Part Time Emergency Care Practitioner - Creech St Michael, Nr Taunton

Symphony are recruiting for highly skilled and motivated part time Emergency Care Practitioner (Prescribing Nurse or Paramedic) to join Creech Medical Centre in Creech St Michael near Taunton,

In this exciting role, you'll be responsible for delivering high quality care from first presentation through to assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow up.

You'll manage patients with minor illness, and a range of acute presentations, using your advanced clinical assessment and diagnostic skills to make safe, effective decisions.

You'll be a confident critical thinker, able to independently assess and manage minor trauma and injury, while working collaboratively with our multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, patient focused care in line with local policy and clinical best practice.

If you're passionate about providing expert autonomous care, thrive in a fast paced environment, and enjoy working as part of a supportive and forward thinking team -we would love to hear from you!

We have a permanent, part time post of up to 13 hours per week. The majority of hours will need to be worked on a Friday (08:00 or 08:30 until 18:00)., You will be an experienced prescribing ECP (Nurse or Paramedic) who, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care.

You will demonstrate safe clinical decision making and expert care, including advanced assessment and diagnostic skills, alongside demonstrating critical thinking in the clinical decision making process.

You will work collaboratively with the general practice to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.

Established in 2016, Symphony 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).

£55,450 to £64,046 a year - starting salary will be offered based on previous experience.