Nurse Practitioner – Lister House Surgery
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Experienced Nurse Practitioner – Lister House Surgery
Part of the Primary Care Directorate (Taunton NHS Foundation Trust & Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust Alliance)
Lister House Surgery in Wiveliscombe, Taunton, Somerset, is looking for an experienced Nurse Practitioner to support the surgery’s urgent care work.
The opportunity: We are seeking a Band 7 Nurse Practitioner to join our existing team of NP’s. Full time hours (37.5) are available but we are willing to consider part time applications (minimum 3 days per week). Monday/Friday working is an essential requirement. You will manage the Practice’s day to day urgent care needs working as part of a duty team, comprising NPs and Duty GP. You will need to have extensive Urgent Care experience in the Primary Care setting, be a confident, safe non-medical prescriber, and see people of all ages and all Urgent Care presentations with minimal supervision.
You must possess excellent triage, assessment and diagnostic skills and have recent experience of working within a first contact setting. You will need to demonstrate excellent clinical management, co-ordination and organisational skills. A Non-Medical Independent prescribing qualification is essential, as is a clinical examination qualification at degree level or above. Please see the job description and specification for full details.
The Practice takes pride in nurturing a friendly, informal and supportive environment in which to work while ensuring we deliver high quality, person-centred care to our patients. Our practice team works well together and staff are encouraged to develop through regular appraisal and training. The practice achieves highly in relation to clinical and patient satisfaction targets and we are very much at the heart of the local community.
Lister House Surgery is one of four practices in the county to make the strategic decision to develop an alliance with the local acute Trust. These four practices form the Primary Care Directorate.
Staff now enjoy the benefits of AfC terms and salary, enhanced opportunities for learning and development and easy access to support from medical and allied health care professionals.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Emma Spiller, Practice Manager by email: e.spiller@nhs.net or telephone 01984 623471
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