Treatment Room Nurse - Burnham, Berrow & Highbridge (Somerset)
Symphony Healthcare Services Limited
Burnham-on-sea, TA8 1EU · Highbridge, TA9 3YA
Salary
£21.26 to £24.11
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
10 September 2026
10 days left
Job description
Burnham, Berrow and Highbridge Medical Centres (known as Symphony North) are looking to recruit a Treatment Room Nurse to join their dedicated Nursing...
- 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 required
- Contribute 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 condition
- Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
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) monitoring
- Assist with Coil removal
- Maintaining 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 vaccines
Chronic Disease Management skills will include some or all of the following (this list is not exhaustive):
- Hypertension
- Mental Health
- Diabetes
- Asthma/COPD
- CHD
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.
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
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
27 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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