Practice Nurse

Job summary

Oaklands and Ryall's Park Surgeries have an exciting opportunity for a Practice Nurse to join their Nursing Team working 30 hours per week on permanent contract. You will work at both practices, working pattern to be discussed at interview.

Salary £30,953.39 - £39,459.22 per annum, pro rata. NHS or Nest Pension is offered with this post.

The post holder would 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.

The post holder will 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. They will 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.

Experience in chronic disease would be desirable but training can be provided.

Main duties of the job

Assist 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

Contribute to the development of policies / protocols / guidelines within the practice.

Aid the practice team with implementation of new initiatives in the delivery of chronic disease management services.

Encourage the development of integrated services within Primary Care to include integrated practice based teams and multidisciplinary working.

Recognise the opportunities for working in partnership with the Primary Health care team.

Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known 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

About us

Symphony Healthcare Services Ltd. is a growing primary care organisation based in Somerset which aims to improve and develop the best patient-centred care and services in the country, and we are embracing change within general practice by implementing new and innovative models of care.

If you are passionate about delivering outstanding healthcare and share our values, join us to support the achievement of our goals.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder would 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.

The post holder will 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. They will 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.

The post holder would be able to run a full Practice Nurse clinic. This would include but not limited to providing general nurse appointment cover and Chronic Disease Management. The post holder will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making, assessment and expert care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• - Registered nurse.
• - Willingness to learn and acquire new skills.
• - Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the NHS.

Desirable

• - Post-registration study in topics allied to general practice.

Experience

Essential

• - Evidence of appropriate knowledge base.
• - Interest and basic knowledge in long-term conditions.
• - Demonstrate an understanding of audit.
• - Primary Care Experience

Desirable

• - Suitable post registration experience.
• - 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.
• - Awareness of the national service framework guidelines.
• - Understanding of health and safety issues.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• - Good interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.
• - Excellent communication skills.
• - Evidence of problem-solving and decision making skills.
• - Demonstrates motivation, reliability and commitment to team working.
• - 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

• - Able to use own initiative
• - Able to work under pressure
• - Able to work in a changing environment

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.

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

Symphony Healthcare Services Limited

Address

Ryalls Park Medical Centre

Marsh Lane

Yeovil

Somerset

BA21 3BA

Employer's website

https://www.symphonyhealthcareservices.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 30 per week

Salary: £30,953.39-£39,459.22 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Licence/Certification:

• NMC (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 01/06/2023
Reference ID: E0215-23-0022