Practice Nurse – Chronic Disease

in Somerset; Crewkerne; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Somerset seeks an experienced Practice Nurse specializing in Chronic Disease. This part-time role involves managing chronic patients, mentoring staff, and contributing to clinical service development. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and relevant nursing qualifications, providing a vital role in enhancing patient care and satisfaction.

Benefits

NHS or NEST Pension

Flexible working

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• At least 2 years recent nursing experience with chronic conditions.
• Evidence of appropriate continuing personal development.

Responsibilities

• Manage a designated case load of patients with chronic conditions.
• Mentor junior staff and support clinical supervision.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Resource management

Education

Registered first level nurse

Qualification in chronic disease management

Tools

EMIS/SystemOne

Job description

Practice Nurse – Chronic Disease - Symphony Healthcare Services

Are you an experienced Practice Nurse, specialising in Chronic Disease e.g: respiratory / COPD / Asthma? Looking for a new challenge in Primary Care?

Symphony Healthcare Services (SHS) has an exciting opportunity to join Crewkerne Health Centre in Somerset.

This is a permanent, part time post of 31.5 hours per week.

The annual salary range for this post is £39,146.36 – £41,851.01 per annum (pro rata for part time hours, depending on experience).

Main duties of the job
The main duties of a SHS Chronic Disease Practice Nurse are:

Manage a designated case load of patients with chronic conditions, visiting them in their own home or consulting with them at the practice.
Work within the NMC Code
To mentor junior staff ensuring that they are supported and continually developed.
To develop the nursing services offered both for the practice and through SHS.
To support clinical Supervision within the practice.
To work with the practice and Lead Nurse in the development of clinical skill mix
Promote SHS values and acts as a role model.
To Implement the SHS Nursing Strategy as defined by the Nursing and AHP Director and the Lead Nurses forum.
To ensure a high level of patient involvement and satisfaction with the service, including linking in with the practice PPG.

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.

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 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.

Symphony 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.

Symphony 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.

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 first level nurse
Evidence of appropriate continuing personal development
Desirable
Qualification in chronic disease management e.g. Hypertension, Mental Health, Diabetes, COPD, CHD.
Mentor/teaching qualification D
Clinical Supervision Training and experience D
Experience
Essential
At least 2 years recent nursing experience of working with patients with chronic conditions.
Audit.
QI.
Desirable
Health-needs assessment
Research
Knowledge of EMIS/SystemOne and Ardens
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
Management of patients with Chronic diseases.
Management of patients with complex needs.
Local and national health policy.
TEPs review
Communication skills, both written and verbal.
Communication of difficult messages to patients and families.
Negotiation and conflict management skills.
Resource management.
Desirable
Clinical examination skills ( PACR)
Non-Medical Prescribing (NMP)
Change management
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).

Middle Path

Crewkerne

Somerset

TA18 8BX

Employer’s website
https://www.symphonyhealthcareservices.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

How to Apply

Please apply via the NHS jobs link below;
https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0215-SHS-PNCHC-0525

Crewkerne Health Centre, Middle Path, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 8BX