Nurse Associate

Primary Responsibilities The Nursing Associates is to have the following key responsibilities and attributes, in delivering health services: a. Delivery of high quality, compassionate care whilst undertaking specific clinical and care tasks under the direction of a registered nurse (or other registered care professional dependent on PCN), with a focus on promoting good health and independence. b. To provide high-quality holistic and person-centred care to individuals c.
To provide routine care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF d. To provide wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required e. Work as part of the PCN’s MDT to provide and monitor care, under direct or indirect supervision f. Improve safety and quality of care at every opportunity.
g. Contribute to the delivery of integrated care h. Work with the PCN MDT to ensure delivery of nursing associate duties complement existing workforce i. Work with a supervisor to take responsibility for developing own clinical competence, leadership, and reflective practice skills within the workplace, while on placements and through attending the Nursing Associate Training Programme j.
Provide support and supervision to training nursing associates, healthcare assistants, apprentices, and those on learning assignments/placements as required. k. Support registered nurses to enable them to be able to focus on the more complex clinical care. l.
Develop relationships across the MDT to support integration of the role across health and social care including primary care, secondary care, and mental health m. Perform and record clinical observations such as blood pressure, temperature, respirations, and pulse n. After undertaking additional training, provide flu vaccinations, ECGs, and venepuncture, and other relevant clinical tasks as required by the PCN, in line with the competencies of the role o. Promote health and well-being to all patients, for example undertaking the NHS health check p.
Care for individuals with dementia, mental health conditions, and learning disabilities q. To provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients r. To provide support during minor operations as required s. Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to personalised care colleagues and local community and voluntary sector services t.
Communicate proactively and effectively with all MDT colleagues across the PCN, attending and contributing to meetings as required u. Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient health records ensuring that clinical data is appropriately recorded with SNOMED codes v. To process pathology results as required w. Enhance own performance through continuous professional development, imparting own knowledge and behaviours to meet the needs of the service x.
Work with your line manager to access regular ‘clinical supervision’, to enable you to deal effectively with the difficult issues that people present y. Contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance z. Attend a formal appraisal with their manager at least every 12-months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed aa.
Contribute to public health campaigns (e.g., flu clinics) through advice or direct care. bb. To support and deliver health promotion and well-being programmes including any opportunistic delivery cc. Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area Secondary Responsibilities: In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Nursing associate may be requested to: a.
Be an accountable professional b. Support delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives enhancing service delivery and patient care c. Assist with COVID-19 tasks as required d. Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner.
e. Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility. f. To understand practice and departmental policies g.
Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes h. To act as a chaperone