Practice Nurse – Respiratory

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Somerset is seeking a Practice Nurse with Respiratory qualifications for a part-time role at The Meadows Surgery. The position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development. Responsibilities include managing chronic disease care and contributing to practice policies. Join a dedicated team focused on delivering high-quality patient care.

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

• Managing nursing care of patients with chronic diseases.
• Contributing to development of policies and protocols.

Skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Resource management

Education

Registered first level nurse

Tools

EMIS/SystemOne

Ardens

Job description

Practice Nurse – Respiratory - Symphony Healthcare Services

Symphony Healthcare Services has a maternity cover opportunity for a Practice Nurse with Respiratory qualification, to join our team of Practice Nurses at The Meadows Surgery in Ilminster, Somerset.

This is a part time post of 20 hours per week, on a 12 month fixed term contract to start at the beginning of August.

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

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.

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
Mentor/teaching qualification
Clinical Supervision Training and experience
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).

Address
The Meadows Surgery

Canal Way

Ilminster

Somerset

TA19 9FE

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

How to Apply

https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0215-SHSPNMSP-090425

The Meadows Surgery Canal Way Ilminster Somerset TA19 9FE