Long Term Conditions Practice Nurse - Symphony South

You will be an experienced, NMC registered Nurse who, whilst acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of patient care.

You will be able to demonstrate the ability to make differential diagnosis using decision making and problem solving skills whilst making professional autonomous decisions for which they are accountable. You will also possess the ability to work independently and collaboratively, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, with other health care professionals and disciplines, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.

Experience in at least one chronic disease area is desirable.

Healthcare Services (Symphony) provides NHS primary care provision across 21

sites within Somerset, linked to 14 general practice contracts. The

organisation cares for approximately 132,000 patients and employs around 600 staff.

Symphony is a subsidiary of

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and manages its services through the support of a

central team (including HR, finance, corporate and operational governance).

Providing NHS services is at

the heart of what we do. Specifically, our vision is to be at the forefront of

sustainable, high quality general practice, collaborating with our communities

to improve experiences and health outcomes. We work closely with our practice

teams to grow, enhance, and transform our services for the benefit of patients

and staff.

Symphony welcomes

applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups. When

undertaking recruitment and selection for our services, Symphony is committed

to equality opportunity for all.

Symphony offers an 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 hybrid working (where applicable).

We look forward to hearing

from you and receiving your application.

Knowledge and Skills

Desirable: - Clinical Examination skills (PACR); - Non-Medical Prescribing; - Change Management

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