Practice Nurse - Parc Canol Group Practice inPontypridd inPontypridd PUBLISHED 29 APR 2024

Job summary

Salary Available Upon Request

37.5 hours a week

We are looking for a Motivated and Friendly person to provide a first class nursing service to practice patients, working closely with healthcare colleagues and in collaboration with the GPs.

Please apply if you have previous Practice nurse experience.

Part-time hours may be considered for the right candidate.

Main duties of the job

Job responsibilities:

• Practice independently in accordance with RCN code of conduct and with reference to practice guidelines, referring appropriately to GPs
• Maintain accurate and complete documentation of patient care
• Ensure continuation of own personal and professional development
• Undertake patient nursing services including:
  
  • Chronic disease monitoring consultations
  • Wound treatments, applying and removing dressings and sutures
  • Administering immunisations and vaccinations including children immunisations
  • Providing advice re contraception including contraceptive medication
  • Providing patient health education and advice, including travel advice
  • Taking patient samples, swabs and specimens, checking temperatures and blood pressures
  • Carrying out physical examinations, investigatory procedures and cervical smears
• Participate in annual appraisal system for practice nurse team
• Share responsibility for ensuring effective intra-team and practice-wide communication
  
  • Participate in regular nursing / healthcare team meetings
• Provide professional advice on practice developments, recommending changes to working practices in line with evidence-based knowledge

About us

Parc Canol group practice Church village

About us

We are a well-organised, friendly and innovative training practice, which is committed to high quality care and the continued development of our team. Due to continued success, we are looking for another dedicated, enthusiastic, and motivated Practice Nurse to join us. Experience in management of Chronic disease and Anti-coagulation would be desirable.

17,200 patients

5 partners, 3 salaried GPs, 3 nurses, 2 ANPs(lead Nurse) and 3 HCAs all complemented with an excellent administration team

In-house pharmacists and pharmacist Tech

3 First contact Physios

3 sites Church Village, Beddau and Creigiau, purpose-built with ample parking

Wide-ranging patient population

Vision clinical system and E-consulting system in place

Training practice GP registrars, FY2s and medical students

Actively involved in Taff Ely cluster

Very Friendly, motivated and supportive and forward thinking Team

Easy access to the M4 via A470 and 20 minutes from Cardiff city centre

Informal visits to the practice are welcomed and interested parties should contact us for any further information. Please contact David Kingsland, Practice Manager (Direct Tel:

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB TITLE: Practice nurse

REPORTS TO: Practice manager administratively

Lead nurse/GP Partners - clinically

Job summary:

To provide a first class nursing service to practice patients, working closely with healthcare colleagues and in collaboration with the GPs.

Job responsibilities:

• Practice independently in accordance with RCN code of conduct and with reference to practice guidelines, referring appropriately to GPs
• Maintain accurate and complete documentation of patient care
• Ensure continuation of own personal and professional development
• Undertake patient nursing services including:
  
  • Chronic disease monitoring consultations
  • Wound treatments, applying and removing dressings and sutures
  • Administering immunisations and vaccinations including children immunisations
  • Providing advice re contraception including contraceptive medication
  • Providing patient health education and advice, including travel advice
  • Taking patient samples, swabs and specimens, checking temperatures and blood pressures
  • Carrying out physical examinations, investigatory procedures and cervical smears
• Participate in annual appraisal system for practice nurse team
• Share responsibility for ensuring effective intra-team and practice-wide communication
  
  • Participate in regular nursing / healthcare team meetings
• Provide professional advice on practice developments, recommending changes to working practices in line with evidence-based knowledge

Confidentiality:

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Health & safety:

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practices health and safety policy and other relevant policies e.g. infection control. This includes:

• Identifying risks in involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that minimises those risks
• Taking part in required training and putting training into practice
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
• Reporting health and safety and infection hazards immediately when identified
• Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holders role

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/professional development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the implementation of services:

The post-holder will:

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

Job description
Job responsibilities

JOB TITLE: Practice nurse

REPORTS TO: Practice manager administratively

Lead nurse/GP Partners - clinically

Job summary:

To provide a first class nursing service to practice patients, working closely with healthcare colleagues and in collaboration with the GPs.

Job responsibilities:

• Practice independently in accordance with RCN code of conduct and with reference to practice guidelines, referring appropriately to GPs
• Maintain accurate and complete documentation of patient care
• Ensure continuation of own personal and professional development
• Undertake patient nursing services including:
  
  • Chronic disease monitoring consultations
  • Wound treatments, applying and removing dressings and sutures
  • Administering immunisations and vaccinations including children immunisations
  • Providing advice re contraception including contraceptive medication
  • Providing patient health education and advice, including travel advice
  • Taking patient samples, swabs and specimens, checking temperatures and blood pressures
  • Carrying out physical examinations, investigatory procedures and cervical smears
• Participate in annual appraisal system for practice nurse team
• Share responsibility for ensuring effective intra-team and practice-wide communication
  
  • Participate in regular nursing / healthcare team meetings
• Provide professional advice on practice developments, recommending changes to working practices in line with evidence-based knowledge

Confidentiality:

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Health & safety:

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practices health and safety policy and other relevant policies e.g. infection control. This includes:

• Identifying risks in involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that minimises those risks
• Taking part in required training and putting training into practice
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
• Reporting health and safety and infection hazards immediately when identified
• Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holders role

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/professional development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the implementation of services:

The post-holder will:

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Nursing degree or equivalent experience
• Registered Nurse (NMC)
• Evidence of immunisation training and assessment of competence

Desirable

• Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)

Experience

Essential

• Practice Nurse experience

Desirable

• Experience of chronic disease management

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• Nursing degree or equivalent experience
• Registered Nurse (NMC)
• Evidence of immunisation training and assessment of competence

Desirable

• Post graduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)

Experience

Essential

• Practice Nurse experience

Desirable

• Experience of chronic disease management

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

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From 6 April 2, 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. .
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Additional information
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 .

From 6 April 2, 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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

GP Practice in Wales
Address

Parc Canol Group Practice

Central Park, Church Village

Pontypridd

Mid Glamorgan

CF38 1RJ

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