09 Oct
Llandaff North Medical Centre
Cardiff
Job description
Job summary
Llandaff North Medical Centre is looking for an experienced practice nurse to join our friendly clinical team, to provide high quality patient care and contribute to the development of services within our well established and thriving practice.
The post has become available for 24 hours per week, working across 3 days : Monday, Tuesday and Friday. The successful applicant should be flexible.
The role would suit an experienced practice nurse.
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 25th September 2024.
Main duties of the job
The role involves actively managing patients on chronic disease registers. This will include asthma, hypertension, COPD and diabetes.
You will be working alongside our nursing team of one practice nurse and one healthcare assistant with support from the wider clinical team.
You will provide a wide variety of clinics which will include :
- Cervical Screening
- Childhood Immunisations
- Travel Health
- Minor Illness
- Wound care and dressings
- HRT / Contraception reviews / counselling
- Flu campaign and vaccination clinics.
About us
Llandaff North Medical Centre is a successful training practice located in Cardiff and provides healthcare to the surrounding population of around 6,500 people.
The practice was built in 1997 and currently has 8 Doctors (4 partners, 2 salaried and 2 trainee GP's), 2 practice nurses, 1 Healthcare Assistant and a range of administrative staff.
The practice also has a range of NHS staff in the form of Health Visitors, Counsellors, Midwives, Pharmacist and community nurses who use our rooms to provide additional services to our patients.
We are a friendly practice with good staff retention and a strong team working culture.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To initiate and maintain disease management and health promotion. To provide general and specific health screening to the practice population (within agreed practice protocols) with referral to general practitioners as necessary.
This will be within the professional competence of the post holder.
Working within the nursing and other clinical teams, provide a variety of clinics, always working in accordance with the NMC code of conduct.
Responsibilities include :
- Responsibility for supervising health care assistants
- Completing and updating templates for record information for Quality Improvement projects
- Health promotion and lifestyle advice
- Ensure all practice is evidence based and protocol led
- Liaise with administrative staff regarding organisation of clinics
- Flexibility to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Person Specification
Qualities
Essential
A desire to work as a team and always provide excellent patient care
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered general nurse
- Current NMC registration
Desirable
- Minor Illness training
- Prescribing
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of working as a practice nurse
- Experience of chronic disease management - asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Hypertension
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care
- Experience of working in a GP practice
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Time management
- Team Working
- Support and mentor junior staff
- Strong IT skills
- Knowledge of importance of evidence-based medicine
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
Desirable
- Experience using VISION system
▶️ Practice Nurse
🖊️ Llandaff North Medical Centre
📍 Cardiff