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We are looking for an advanced prescribing Practitioner to join our multi-disciplinary team at Wincanton Medical Centre, which is part of Symphony Healthcare Services.
As an Advanced Practitioner, you'll be expected to assess all patients and provide the right management or referral. You will be reliable and dependable, passionate and committed to delivering high quality health care in a primary care environment. You will be willing to contribute to the processing of administration tasks including and not limited to signing repeat prescriptions, laboratory results and clinical letters from other providers.
Our practice has an established MDT management team and we can support you to lead on key areas of service according to your specialist areas of interest. As a practice we are developing a strong MDT workforce who are encouraged to be involved in digital transformation, clinical research and are supported to lead quality improvement initiatives.
If you hold a non-medical prescriber qualification and would like to join our professional and multi-disciplinary practice team, then we would love to hear from you.
The hours available are 16 hours per week on a Permanent contract. Working pattern to be discussed at interview. The Salary range is £39,439.66 - £55, 121.67 per annum pro rata with an NHS or Nest Pension offered.
Main duties of the job
You will work as an advanced, autonomous practitioner using a high level of decision making. Your primary focus will be the provision of excellent patient centred care, encompassing the skills of face to face clinical assessment, examination, clinical diagnosis and the development and delivery of effective urgent treatment for patients of all ages with undifferentiated, undiagnosed primary/ urgent health care problems of full general practice patient needs including paediatrics, care of elderly and mental health.
About us
Wincanton - Our Practice & Town
The practice supports over 9000 patients and the large multidisciplinary team includes a highly skilled acute team of Nurse Practitioners and Paramedic Practitioners who manage all on-the-day demand, acute home visiting and the minor injury service for the locality. Symphony Healthcare Services was established in 2016 as part of the award-winning Symphony Programme Vanguard, developing new models of care. We now support 20 practices across Somerset and East Devon, providing care for 120,000 patients.
Symphony Healthcare Services was established in 2016 as part of the award-winning Symphony Programme Vanguard, developing new models of care. We now support 20 practices across Somerset and East Devon, providing care for 120,000 patients.
Symphony has developed a model where each practice is encouraged to operate autonomously, but as a subsidiary of Yeovil Hospital and with the backing and economies of scale from a central support team (particularly for HR 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.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
This role works within the parameters of current prescribing legislation.
You will be part of a multidisciplinary and required to deliver face to face consultations from the practice or within patients own homes when required.
This role is particularly suited to an autonomous Clinician that has undertaken core modules within the Specialist Paramedic, Nurse/Paramedic Practitioner program or an experienced Nurse/Paramedic who has additional training in assessing minor illness and is a non-medical prescriber.
You will receive a full induction and be supported by our Clinical Lead.
The successful candidate will:
- be an experienced practitioner acting within their professional boundary to provide care for the presenting patient. This role is expected to develop and evolve over time as the successful post holder gains further experience within the primary care setting.
- be flexible and undertake any necessary additional training required to meet the service needs.
- work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to advise on treatment and healthcare for patients, to include those presenting in the primary care setting and those in the community.
- attend home visits to include residential and nursing homes, where they will liaise with staff, family and other stakeholders in the production of care plans to be shared with other providers, as appropriate.
- assess and treat acute and chronically unwell patients presenting in the surgery environment.
Benefits
- Salary upwards of £55,000 per annum, depending on knowledge, skills and experience
- Paid study leave
- 26 days annual leave, increasing to 28 after 5 years service and 30 after 10 years
- Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
- Free 24/7 independent counselling service
- Learning and Development Opportunities
- Flexible working options
- Far lease and cycle-to-work schemes
- Ability to join our own locum service, Symphony Flex, with extremely competitive rates of pay
- Centralised hubs for Workflow and Medicines Management
To arrange an informal discussion or visit the practice, please contact Amanda Curl (Practice Manager) on a.curl@nhs.net or 01963 435700
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
- Regulated Health Care professional with current registration (NMC/HCPC).
- At least 5 years post qualification and registration: - including at least 6 months working within primary care and/ or urgent care setting.
- Minor illness module level 6 or above.
- Physical Assessment of adults course level 7 or above.
- Palliative care/ End of life care course or module.
- Verification of Expected Death course.
- Consultation Skills- (history taking and physical examination.)
- Registered as a non-medical prescriber with the relevant regulator (V300 non- medical prescribing qualification).
- Supervision/leadership/mentoring training or qualification.
Desirable
- Physical assessment of children or equivalent module.
- Chronic disease management.
- Recognised Teaching and Assessing course.
- Mental health and/or learning disabilities qualification.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer detailsEmployer name
Symphony Healthcare Services Limited
Address
Wincanton Health Centre
Dyke's Way
Wincanton
Somerset
BA9 9FQ
Employer's website
https://www.symphonyhealthcareservices.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
Job Type: Part-time
Salary: £39,439.66-£55,121.67 per year
Expected hours: 16 per week
Benefits:
- Company pension
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 02/04/2024
Reference ID: E0215-24-0061
