Band 6 Practice Nurse

We are seeking an experienced Band 6 Practice Nurse to join our warm, welcoming and supportive team at Pontardawe Primary Care Centre for 30 hours per week.

The initial priority for this role is delivering chronic disease reviews, with a particular focus on diabetes. Previous general practice nursing experience, including independently running chronic disease clinics and undertaking clinical audits, is essential. Strong wound-care skills and experience delivering routine and seasonal vaccinations are also required.

The role will develop in stages, with an initial emphasis on maintaining chronic disease services and continuity of care. Experience in baby clinics and cervical screening is desirable but not essential.

We offer a friendly working environment where colleagues support one another, professional expertise is valued and high standards of patient care are a shared responsibility.

• Chronic disease reviews: Running structured clinics, particularly for patients with diabetes, including assessment, monitoring, patient education, care planning and appropriate escalation to other clinicians. This role will require a main focus on diabetes clinics.
• Clinical audit: Undertaking audits, identifying opportunities for improvement and contributing to changes that strengthen patient care and clinical outcomes.
• Wound care: Assessing and managing acute and chronic wounds, including postoperative wounds, and recognising when further clinical advice or referral is needed.
• Hypertension and blood pressure monitoring: Undertaking hypertension reviews and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, with treatment and medication decisions supported by the wider clinical team.
• Vaccinations: Delivering routine and seasonal immunisations, including influenza, COVID-19, shingles and pneumococcal vaccinations, within the appropriate training and authorisation arrangements.
• General practice nursing: Providing health promotion, preventive care and other routine nursing interventions, including prescribed B12 injections.

Baby clinics and cervical screening may form part of the wider role where the successful candidate has the relevant training and competence.

At Pontardawe Primary Care Centre, our people and working environment are among our greatest strengths. We are a warm, friendly and welcoming practice, where teamwork and mutual support underpin the care we provide.

As part of the Upper Valleys cluster within Swansea Bay University Health Board, we serve approximately 13,300 patients. Our team comprises three GP partners, six salaried GPs, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, a Physician Associate, 2 Paramedics, a pharmacy technician and pharmacy team, four practice nurses, three healthcare support workers, and a dedicated administrative team, supported by our Practice Business Manager. We are also a training practice and currently support 2 GP registrars.

We combine a commitment to high standards with a supportive culture that helps colleagues perform well. We value open communication, shared learning and practical support, and we actively seek to make the practice a good place to work.

We use EMIS Web, and experience with this clinical system would be desirable.

If you are an experienced practice nurse who values continuity of care, enjoys working collaboratively and wants to contribute to a friendly and supportive team, we would welcome your application.

Date posted: 12 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: Depending on experience
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: A
Closing date: 30 October 2026

• Registered Nurse qualification with current NMC registration.
• Previous experience working as a Practice Nurse in general practice.
• Evidence of relevant post-registration training and continuing professional development.
• Experience independently running chronic disease clinics, including diabetes reviews.
• Relevant training and demonstrable competence in diabetes management.
• Experience undertaking clinical audits and contributing to improvements arising from their findings.
• Strong wound assessment and management skills.
• Competence in routine vaccination administration and relevant emergency response procedures.
• Experience in hypertension reviews and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.
• Ability to organise and manage an independent clinical workload, recognise limitations and escalation concerns appropriately.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to educate…