Job description

Job responsibilities

4-6 sessions to include Tuesday & Friday

Salary negotiable on experience

12-month fixed term contract with view to permanency

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MB BCH Medicine or equivalent
• CCT in General Practice (RCGP) or equivalent
• Full registration with GMC

Desirable

• Wales Medical Performers List (we can assist with application if applying from outside Wales)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Grange Medical Practice

Bishop Street

CARDIFF

CF11 6PG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://gpwales.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• The delivery of highly effective medical care to the entitled population

• The provision of services commensurate with the GMS contract

• Generic prescribing adhering to local and national guidance

• Effective management of long-term conditions

• Processing of administration in a timely manner, including referrals, repeat prescription requests and other associated administrative tasks.

• On a rotational basis, undertake telephone triage and duty doctor roles.

• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with good practice, policy, and guidance.

• Work collaboratively, accepting an equal share of the practice workload.

• Adhere to best practice recommended through clinical guidelines and the audit process.

• Contribute to the successful implementation of continuous improvement and quality initiatives within the practice.

• Accept delegated responsibility for a specific area (or areas) or the QOF.

• Ensure compliance with the appraisal process.

• Prepare and complete the revalidation process.

• Commit to self-learning and in still an ethos of continuing professional development across the practice team.

• Support the training of medical students from all clinical disciplines.

• Support the partners in achieving the strategic aims of the practice, making recommendations to enhance income and reduce expenditure.

• Encourage collaborative working, consulting with all staff regularly, always promoting a culture of continuous improvement.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Applicants must hold a primary medical degree, full General Medical Council (GMC) registration with a licence to practise, a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent in General Practice, and active inclusion on a UK National Performers List

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Doctors Surgery

Corwen House, Market Place

Penygroes

CAERNARFON

Gwynedd

LL54 6NN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://gpwales.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Have advanced keyboard skills to be used to provide accurate timely referrals/letters, processing via audio typing.

Responsible for accurate filing, both physically and electronically, of patient information in a timely manner.

Manage the non NHS work ensuring that this is completed in line with GDPR regulations including e-mails, insurance forms, DWP applications and private letter requests.

Deal with telephone queries, using initiative, and judgement on necessary action to be taken, and dealing sensitively with distressed callers. Chasing outstanding pathology and radiology results/reports.

Liaise in a professional manner with patients, relatives, carers, colleagues, clinicians, GPs and other professionals.

Manage time effectively to ensure that work is completed within timescales.

Plan day to day working using initiative to prioritise workload/amend work planning to meet service requirements.

Process incoming and outgoing correspondence for the service, ensuring urgent action is taken where appropriate, i.e. abnormal investigation results, urgent referrals.

Will be responsible for chronic disease management ensuring that patients on these registers are regularly monitored in line with clinical protocol.

Competent use of computer systems for entering and retrieving patient information.

Service Management

Review and deal with all incoming mail on a daily basis analyse and implement immediate action for urgent matters.

Ensure patient notes are kept up to date and relevant correspondence filed.

Ask for advice and report any difficulties to an appropriate team member.

Service Improvement

To ensure that improvements and adjustments agreed to working practices are implemented and taken forward.

Suggest improvements found in daily used procedures to aid service delivery.

Act as a key point of contact for relevant team.

Communicate effectively and establish a good working relationship with a wide range of people, to include GPs and clinical staff, Senior Managers, peers, patients and outside agencies, i.e. Consultants and Hospital Staff.

Exercise tact, diplomacy and sympathy when dealing with patients and their relatives.

Ensure that any barriers to interpretation are dealt with, for example, checking with medical staff when dictation is unclear.

Type confidential, highly sensitive letters, medical reports to a high degree of accuracy and ensure prompt distribution to relevant parties.

Keep a record of activity, i.e. diary and personal journal.

Confidentiality should be considered at all times in any communication whether written or oral.

Attend team meetings when requested to do so.

Responsible for monitoring and maintaining standard office conditions. Reporting of general faults, loose plugs, fused bulbs, and specific office equipment.

In accordance with organisational policy, plan, prepare and take an active part in the Personal Development Review (PDR) process.

With the line manager/medical secretary, formulate a personal development plan, and act on areas of training identified to develop and improve professional knowledge within the role.

Record and keep a personal journal of development and training activities undertaken, in preparation for the PDR process.

Process and file patient correspondence using both physical and electronic systems in compliance with agreed policies and procedures.

Take responsibility for all medical records within the department and ensure their safe return to the Medical Records Library and/or relevant Medical Secretary.

Maintain confidentiality of information at all times and adhere to the Data Protection and Access to Health Records Acts.

Undertake training and effectively use the full range of computer packages available within a GP practice Clinical System. This includes using the hospital patient data base (Myrddin), intranet, e-mail, Microsoft word, Excel, Powerpoint, Oracle (Procurement System).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE Grade 1 to C in English and Maths

Desirable

• Excellent keyboard and IT skills

Experience

Essential

• Excellent keyboard and IT skills

Desirable

• Experience of working in medical industry

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Coach & Horses Surgery

Pentre Road

St. Clears

CARMARTHEN

Dyfed

SA33 4AA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://gpwales.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description and Personal Specification

Call Handler / Telephonist

Line Manager: Hayley Morgan

Accountable to Assistant Practice Manager

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed call handler to join our friendly team. We have Two part time posts Monday-Friday. We are ideally looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills to deliver high quality services to our patients.

Duties will include general assistance to the practice team, answering the telephone, care navigation, sign posting patients to the most appropriate service or healthcare professional in a courteous, efficient and effect way

Person Specification

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Working has part of a Team

Desirable

• n/a

Experience

Essential

• Customer Service experience

Desirable

• Experience of working in primary care

Qualifications

Essential

• Call Handling

Desirable

• GCSE Grade 1 to C in English and Maths

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Morlais Medical Practice

Berry Square

Dowlais

MERTHYR TYDFIL

Mid Glamorgan

CF48 3AL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://gpwales.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full-time/Part-time Salaried GP

A rewarding & interesting career awaits an enthusiastic GP in a long established training and teaching practice in Cardiff with a committed team of doctors, nurses and support staff - see our website www.northcardiffmedicalcentre.co.uk

North Cardiff Medical Centre is based on the outskirts of Cardiff. The practice is well organised, friendly and successful. We are looking to appoint a highly motivated individual who will share our values and play an active role within our changing Practice team.

These are just some of the advantages of working at North Cardiff Medical Centre:

A medical team of 7 Partners and 4 salaried GPs

A comprehensive nursing team including an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 2 Senior Practice Nurses, Frailty Nurse and HCAs

Practice employed Clinical Pharmacist

Supportive management, administration and reception teams

Modern purpose built premises with excellent facilities

Smaller branch surgery with in-house pharmacy

Full programme of in-house education

Close links with LMC and Locality GP Cluster Network

Active Patient Participation Group - Winner of the 2015 National PPG Awards

Together we deliver comprehensive GMS and enhanced services to 15,500 patients. We encourage enthusiasm and innovation and offer a flexible work structure with opportunities for both career development and the pursuit of specialist interests. The successful candidate will bring a passion for clinical care along with a strong desire to contribute to development of the practice.

We welcome applications from established as well as newly qualified GPs. We would be delighted to welcome you to visit at any time, meet the team and ask any questions you may have. Please contact Ms Alyson Jones Practice Manager on 02920005216 or email [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• JCPTGP certification
• Eligible to be a Principal in General Practice
• Vocationally Trained
• GMC registered GP with inclusion on the Performers list
• Licenced to practice
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Practice / Certificate Confirming Eligibility for General

Desirable

• Holder of MRCGP
• - Other specialist interests

ADDITIONAL CRITERIA

Essential

• Skills and Abilities
• Able to provide a high standard of care that is responsive and flexible.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
• A commitment to the ongoing development of the practice
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Ensure timely follow-up of investigations and clinical actions
• Manage patients with complex and long-term conditions
• Maintain safe prescribing practices

Desirable

• Personal Attributes:
• Adaptable and flexible
• Facilitative style
• Enthusiastic and motivated
• Creative
• Team player

Experience

Essential

• Full vocational training in general practice.
• Working within a multidisciplinary team
• Comprehensive understanding of clinical computer systems-EMIS and Electronic Prescribing
• Experience working in NHS General Practice
• Interest in quality improvement and service development

Desirable

• Relevant training and accreditation for provision of:
• -Family planning services
• -Child Health Surveillance
• -Minor surgery

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

GP Practice in Wales

Address

North Cardiff Medical Centre

District Shopping Centre, Excalibur Drive

Thornhill

CARDIFF

CF14 9BB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://gpwales.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job summary:

The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Clinical responsibilities:

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion

• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation

• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems

• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols

• Providing counselling and health education

• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate

• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards

• Collecting data for audit purposes

• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)

• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate

• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Other responsibilities within the organisation:

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety

• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice

• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation

• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records

• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data

• Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Confidentiality:

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately

• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & safety:

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines

• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines

• Providing advice on the correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements

• Correct personal use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ensuring correct use of PPE by others, advising on appropriate circumstances for use by clinicians, staff and patients.

• Management of the full range of infection control procedures in both routine and extraordinary circumstances (e.g. pandemic or individual infectious circumstances)

• Hand hygiene standards for self and others

• Managing directly all incidents of accidental exposure

• Management and advice relating to infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice

• Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses/training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate to the responsible person

• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process

• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes

• Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that proper use is made of hand-cleansing facilities, wipes etc., and that these are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate to the responsible manager

• Safe management of sharps use, storage and disposal

• Maintenance of own clean working environment

• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management

• Actively identifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised

• Keeping own work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards/risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with responsible managers

• Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)

• Correct waste and instrument management, including handling, segregation, and container use

• Maintenance of sterile environments

• Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation

• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/professional development:

In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements for PREP are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, with such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision

• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members

• Communicate effectively with patients and carers

• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the implementation of services:

The post-holder will:

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance

• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

• Participate in audit where appropriate.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Essential
• Evidence of achievement of Foundation Competencies in line with GMC Good Medical Practice standards
• Delivery of high-quality clinical care
• Good relationships and communication with patients
• Good working relationships with colleagues
• Professional behaviour and probity
• Evidence of safe acute clinical care
• Eligibility to work in the UK

Desirable

• Experience working within UK General Practice
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team environment

Qualifications

Essential

• Essential
• Primary medical qualification e.g. MBBS , MBChB or equivalent.
• Full registration with a licence to practice from the General Medical Council.
• Certificate of Completion of Training CCT in General Practice.
• Be on, or eligible for inclusion on, the Welsh Performers List

Desirable

• Additional clinical qualifications or areas of specialist interest

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Newtown Medical Practice

Park Street

Newtown

SY16 1EF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://gpwales.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please contact Kath Morgan, Practice Manager for more details and/ or an informal visit to discuss the role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified and Registered GP

Experience

Essential

• Experience in GP setting is essential, and welcome applications from both experienced or newly qualified GP's.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Fforestfach Medical Centre

Ravenhill Road

Ravenhill

SWANSEA

SA5 5AA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://gpwales.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Practice Nurse

Bryngwyn Surgery

The Practice Nurse will work as part of the multidisciplinary practice team to provide safe, effective and patient-centred nursing care to the practice population.

The postholder will undertake a broad range of general practice nursing duties, working within their professional competence and in accordance with practice policies, current clinical guidance and NMC requirements.

The role will include long-term condition management, preventative care, immunisations, screening, treatment room duties and health promotion.

The Practice Nurse will:

• Undertake long-term condition reviews, including diabetes, asthma, COPD and cardiovascular disease, according to competence and practice protocols.

• Provide cervical screening in accordance with the current screening programme and relevant guidance.

• Administer adult and childhood vaccinations and immunisations under appropriate Patient Group Directions or prescriptions.

• Provide wound care, dressings, suture and clip removal.

• Undertake appropriate clinical observations and investigations, including blood pressure, pulse, oxygen saturation, urinalysis and other tests within competence.

• Provide health promotion and lifestyle advice, including smoking cessation, weight management, alcohol advice and cardiovascular risk reduction.

• Support disease prevention, screening and early identification of health problems.

• Provide travel health advice and vaccinations where this forms part of the practice service and the postholder is appropriately trained.

• Recognise changes in a patient's condition and escalate concerns appropriately.

• Provide appropriate advice and safety-netting to patients.

• Refer patients to other members of the clinical team or external services where appropriate.

The postholder will support the effective management of patients with long-term conditions by:

• Carrying out structured reviews.

• Monitoring clinical indicators and treatment.

• Supporting patients to understand and manage their condition.

• Identifying patients who require further clinical review.

• Working collaboratively with GPs, pharmacists and other clinicians.

• Supporting the practice in achieving relevant contractual, clinical and quality improvement requirements.

The Practice Nurse will:

• Follow infection prevention and control policies and procedures.

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and aseptic technique.

• Support appropriate vaccine and cold-chain management.

• Ensure clinical equipment is used, stored and maintained appropriately.

• Report infection control concerns promptly.

• Contribute to infection prevention audits and improvement work where required.

The postholder will contribute to the practice's clinical governance arrangements, including:

• Maintaining accurate, clear and contemporaneous clinical records.

• Working in accordance with agreed clinical protocols and evidence-based guidance.

• Participating in clinical audit and quality improvement.

• Reporting incidents, near misses and clinical concerns appropriately.

• Contributing to learning from significant events, complaints and patient feedback.

• Participating in meetings and practice development activity where appropriate.

• Maintaining awareness of safeguarding responsibilities and acting on concerns in accordance with local procedures.

The Practice Nurse will:

• Work within agreed Patient Group Directions, protocols and prescribing arrangements.

• Ensure medicines and vaccines are stored and handled safely.

• Maintain appropriate stock levels and monitor expiry dates.

• Report medication or vaccine incidents in accordance with practice procedures.

The postholder will:

• Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants, pharmacists, administrative staff and other members of the wider primary care team.

• Communicate sensitively and effectively with patients, carers and colleagues.

• Support patients to make informed decisions about their care.

• Recognise communication needs and arrange appropriate support, including interpretation or accessible communication where required.

• Maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality at all times.

The Practice Nurse will:

• Maintain current NMC registration.

• Work within the NMC Code and their individual scope of professional competence.

• Maintain evidence of continuing professional development.

• Complete required statutory and mandatory training.

• Maintain clinical competencies relevant to the role.

• Participate in appraisal and development discussions.

• Identify areas where additional training or supervision is required.

The postholder must maintain confidentiality in relation to patients, staff and practice information and comply with relevant information governance, data protection and confidentiality requirements.

Clinical information must only be accessed, recorded or shared where there is a legitimate reason to do so.

The Practice Nurse will treat patients, carers and colleagues with dignity and respect and support the practice's commitment to equality, accessibility and person-centred care.

The postholder should be aware that patients may have different communication, language, cultural or accessibility needs and should ensure these are appropriately recognised and accommodated.

All staff have a responsibility to:

• Work safely and follow practice health and safety procedures.

• Report hazards, incidents and concerns promptly.

• Use equipment appropriately.

• Follow infection prevention and lone-working procedures where applicable.

• Take reasonable care for their own health and safety and that of others.

This job description outlines the main responsibilities of the role but is not intended to be exhaustive.

Duties may develop over time in response to changes in patient need, service provision and the requirements of the practice. Any significant changes will be discussed with the postholder.

The Practice Nurse will only be expected to undertake clinical duties for which they are appropriately trained, competent and authorised.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as a Registered Nurse in a clinical setting.
• Experience of assessing patients and delivering nursing care independently within scope of competence.
• Experience of maintaining accurate clinical records.
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of recognising deterioration or clinical concerns and escalating appropriately.
• Experience of communicating effectively with patients, carers and colleagues.
• Experience of managing competing priorities in a busy clinical environment.

Desirable

• Previous experience working in general practice or primary care.
• Experience of long-term condition management, including diabetes, asthma, COPD or cardiovascular disease.
• Experience of cervical screening.
• Experience of delivering immunisations and vaccinations.
• Experience of wound care and treatment room procedures.
• Experience of health promotion and preventative care.
• Experience of using EMIS Web or another primary care clinical system.
• Experience of clinical audit, quality improvement or practice development.
• Experience of working with patients with complex health, communication or social needs.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of relevant continuing professional development.
• Appropriate training and competence for the clinical duties undertaken.
• Cervical screening qualification or recognised competency, if cervical screening is part of the role.
• Immunisation and vaccination training appropriate to the role.

Desirable

• Practice Nurse or primary care nursing qualification.
• Long-term condition management training, for example diabetes, asthma or COPD.
• Independent or supplementary prescribing qualification.
• Travel health qualification or recognised training.
• Minor illness or minor injury qualification.
• Additional training in wound care, sexual health, womens health or other relevant areas.
• Experience of working with EMIS Web or another primary care clinical 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Bryngwyn Surgery

4-6 Bryngwyn Road

Newport

NP20 4JS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://gpwales.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The healthcare assistant/nursing assistant/healthcare support worker will provide the following nursing services, in agreement with the nurse manager/senior practice nurse and the GPs

• Carry out measurements (height, weight, blood pressure, etc) for health checks, such as new patient checks and healthy lifestyle checks (MOTs), provide lifestyle advice to patients or refer to nurse or GP as appropriate

• Obtain blood samples, prepare forms, store samples and dispatch to the lab

• Carry out ECGs

• Carry out blood pressure checks

• Carry out peak flow measurements

• Carry out urinalysis

• Provide healthy lifestyle advice to patients

• Assist with child immunisation clinics

• Assist with adult immunisations

• Provide assistance to the GPs, nurses and other health professionals in carrying out complex procedures, as required

• Maintain accurate records of treatment and procedures

Clinical support

• Ensure equipment and treatment rooms are maintained to appropriate levels of cleanliness, eg sterilising equipment, tidying rooms

• Ensure GPs rooms, treatment rooms and minor surgery suites are stocked with appropriate amounts of equipment and clinical supplies

• Assist with ordering clinical supplies and equipment to ensure stock is maintained

Chaperone patients as required during consultation with other health professionals

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE grade 1 to C and English and Maths
• NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care

Desirable

• Qualified to NVQ Level 3

Experience

Essential

• Experience in Primary Care
• Experience administering immunisations

Desirable

• Experience support GPs with family planning and minor surgery clinics

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Castle Gate Medical Practice

Rear of 102 Monnow Street

Monmouth

NP25 3EQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://gpwales.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job summary:

The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Clinical responsibilities:

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion

• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation

• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems

• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

• In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health

• Providing counselling and health education

• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate

• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards

• Collecting data for audit purposes

• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)

• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate

• Undertaking hot review with GP Trainee

• In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Other responsibilities within the organisation:

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety

• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice

• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation

• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records

• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data

• Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Confidentiality:

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters.They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately

• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers.They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & safety:

The post-holder will implement a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation

• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/professional development:

In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision

• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members

• Communicate effectively with patients and carers

• Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the implementation of services:

The post-holder will:

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance

• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

• Participate in audit where appropriate.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• We welcome applications from both experienced GPs and newly qualified GPs and offer a supportive environment for development.

Desirable

• Experience working in primary care

Qualifications

Essential

• GMC registered

Desirable

• Included on, or eligible for inclusion on, the NHS Wales Medical Performers List
• Experience Specifications

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Riversdale House

Merthyrmawr Road

Bridgend

CF31 3NL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://gpwales.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)