Practice Nurse

NHS; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

A well-established medical centre in Cardiff is seeking an experienced practice nurse to join their clinical team. The role involves managing chronic diseases, providing various clinics, and ensuring high-quality patient care. This part-time position offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience of working as a practice nurse.
• Experience of chronic disease management - asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Hypertension.
• Experience of working in a primary care environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage patients on chronic disease registers including asthma, hypertension, COPD, and diabetes.
• Provide general and specific health screening to the practice population.
• Supervise health care assistants and ensure evidence-based practice.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Team Working

Evidence-based medicine

Education

Current NMC registration

Prescribing

Tools

VISION system

Job description

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 16-24 hours per week, working across 2 or 3 days: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The successful applicant should be flexible.

The role would suit an experienced practice nurse.

Interviews will take place on 19th June 2025

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
• 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 (3 partners, 4 salaried and 1 trainee GP), 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 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

• A desire to work as a team and always provide excellent patient care

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration
• Prescribing

Experience

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of working as a practice nurse
• Experience of chronic disease management - asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Hypertension
• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience of working in a GP practice

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Time management
• Team Working
• Support and mentor junior staff
• Knowledge of importance of evidence-based medicine
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Experience using VISION system

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.