Job overview

Are you the nurse we are looking for to join our team?

We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join the primary care team at Holyhead (Caergybi), contributing to the delivery of a new, multi‑disciplinary model of care for the people of Holyhead and the surrounding communities.

Our dynamic team currently includes Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Primary Care Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Advanced Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, GPs, and a range of other allied health professionals.

As a Practice Nurse, you will undertake a wide and varied range of duties aligned to primary care and the needs of our local population. These include wound care, immunisations, contraception and sexual health services, cervical screening, warfarin monitoring, lifestyle advice, assisting with minor surgery, travel health, and long‑term condition management.

You will work closely with colleagues across the wider Managed Practices service in the west of BCUHB. The successful applicant will already have experience of long‑term conditions and of working within Primary Care or General Practice.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will perform tasks prescribed and delegated by the GPs and Senior Nurses, working unsupervised to Patient Group Directions, agreed protocols, within an evidence base and within defined competencies.

The main duties of the role involves undertaking chronic disease management clinics to support the Quality and Outcomes

Framework (QoF) including Asthma, COPD/Spirometry, Diabetes and Chronic Heart Disease. Identifying, and managing as appropriate; treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long term condition, performing basic nursing tasks such as ear syringing, blood pressure monitoring, ECGs etc, assessing and caring for patients presenting with wounds including the removal of sutures and clips and leg ulcer management, participating in vaccination and immunisation programmes; administering injections, ensuring safe vaccine storage and implementing cold chain policy, undertaking cervical cytology screening on those who are eligible in line with national guidelines, undertaking health screening, surveillance and new-patient screens, take pathology samples from patients for analysis (blood, urine etc), assisting GPs with minor surgery procedures and assessing problems presented opportunistically by patients, dealing with minor illness as well as in minor illness clinics.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.