Practice Nurse - Eglwysbach Medical Practice
- NHS
- Full Time
- Pontypridd
- Negotiable
Job Description
Job summary
Salary Available Upon Request
37.5 hours a week
Are you a motivated and compassionate nurse looking to make a real difference in primary care? Were looking for aPractice Nurseto join our friendly and forward-thinking team atEglwysbach Medical Practice a busy, supportive, and well-established training practice.
This is an exciting opportunity to work across our three sites, where you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality care to our patients. We're passionate about education, innovation, and promoting a positive work-life balance.
Main duties of the job
What youll bring:
Excellent communication and organisational skills
Experience in womens health and cervical cytology
Experience of chronic disease management
Willingness to support our INR clinic (training provided if required)
Minor illness trained (desirable but not a deal-breaker)
Ability to travel promptly between sites
What we offer:
A supportive, education-focused environment
Opportunities for professional development
A competitive package tailored to your skills and experience
A strong team ethos with emphasis on collaboration and well-being
About us
Our Vision:- To promote and deliver an effective family healthcare service and a rewarding working environment for staff.
Our mission: Eglwysbach Medical Practice is committed to providing a personalised healthcare service in a well-managed environment.
We are a 7-partner, 7-salaried GP practice, based in the town centre of Pontypridd, with branches at Tonteg and Ynysybwl. We have a full complement of nurses and pharmacists supported by our receptionist/administrators and practice manager.
We are a training practice with a great ethos for education and promoting a healthy work/life balance.
Job responsibilities
Provide a range of nursing care to patients referred by other members of the primary care team
Manage and deliver a comprehensive chronic disease programme - diabetes, respiratory, and CHD providing practical assistance and professional advice ensuring minimum standards of care following appropriate training
Provide a well-person service including cytology, HRT, contraception, breast awareness following appropriate training
Perform venepuncture and ECG
Undertake opportunistic screening and new patient checks
Undertake wound care/management/dressing techniques
Administer injections under an individualized prescription or PGD ensuring safe storage, rotation, and disposal of vaccines and drugs
Carry out ear examination and refer for aural care accordingly
Offer a holistic approach to health promotion e.g. travel advice, smoking cessation etc
Provide an immunization and vaccination service
Provide, upon completion of appropriate training, monitoring of anticoagulation for patients taking oral anticoagulants (INR clinic)
Provide if appropriately trained an evidence-based minor illness service for patients either face to face or on the telephone
Support a minor operations service under the supervision of the GP in accordance with the protocol
Recognise the signs of child abuse, family violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse, addictive behaviors and suicidal tendencies and maintain awareness of local referral procedures and complete mandatory updates annually
Apply infection control measures when collecting and handling laboratory specimens, disposal of waste materials, dealing with blood and body fluids and report and treat sharp injuries
Support the development of nursing procedures/protocols within the practice
Contribute to clinical governance through participation in risk assessments, audit and research as directed by the lead nurse
Exercise duties and responsibilities associated with the continuous improvement in quality and standards the clinical governance agenda
Participate in the administration and professional responsibilities of the practice team and take appropriate action if standards are not met
Assist in the supervision/assessment/monitoring of nursing students and health care assistants
Responsible for maintaining own professional development and undertakes annual training and demonstrates competency in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques
Contribute to achieving practice targets, e.g. Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement
Contribute to the maintenance of the practice disease registers and maintain clinical records
Responsible for ensuring the practice medical equipment is managed and stocks in the treatment room are maintained, drawing Health and Safety issues to the attention of the lead nurse.
Support the development of integrated services within the primary care team
Provide professional support to the lead nurse
Alert the Management Team to issues of quality and risk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registration
Desirable
- General Practice Nursing courses, e.g. Warwick Diabetes
- Minor illness trained, preferable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in General Practice
Desirable
- Experience of working in a nursing team
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
GP Practice in Wales
Address
Eglwysbach Medical Practice
Berw Road
Pontypridd
Mid Glamorgan
CF37 2AA
