Job summary
Annual Salary: £57,000.00
30 hours a week
Are you an experienced, compassionate, driven Nurse Practitionerready to make a real impact in the Western Vale?
Due to a forthcoming retirement an opportunity has arisen to join our expanding Nurse Team.
As a Nurse Practitioner with Western Vale Family Practice, you'll lead patient care, collaborate with a dynamic team, and impact our patientlives daily. Enjoy competitive pay, flexible hours, and continuous opportunities for professional growth in a very busy multi site practice.
If you're passionate about primary careand want to thrive in a fast-paced, challenging but rewarding environment, this is your calling!
Please see attached detailed job description and person specification.
For more information, or an opportunity to visit the Practiceplease contact Rhian Floyd, Practice Manager 01446 777010rhian.floyd2@wales.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
As a Nurse Practitioner (Prescriber) you will work as a senior member of the Practice team. You will contribute to the overall success and efficiency of the practice, ensuring high-quality patient care and a supportive work environment for the nursing team.
You will ensure that care is delivered within the boundaries of your role, focusing upon supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions and Womens health. You will have the freedom and authority to act and make autonomous decisions in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients.
Working collaboratively with the Nursing team and supporting the Lead Practice Nurse (who will directly manage the Practice Nurses and HCSW), you will be responsible for supporting the leadership and ongoing training and mentoring of the team. You will have ongoing opportunities for continued professional development, mentorship and support to ensure that you are competent and confident in your role. In addition, you will be directly responsible for leading several clinical nursing areas.
NB:We are currently a Vision Clinical system Practice and moving to EMIS in March 2025.
About us
The team at Western Vale Family Practice are a friendly caring team who are proud to offer high standards of patient-centred healthcare. We are a friendly, caring and forward thinking Practice.
We provide healthcare to a patient population of over 13,300+ patients across the Western Vale of Glamorgan. We also undertake the vocational training of General Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Pharmacists, Medical Students.
Our main site, which is also our administration centre, is in the purpose- developed Health Centre in Cowbridge, and we have branch surgeries in Llantwit Major Health Centre and St Athan.
We offer a range of NHS and Private services in the Practice via our multidisciplinary and highly skilled team. We currently have five GP Partners, four Salaried GPs, two Nurse Practitioners, four Practice Nurses, a Healthcare Support Worker, two Pharmacy Technicians and a Cluster Mental Health Worker and Physiotherapist. We also employ around 20 members of staff across Management, Administrative and Reception areas.
We have a strong team ethos and encourage everyone who works with us to feel part of the Western Vale Family Practice team.
We won South Wales GP Practice of the Year 2023 following nomination by our patients and were finalists in two other categories.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being
Review, implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition as part of an annual review process
Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition
Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
Undertake relevant diagnostic tests within scope of Practice and competency
Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care
Deliver opportunistic health promotion
Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication, side effects and interactions
Support and advise women requesting information relating to family planning needs or HRT
Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations
Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
Plan, implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children
Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with aural conditions
Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice
Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients
Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patients health
Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
Request and undertake pathology services as necessary
Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required
Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
Ensure READ codes are used effectively
Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
Be an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance
Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being
Review, implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition as part of an annual review process
Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition
Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
Undertake relevant diagnostic tests within scope of Practice and competency
Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care
Deliver opportunistic health promotion
Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication, side effects and interactions
Support and advise women requesting information relating to family planning needs or HRT
Support and manage health needs of women presenting for cervical cytology consultations
Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
Plan, implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children
Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with aural conditions
Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice
Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients
Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patients health
Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
Request and undertake pathology services as necessary
Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required
Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
Ensure READ codes are used effectively
Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
Be an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance
Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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
Western Vale Family Practice
Cowbridge Health Centre, The Broad Shoard
Cowbridge
South Glamorgan
CF71 7DA
Employer's website
https://gpwales.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)