Band 6 Practice Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Pontardawe; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Continuing professional development,培训

Friendly team environment

Job summary

Pontardawe Primary Care Centre, part of Swansea Bay University Health Board, seeks a Band 6 practice nurse for 30 hours a week. The role centers on running diabetes-focused clinics, audits, wound care, BP monitoring and vaccinations, with progression and increasing independence over time.

You will work with clinical and admin colleagues to deliver patient care, promote health, and maintain records, contributing to cervical screening and baby clinics where trained.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration and post-registration CPD.
• Experience in primary care and running chronic disease clinics.
• Post-registration training in diabetes management or related LTCs.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Run structured chronic disease clinics, mainly diabetes, including assessment and care planning.
• Undertake clinical audits and contribute to service improvements.
• Manage wounds and provide routine vaccinations (incl. influenza, COVID-19).
• Perform hypertension reviews and ambulatory BP monitoring.
• Maintain accurate records and support recall/administration processes.

Skills

Diabetes management

Chronic disease clinics

Wound care

Vaccinations

Patient education

Clinical record keeping

Communication skills

QOF awareness

Safeguarding knowledge

EMIS Web experience

Education

RGN (Registered Nurse)

CPD evidence

Primary care qualification (SPQ or similar)

Tools

EMIS Web

Job description

A Band 6 practice nurse post at Pontardawe Primary Care Centre, part of the Upper Valleys cluster of Swansea Bay University Health Board, offering 30 hours a week. Core work is running diabetes-focused chronic disease clinics, plus audit, wound care, blood pressure monitoring and vaccinations. The role develops in stages, starting with continuity of chronic disease services and largely independent clinical working. Previous general practice nursing experience and independently running chronic disease clinics are essential.

What the job involves

• Run structured chronic disease clinics, mainly diabetes, covering assessment, monitoring, education, care planning and escalation
• Undertake clinical audits and contribute to changes that improve patient care
• Assess and manage acute, chronic and postoperative wounds, including compression therapy where trained
• Carry out hypertension reviews and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
• Deliver routine and seasonal vaccinations, including influenza, COVID-19, shingles and pneumococcal
• Provide other routine nursing care, including prescribed B12 injections
• Deliver health promotion and preventive care
• Work with recall and administrative colleagues to support timely reviews
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to clinical templates and protocols
• Contribute to baby clinics and cervical screening where trained and competent
• Maintain NMC registration, safeguarding, infection prevention practice and CPD
• Work collaboratively with clinical, pharmacy, healthcare support and administrative colleagues

What’s required

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse qualification (degree or diploma in nursing, typically RGN)
• Evidence of relevant post-registration training and CPD
• Primary care nursing qualification such as an SPQ or relevant postgraduate course

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration

Experience

• Previous experience as a practice nurse in general practice
• Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience in primary care or a related setting
• Experience independently running chronic disease clinics, including diabetes reviews
• Experience undertaking clinical audits and contributing to resulting improvements
• Experience in hypertension reviews and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
• Experience in routine vaccination administration and wound assessment and management

Skills & knowledge

• Relevant training and demonstrable competence in diabetes management
• Strong communication skills and ability to educate and support patients
• Competence in clinical record keeping and electronic clinical systems
• Understanding of general practice nursing and QOF, including minor illness triage
• Knowledge of adult and child safeguarding policies and procedures
• Ability to manage an independent caseload, recognise limits and escalating concerns

Nice to have

• Additional qualifications in diabetes or other long-term condition management
• Experience in asthma or COPD reviews
• Cervical screening training and accredited smear-taker qualification
• Experience in baby clinics and childhood immunisations
• Experience using EMIS Web
• Experience developing clinical protocols or supporting colleagues' learning
• Non-medical prescribing qualification such as V150 or V300
• Practice assessor, supervisor or mentorship qualification

What’s offered

• NHS Pension Scheme
• Continuing professional development, training and support
• Friendly team environment where expertise and staff wellbeing are valued