# Practice Nurse - Tywyn Health Centre > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/practice-nurse-tywyn-health-centre/9ee1fc7e-ee82-4864-ba30-b3a5c3587f42 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/practice-nurse-tywyn-health-centre/9ee1fc7e-ee82-4864-ba30-b3a5c3587f42.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board - **Location:** Block 5, Carlton Court - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Practice nurse - **Salary:** £32557.00 to £39631.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-18T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-02T11:08:32.334Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8304885 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8304885?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://bcuhb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you the nurse we are looking for to join our team? As a Practice Nurse you will be afforded the opportunity to join the primary care team inTywyn Health Centre working towards the delivery of a new model of multi-disciplinary health care services to the people of Tywyn and surrounding areas. This dynamic Team currently comprises of Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Advanced Pharmacists and Physiotherapist in addition to GPs and other allied health professionals. You will undertake a wide and interesting range of Nursing duties relevant to primary care and the population needs including wound care, immunisation, 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 the wider managed primary care practice teams in the west of BCUHB. The successful applicant should already have experience of long-term conditions and working in 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. ### 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. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Welsh language skills are desirable ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Clinical skills – cervical cytology, immunisation and vaccination, ear care, minor surgery - Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle - Communication skills, both written and verbal - Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families - Negotiation and conflict management skills IT skills **Desirable** - Uses initiative Gets on well with people at all levels ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions - Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service - Knowledge of health promotion strategies - Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care - Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy **Desirable** - Ability to identify determinants on health in the local area - Knowledge of public health issues in the local area - Awareness of local and national health policy - Awareness of issues within the wider health economy ### Experience **Essential** - Previous GP Practice Nurse experience **Desirable** - Some community or primary care nursing experience - Experience of nursing long term conditions ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered first level nurse. Active statutory registration **Desirable** - Relevant nursing degree - Membership of a professional body ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Good communicator - Team player - Enthusiastic ### Other Relevant Requirements **Essential** - Ability to work core hours - Flexible approach to work ### Welsh Language Requirements **Desirable** - Ability to speak Welsh ## Documents - [sdmp cymraeg (pdf, 416.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10624601) - [welsh language matrix (pdf, 134.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2220) - [oh form - ig ffurflen (docx, 100.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10624602) - [betsi cadwaladr relocation (pdf, 6.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2818) - [values and behaviour framework (pdf, 2.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2937) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 322.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2838) - [nhs north wales - the right choice (pdf, 3.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2075) - [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 808.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1632) - [job description and person specification - english (pdf, 568.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10624600) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.