About this role
Job summary
Burnham, Berrow and Highbridge Medical Centres (known as Symphony North) are looking to recruit a Treatment Room Nurse to join their dedicated Nursing Team on a 12-month fixed term basis, working 24 hours per week across all three sites.
The pay scheme for this role is £21.26 - £24.11 DOE.
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.
You 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 and supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.
You will also demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making, assessment and expert care.
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 requiredContribute 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 conditionPrioritise 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 Limited 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.
Symphony has developed a model where each practice is encouraged to operate autonomously, but as a subsidiary of NHS Somerset Foundation Trust (SFT), and with backing from a central support team (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 grow, enhance and transform patient care and working practices, with innovation and technology at our core.
Symphony welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups. When undertaking recruitment and selection for our services. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all.
Symphony offers many fantastic employee benefits, including the option to join a NHS or NEST pension scheme, plus varied salary sacrifice options (see attached poster), plus generous annual leave, flexible working from day one of employment and home working options where appropriate to the role.
Thank you for your interest in joining Symphony! We look forward to hearing from you and receiving your application.
Job description Job responsibilities
Clinical skills will include some or all of the following (this list is not exhaustive):
Wound care, dressings and general treatment room skills Urinalysis Spirometry Contraceptive advice, Family planning, Sexual Health Cytology Warfarin (INR) monitoringAssist with Coil removalMaintaining Thyroxine register Ear Syringing ECG BT, BP and Weight Diet and Lifestyle advice Immunisations (childhood, flu, pneumonia, pertussis, shingles etc.) Injections (B12, Triptorelin, Zoladex, and Depo etc.) Travel Vaccinations Stock checking and ordering of vaccinesChronic Disease Management skills will include some or all of the following (this list is not exhaustive):
Hypertension Mental Health Diabetes Asthma/COPD CHD
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. Awareness of the national service framework guidelines. Understanding of health and safety issues. Undertaken mentorship training.
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Good interpersonal skills, both verbal and written. Demonstrates motivation, reliability and commitment to teamwork. Knowledge of the needs of patients with long-term conditions. Excellent communication skills. Evidence of problem-solving and decision-making skills. 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 Burnham Medical Centre
Love Lane
Burnham-on-sea
Somerset
TA8 1EU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.symphonyhealthcareservices.com/ (Opens in a new tab)