Company Name
Wootton Vale Healthy Living Centre
All Locations
Bedford
Advertising Salary
DOE
Function
Nurse & Nursing Associate
Careers Site Advertising End Date
02 May 2026
Vacancy ID
29547

About the Role

Wootton Vale Healthy Living Centre are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled practice nurse to join our friendly and forward‑thinking primary care team. This position is offered on a full pr part-time basis with flexible working options available.

If you’re passionate about providing high‑quality patient care, enjoy working collaboratively, and have strong experience in long‑term condition (LTC) management, we’d love to hear from you.

As a key member of our clinical team, you’ll deliver a wide range of nursing services and support patients in managing chronic health conditions. We are particularly interested in someone who can take a proactive, holistic approach to patient care.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Management and review of patients with long‑term conditions (e.g., diabetes, CVD, hypertension asthma and COPD)
  • Supporting long‑term condition clinics and QOF-related work
  • Providing high-quality general practice nursing services such as immunisations, wound care, cervical screening, health checks and lifestyle advice
  • Working autonomously while contributing to the wider multidisciplinary team
  • Supporting practice initiatives to improve patient outcomes and access
  • Supporting and mentoring colleagues including HCA’s and Nurse Associates

About the Candidate

We’re looking for someone who is:

  • An experienced practice nurse working in a GP or primary care setting
  • Skilled in long‑term condition management with confidence running LTC clinics preferably diabetes and cardiovascular.
  • Knowledgeable in relevant clinical guidelines and best practice
  • A great communicator with a compassionate, patient-centred approach
  • Organised, proactive and able to work both independently and within a team
  • Independent Nurse Prescriber (V300) qualification

Desirable:

  • Competence in managing and prescribing for LTCs
  • Experience using GP clinical systems such as EMIS/SystmOne (if applicable)

About Us

We are a friendly surgery with a list size of over 18,000 patients, over two sites, Wootton Vale, (MK43 9JJ), and branch site Shortstown Surgery, (MK42 0GS).  We have good appointment access, which translates to happy patients, and a strong teamwork ethos, that includes an established clinical pharmacy team, GPs, nurses, physician associates, clinical liaison and admin teams.  We are also a tier-2 sponsoring practice and would support any applicants requiring a tier 2 visa.

Our practice ethos is to provide traditional levels of patient care and friendliness, through innovation, supported by the latest technology.  We work closely with our community partners and with the other GP practices within our primary care network.

We offer: 
  • A supportive, inclusive and friendly team environment
  • Opportunities for professional development and funded training
  • Flexible working options to support work–life balance
  • Competitive salary and NHS pension
  • A practice that values innovation, collaboration and wellbeing

For further information, please visit our website: www.woottonvale.co.uk

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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