Nursing Associate

Job summary

We are looking for a Nursing Associate with excellent patient care skills to work within our multidisciplinary team environment.

You should have a valid NMC registration and PIN and be experienced in phlebotomy, ECGs, wound care, blood pressure readings, health checks, immunisations, smears and long term conditions, such as; diabetes, COPD, asthma and hypertension.

You should understand the need for maintaining patient confidentiality at all times, be computer literate, be able to proactively seek positive outcomes for patients and the practice. You should also be confident working independently and as part of a team and have knowledge of QOF, clinical governance and infection control.

Hours: 20-37.5 per week

Salary: £25,700 - £28,500 per annum, based on full time.

If successful you will be based at Castle Healthcare Practice and your employer and contract will be held by Partners Health, our Rushcliffe based Primary Care Network consortium.

Job Description:

Working under the direct supervision of the Clinical Nurse Lead and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, the Nursing Associate will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

Job responsibilities:

• Health promotion and screening; including cytology, routine and childhood immunisations.
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs.
• Venepuncture, ECGs and routine observations.
• Wound care and removal of sutures/clips.
• Annual reviews and management of chronic diseases including asthma, COPD, hypertension and diabetes.
• Care for individuals with dementia, mental health conditions, and learning disabilities; utilising, supporting and referring to PCN and core community services such as social prescribers, as appropriate.
• Travel consultations.
• Contraception and sexual health advice.
• Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician.
• Home visits.
• NHS health checks.
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
• Report any safeguarding issues concerning children or vulnerable adults.
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients’ needs.
• Provide support to trainee Nursing Associates, HCA’s and those on learning assignments/ placements as required.
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post.

Communication:

• Maintain effective communication with staff members, patients, carers and other members of the primary care team.
• Refer patients directly to other services/agencies as appropriate, to promote integrated and seamless care.
• Maintain accurate and complete patient records of patient consultations and enter on to computer systems using agreed templates and read codes.
• Communicate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence.
• Attend and participate in practice and clinical meetings.

Administration:

• Provide a high standard of professional conduct and nursing care at all times in adherence with the NMC Code of Conduct, maintain own registration with the NMC.
• Maintain own continuous professional development, undertake annual appraisal and ensure PDP kept up to date, to meet requirements of revalidation, including mandatory updates.
• Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written).
• Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained.
• Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration protocols and emergency equipment.
• Confidentially of information gained at work must be preserved at all times.
• Work within your clinical remit and ensure patients are directed towards the most appropriate member of the clinical team.
• Able to utilise a variety of IT packages, such as SystmOne, Notis, Ice, INR Star etc.
• Have an understanding of the components and clinical requirements of the Quality and Outcome Framework and National Directed Enhanced Service and Local Enhance Services for Nottinghamshire.

Personnel:

• Take reasonable care of his/her own safety and that of others.
• Adhere to statutory regulations/policies and codes of practice and Practice safety rules.
• Offer innovative ways of working and opportunities to facilitate learning
• Facilitates a learning environment within the team.
• Maintains a caring environment through the support of colleagues.
• Be kind and caring of colleagues and patients and be a good team player.

Confidentiality:

• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety:

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management their own and others’ health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines.
• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines.
• Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements.
• Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed.
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process.
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes.
• Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate.
• Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal.
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management.
• Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised.
• Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other sector managers.
• Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection.
• Spillage control procedures, management and training.
• Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance.
• Maintenance of sterile environments.

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of people’s rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team’s performance.
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients’ needs.
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
• Recognise people’s needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the implementation of services:

The post-holder will:

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance.
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work.
• Participate in audits where appropriate.

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: £25,700.00-£28,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Primary care: 1 year (preferred)
• Venipuncture: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• NMC Registration (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 15/03/2024