Practice Nurse - Taff Riverside Practice

Are you a motivated and enthusiastic General Practice Nurse with experience in Primary Care?

Taff Riverside Practice is seeking a dedicated and experienced General Practice Nurse looking for an exciting new opportunity within a friendly, welcoming environment.

Our Practice consists of approximately 3500 patients with a supportive clinical team of 3 GP Partners, 1 HCA and an exceptional administration team.

The surgery is located close to the city centre in the Canton/Riverside area with a diverse population. It is easily accessible by public transport and has allocated parking.

Registered Nurse with up-to-date NMC Registration and must have worked in a Primary Care setting with knowledge of current policies, protocols and national targets. Clinical skill must include:

Chronic Disease Management

Cervical Screening

Childhood Immunisations

Health Promotion

Cardiovascular Disease Management

Travel Health

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Knowledge of EMIS computer software is desirable

DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Check is required

Hours to be negotiated

Salary negotiable dependant on experience

Welcome to Taff Riverside Practice, Cardiff. We are a 3 GP/Partner practice with a team including nurse,HCA and our excellent reception/admin team.

We operate a walk-insurgery. Our reception team will take brief details of each patientsconcern, triaging them elsewhere as appropriate. On a normal day we will limit,to the best of our ability, and excluding any emergencies, to a maximum of 18patients for each doctor. It is unusual that this number is exceeded. We alsooffer, where appropriate, for patients to send photographs for review or,currently using Iplatop to complete a consultation.

We use EMIS and EPS.

To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care to the practice population with focus on the delivery of evidence-based practice for patients presenting with long-term conditions and acute problems. This includes screening, assessment, treatment and education as well as taking an active role in supporting the practice to maximise achievement against local and national targets in respect of the GMS Contract and Enhanced Services.

• Experience of working within a nursing team
• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients
• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience of working alone

• Registered Nurse with up-to-date NMC Registration and must have worked in a Primary Care setting with knowledge of current policies, protocols and national targets.
• Qualified in Phlebotomy
• Qualified to NVQ Level 3

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 on Application