Practice Nurse Meddygfa Gyffin & Llys Meddyg Surgery in Conwy

We are looking for an experienced Practice Nurse to work with a friendly team based in Conwy. Your role will involve providing excellent care for our patients and be responsible for the delivery of services, working as part of our multi-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job:

• Identify, manage, and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients' health.
• Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients.
• Request pathology services as necessary.
• Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required.
• Maintain accurate clinical records.
• Ensure read codes are used effectively.
• Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children.
• Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies.
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.
• Provide baby immunisation.
• Provide cytology.
• Manage emergency drug kit.

About us:

Meddygfa Gyffin and Llys Meddyg Surgeries, based in Conwy, are part of the Llanfairfechan Group Practices. We use EMIS Web and AccuRx providing services to 6,500 patients. Our highly skilled clinical team comprises of 4 GPs, Advance Nurse Practitioner, Community Clinical Practitioner, Practice Nurse, Physiotherapist, HealthCare Assistant, Phlebotomist and a Pharmacy Technician. All are fully supported by our experienced Care Navigation and Admin teams who work across both sites in Conwy.

Job responsibilities:

• Provide nursing treatment under the GP direction. This can include and is not limited to: management of chronic diseases (following recall procedure), cytology screening, childhood/travel immunisations, complex wound dressings i.e. ulcers/compression, dealing with minor injuries/wounds, some phlebotomy, ECG etc.
• Provide health screening with agreed protocols with referral to GP as necessary.
• Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to GP as necessary.
• Act as chaperone to GPs as necessary.
• Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears, on the spot urinalysis (dip) testing, and perform any investigatory procedures requested by the GP.
• Ensure that all monitoring processes for patients with chronic diseases are undertaken in accordance with practice policy and in a timely manner.
• Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients' notes/computer records.
• Assist in the formulation of practice philosophy, strategy and policy.
• Liaise with the reception staff to ensure forms and office procedures are maintained.
• Ensure the adequate maintenance of equipment and stock levels in the treatment rooms, liaising with the Practice Manager.

Person Specification:

• NMC Registered Nurse.
• Diploma in at least 1 or 2 CDM areas e.g. Diabetes, CHD.
• Relevant post-graduate study.
• Experience in clinical observations, sample collections, injections and administration of medications, childhood immunisations.
• Experience in at least 1 or 2 CDM areas e.g. Diabetes, CHD, COPD, Asthma, Cervical Cytology.
• Communication skills verbal and written.
• Well-motivated with a positive attitude to work and willingness to learn.
• Able to work under pressure.
• Ability to manage own workload and work independently.
• Ability to provide quality care with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to communicate in Welsh.
• Experience of community working and audit process.
• Experience using EMIS clinical systems.

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.

Depending on experience, salary available upon request. 24 hours a week.