Job description

Job responsibilities

• Provide a high standard of safe, effective and compassionate nursing care to patients.
• Undertake routine and complex wound care and dressings.
• Carry out health assessments and chronic disease reviews.
• Support the management of long-term conditions including diabetes, asthma, COPD and cardiovascular disease.
• Undertake immunisations and vaccinations in accordance with national guidance and practice protocols.
• Carry out cervical screening.
• Perform blood pressure checks, ECGs, blood tests and other clinical procedures within your scope of practice.
• Provide health promotion, lifestyle advice and preventative healthcare.
• Support the practice in achieving clinical targets, quality standards and contractual requirements.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous and confidential clinical records.
• Recognise and respond appropriately to patients whose health may be deteriorating and escalate concerns when appropriate.
• Work collaboratively with our GPs, Practice Nurses, Healthcare Assistants, Pharmacists and wider multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in clinical audits, infection prevention and control, safeguarding and practice improvement activities.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of nursing services within Eglwysbach Surgery.
• Maintain professional knowledge and clinical competence through continuing professional development and appropriate training.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• We are looking for a registered nurse who is:
• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council NMC.
• Experienced in, or enthusiastic about developing a career within, general practice/primary care.
• Confident in assessing patients and managing a varied clinical workload.
• Able to work independently while also contributing effectively to a multidisciplinary team.
• Committed to providing safe, effective and compassionate patient care.
• Organised, reliable and able to prioritise competing demands.
• A clear, professional and effective communicator.
• Able to build positive relationships with patients, colleagues and other healthcare professionals.
• Committed to continuing professional development and maintaining clinical competence.
• Flexible, approachable and able to contribute positively to the wider practice team.

Desirable

• independent Prescribing

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Eglwysbach Medical Practice

Address

Eglwysbach Medical Practice

Berw Road

Pontypridd

Mid Glamorgan

CF37 2AA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.eglwysbachsurgery.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide exceptional service to our patients at the reception desk, updating computer on patients arrival and dealing with a range of routine queries including prescription requests. Problem-solve issues within competency (with senior staff always available for support). Concentration is required to deal with patients' requests and there is occasional exposure to difficult/demanding situations.

Prepare consulting rooms replenishing stationery and ensuring rooms are neat and tidy.

First point of contact for patients who telephone, managing appointments, dealing with routine queries, giving results etc where more senior staff are always available.

Retrieve, scan and file medical records as required ensuring accuracy.

Daily allocating of pathology results to appropriate GP and contacting patients as per protocol.

Preparing files for all new patients.

Updating practice systems with data gathered from a variety of sources e.g hospital letters, through scanning, electronic links and Cervical Screening Wales ensuring accuracy.

Processing routine requests for repeat prescriptions with guidance from office manager as per protocol ensuring accuracy.

Monitor registration links in accordance with practice protocol.

Demonstrate duties to new staff.

Participate in the development of protocols through contribution to staff meetings.

Summarising of clinical records under supervision of office manager ensuring accuracy.

Accept responsibility for own development and update PDP as appropriate.

Liaise with and support all members of the primary care team.

Alert the Management Team to issues of quality and risk.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience in a similar role, preferably in a healthcare setting, is ideal but not essentialtraining will be provided.

Key Skills

Essential

• Strong communication and organisational skills with a compassionate approach.
• Ability to work shifts (8:00 AM 4:00 PM and 10:30 AM 6:30 PM).

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE-level education including English and Maths.

Desirable

• Qualified to NVQ level 2/3

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Eglwysbach Medical Practice

Address

Eglwysbach Medical Practice

Berw Road

Pontypridd

Mid Glamorgan

CF37 2AA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.eglwysbachsurgery.com/ (Opens in a new tab)