Vacancy ID
29282

About the Role

Due to retirement, Mount Farm Surgery has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced nurse manager to join our team on a full or part time basis - there is some flexibility in hours and working pattern for the right candidate.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

  • Act as the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) lead, working to the IPC Policy to provide audits, training, support and evidence of compliance.  To produce the IPC annual statement in conjunction with the Practice Operations Manager
  • Line management of the nursing team, conducting regular one-to-ones and appraisals in line with practice policy
  • Lead long-term condition management within the organisation, supporting quality improvement and assurance initiatives.
  • Run asthma, COPD and diabetes clinics and reviews.
  • Support public health and screening programmes, including immunisations, vaccinations and cervical screening
  • Embed population health management approaches within general practice, targeting health inequalities and improving access
  • As required, provide routine nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
  • Support, mentor and supervise new-to-practice nurses and other healthcare professionals within the organisation
  • Be an integral part of the general practice team as well as supporting the wider practice nurse network and multi-disciplinary team
  • Prescribe medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of practice
  • Teach and advise patients and their families on how to manage their condition
  • Participate in clinical audits and research projects and implement changes as required, including supporting with the development and updating of practice protocols/guidelines and procedures locally
  • Work within national and local protocols where these exist
  • Recognise the boundaries of their practice and know when and to whom patients should be referred
  • Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems
  • Support in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements
  • Be aware of duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Children
  • Participate in the management of patient complaints when requested to do so and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought about through incidents and near-miss events
  • Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes
  • Contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance
  • Attend a formal appraisal with their line manager at least every 12 months.  Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed
  • Contribute to public health campaigns (e.g. flu clinics)
  • Maintain a clean, tidy and effective working area at all times
  • Contribute to practice targets (QOF etc.), complying with relevant guidance
  • Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation ensuring that SNOMED CT codes are used effectively
  • Maintain chronic disease registers and implement an effective call/recall system
  • Chaperone patients where necessary
  • Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
  • Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
  • Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
  • There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels

About the Candidate

All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:
  • A relevant nursing degree.
  • Current NMC registration with an active PIN.
  • Ideally have experience of managing a team.
  • 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.
  • 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.

About Us

Mount Farm Surgery is a modern, efficient, and well-equipped GP surgery in the Moreton Hall area of Bury St. Edmunds.
First established in Looms Lane in Bury St. Edmunds, we moved to the Moreton Hall Estate approximately thirty years ago, which was built on the original Moreton Hall farmland at the top of Mount Road (hence the name ‘Mount Farm’).  The practice currently has just over 16,000 registered patients.
 
Proactive and holistic care
We endeavour to offer proactive care to ensure the best of health for our patients. Often health issues are related to other aspects of a patient’s lifestyle, and we believe in helping patients improve their overall health and well-being, wherever possible taking the opportunity to prevent illness and not just treat it.
We routinely check up on patients with long-term conditions to ensure we are providing effective care. We also run a series of clinics and patient workshops that provide valuable help and support to those dealing with long-term conditions such as asthma and diabetes.

A GP training practice
Some of our GPs have the additional skills, experience, and qualifications to support qualified registrars through their vocational training to become a GP. This also ensures that our own services are in line with the latest medical knowledge and practices.

Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board
Mount Farm Surgery is a member practice of the Suffolk & North East Essex ICB, which is committed to the ongoing improvement of local services through working with West Suffolk Hospital, community services in Suffolk and the Suffolk Mental Health Partnership Trust.

Suffolk GP Federation
We are members of the Suffolk GP Federation, a not-for-profit federation of 61 independent GP practices covering 540,000 patients. The federation promotes collaboration to improve services for patients, share best practice, and address issues that cannot easily be resolved by individual practices.
 
Bury St Edmunds Primary Care Network (PCN)
In July 2019 a local primary care network (PCN) was formed between Angel Hill Surgery, Guildhall & Barrow Surgery, Mount Farm Surgery, Swan Surgery and Victoria Surgery serving our combined 65,000 patients in Bury St Edmunds and the surrounding villages. We have a Clinical Director who leads us in having a real impact on the shape of primary care in our local area. Part of this is through better collaboration as we are able to employ more specialist clinical staff that a single practice could not do.

 

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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