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 partental leave.The annual salary range for this post is £39,146 - £41,851.
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 establishedin 2016 as part of the award-winning Symphony Programme Vanguard, developingnew 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 isencouraged to operate autonomously, but as a subsidiary of NHS SomersetFoundation Trust (SFT), and with the backing and economies of scale from acentral support team (particularly for HR, finance, corporate and strategicmanagement matters).Providing NHS services is at the heart of what wedo.
Our vision is to ensure that primary care is sustainable for patients andpractices in Somerset, and we aim to be a national exemplar for primary careprovision.We work closely with our practice teams to support, develop andtransform patient care and working practices with innovation and technology atthe heart of what we do.SHS welcome applications from people of allbackgrounds and underrepresented groups.
When undertaking recruitment andselection for our services, SHS we are committed to equality of opportunity forall.SHS offers a NHS or NEST Pension, a fantastic rangeof employee benefits and salary sacrifice schemes (see attached poster), alongwith 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 yourapplication.
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 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