Practice Nurse - Lister Surgery, Wiveliscombe, Somerset.

Symphony Healthcare Services Limited

The closing date is 27 January 2025

Job summary

Symphony Healthcare Services (SHS) are looking to recruit a Practice Nurse to cover parental leave at their Lister House Surgery in Wiveliscombe, Somerset.

As a SHS Practice Nurse you will:

be part of a nursing team responsible for ensuring that the practice provides optimum care relevant to the practice population, either in practice or the home environment.

focus on supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring long-term conditions, health prevention and screening activities in line with the objectives and vision of Symphony Healthcare Services.

work collaboratively with the whole general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing nurse leadership as required.

This is a part time post of 27 hours per week for a 7/8 month fixed term contract, covering parental leave.

The annual salary range for this post is £39,146 - £41,851 per annum (pro rata for part time hours).

Your starting salary will be offered based on experience, plus SHS offer many other excellent employee benefits (see attached poster for more information).

Main duties of the job

The main duties of a SHS Practice Nurse are:

Assisting the whole practice team to help deliver effective implementation of management of patients and their needs.
Managing the nursing care of patients with chronic disease, employing 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 contract purposes is also required
Contributing to the development of policies / protocols / guidelines within the practice.
Aiding the practice team with implementation of new initiatives in the delivery of chronic disease management services.
Encouraging the development of integrated services within Primary Care to include integrated practice based teams and multidisciplinary working.

About us

Symphony Healthcare Services (SHS) was established in 2016 as part of the award-winning Symphony Programme Vanguard, developing new models of care. We now support 16 practices across Somerset providing care for over 100,000 patients.

SHS has developed a model where each practice is encouraged to operate autonomously, but as a subsidiary of NHS Somerset Foundation Trust (SFT), and with the backing and economies of scale from a central support team (particularly for HR, finance, corporate and strategic management matters).

Providing NHS services is at the heart of what we do. Our vision is to ensure that primary care is sustainable for patients and practices in Somerset, and we aim to be a national exemplar for primary care provision.

We work closely with our practice teams to support, develop and transform patient care and working practices with innovation and technology at the heart of what we do.

SHS welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups. When undertaking recruitment and selection for our services, SHS we are committed to equality of opportunity for all.

SHS offers a NHS or NEST Pension, a fantastic range of employee benefits and salary sacrifice schemes (see attached poster), along with flexible working from day of employment and an agile approach to home / office-based working where appropriate to the role.

We look forward to hearing from you and receiving your application.

Date posted

13 January 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£39,146 to £41,851 a year Starting salary based on chronic disease experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

8 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0215-SHSLH-012025

Job locations

Lister House Surgery

Croft Way

Wiveliscombe

Taunton

Somerset

TA4 2BF

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification document (JD) for a full list of duties, tasks and expectations associated with this role.

Please read this carefully before applying.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification document (JD) for a full list of duties, tasks and expectations associated with this role.

Please read this carefully before applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered nurse with NMC PIN.
Post-registration study in topics allied to general practice.
Specific qualifications in IPC.

Desirable

Qualification in chronic disease management e.g. Hypertension, Mental Health, Diabetes, COPD, CHD.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a General Practice setting.
Experience of using a GP Clinical System (EMIS preferred).
Basic/advanced certificate of life support.
Undertaken mentorship training.
Understanding of health and safety issues.
Ability to carry out clinical, technical, scientific or administrative duties according to established protocols, procedures, or systems of work.
Previous experience of working in Primary Care/ or similar NHS setting

Desirable

Awareness of the national service framework guidelines.
Previous experience using EMIS web.

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy
Ability to demonstrate excellent communication skills
Ability to work well under pressure
Strong organisational skills
IT literate (MS Office)
Willingness to work flexibly cross multiple sites
Good understanding of the importance of confidentiality

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered nurse with NMC PIN.
Post-registration study in topics allied to general practice.
Specific qualifications in IPC.

Desirable

Qualification in chronic disease management e.g. Hypertension, Mental Health, Diabetes, COPD, CHD.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a General Practice setting.
Experience of using a GP Clinical System (EMIS preferred).
Basic/advanced certificate of life support.
Undertaken mentorship training.
Understanding of health and safety issues.
Ability to carry out clinical, technical, scientific or administrative duties according to established protocols, procedures, or systems of work.
Previous experience of working in Primary Care/ or similar NHS setting

Desirable

Awareness of the national service framework guidelines.
Previous experience using EMIS web.

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy
Ability to demonstrate excellent communication skills
Ability to work well under pressure
Strong organisational skills
IT literate (MS Office)
Willingness to work flexibly cross multiple sites
Good understanding of the importance of confidentiality

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.