Practice Nurse

Gp Practice In Wales; Caerphilly; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Courthouse Medical Centre in Caerphilly is seeking a dynamic Practice Nurse to join our forward-thinking team. You will contribute to our nursing services and support the ongoing development of the practice.

Hours to be discussed at interview; the role involves wound care, immunisations, chronic disease monitoring, and health promotion within a busy GP setting. CAM and vaccination duties form part of the daily responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse qualification (RGN) with no restrictions.
• Excellent bedside manner and strong communication skills.
• Ability to work well in a team and adapt to a busy GP practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care, venepuncture, injections, and health checks in the clinical treatment room.
• Deliver adult, child, and travel vaccinations; support cervical screening and sexual health testing.
• Monitor chronic conditions and give lifestyle advice (smoking, diet, exercise).
• Maintain accurate patient records and keep the treatment room clean and stocked.

Skills

Bedside manner

Team player

Communication skills

Education

Registered Nurse (RGN)

Tools

EMIS knowledge

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for dynamic and highly motivated Nurse to join a forward-thinking and innovative team. You will contribute to our nursing services and play a key role with the ongoing development of the practice.

Hours to be discussed at interview.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Treatment Room Duties

• Wound Care: Cleans and dresses wounds, including leg ulcers, assesses healing progress, and removes sutures.
• Blood and Samples: Collects blood samples (venepuncture) and gathers laboratory specimens.
• General Treatments: Administers authorised injections, and monitors blood pressure, ECGs and conducts Health Assessments.

Screening and Immunisations

• Immunisations: Delivers adult, child, and travel vaccinations.
• Preventive Tests: Performs cervical screening (cytology), family planning and Sexual Health Testing. General health checks like height, weight, and urinalysis are also expected.

Long-Term Condition Support

• Chronic Disease Monitoring: Assists in clinics for conditions like asthma, diabetes, and COPD by taking vital measurements and noting symptoms.
• Health Promotion: Gives lifestyle advice on smoking, diet, and exercise.

Professional and Administrative Tasks

• Record Keeping: Updates patient notes accurately on practice computer systems.
• Stock and Safety: Keeps the treatment room clean, restocks medical supplies, and follows infection control rules.
• Standards and Training: Takes part in clinical audits, attends training days, and follows the NMC Code.

About us

Courthouse Medical Centre is a 4 Partner General Practice located in Caerphilly. We have approximately 10,600 patients and our practice boundary covers the Caerphilly area. We have a Team of motivated, experienced and enthusiastic Doctors who meet informally daily for a general chat and catch up. We have an active Primary Health Care Team including two Prescribing Nurse Practitioner, 3 Practice Nurses, one Health Care Assistant and a Phlebotomist. We have an excellent and experienced Administration Team of 16. We are also an accredited training practice.

Job responsibilities

Clinical Treatment Room Duties

• Wound Care: Cleans and dresses wounds, including leg ulcers, assesses healing progress, and removes sutures.
• Blood and Samples: Collects blood samples (venepuncture) and gathers laboratory specimens.
• General Treatments: Administers authorised injections, and monitors blood pressure, ECGs and conducts Health Assessments.

Screening and Immunisations

• Immunisations: Delivers adult, child, and travel vaccinations.
• Preventive Tests: Performs cervical screening (cytology), family planning and Sexual Health Testing. General health checks like height, weight, and urinalysis are also expected.

Long-Term Condition Support

• Chronic Disease Monitoring: Assists in clinics for conditions like asthma, diabetes, and COPD by taking vital measurements and noting symptoms.
• Health Promotion: Gives lifestyle advice on smoking, diet, and exercise.

Professional and Administrative Tasks

• Record Keeping: Updates patient notes accurately on practice computer systems.
• Stock and Safety: Keeps the treatment room clean, restocks medical supplies, and follows infection control rules.
• Standards and Training: Takes part in clinical audits, attends training days, and follows the NMC Code.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Excellent bedside Manner. A good team-player who possessed effective communication & relationship building skills. A pro-active & motivated person who endeavours all types of challenges.

Desirable

• Knowledge of EMIS

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualifications Essential criteria Registered Nurse qualification (RGN - No Restrictions)

Desirable

• Previous experience as a Practice Nurse Experience of EMIS.

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).