General Practice Nurse
| Posting date: | 19 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 April 2026 |
| Location: | Cowbridge, CF71 7DA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A2899-26-0001 |
Summary
PRACTICE NURSES JOB DESCRIPTION The practice nurse is responsible for ensuring that the practice provides an optimum service of nursing care relevant to the practice population. The main duties and responsibilities are as follows. 1. Meeting patients nursing care needs as identified, or where care has been transferred to her by a GP. This will usually be in surgery but occasional home visits may also be required. 2. Initiating and maintaining health screening and promotion clinics for identified areas of the practice population, recognising where modification of systems or referral is necessary. 3. Managing the nursing care of patients with chronic disease, employing personal recall systems suitable to the practice needs. This includes using the practice computer systems for input of information for recall and screening purposes. Accurate and efficient input of data for GMS contract purposes is also required. 4. The following clinics: Asthma Diabetic review Hypertension Clinic COPD Clinic Holiday Vaccination Clinic Flu Vaccination Clinic Cervical Smears Family Planning Amending or adding to services as needs are identified. 5. Maintaining efficient liaison with all areas of the Primary Care Team and other agencies to assure continuity of care where necessary. 6. Routine treatment in general clinics, including: Warfarin monitoring Maintaining Thyroxine register Wound management Blood tests ECGs and other general Treatment Room skills