Find More Than 10K+
United Kingdom Jobs

Job description

Working together to provide high quality cost effective primary healthcare services

Job Title

Nursing Associate

Reports to
Clinical Services Manager
Location
Nominal Base: Innovation House, Bishop Auckland. In the community and Durham Dales Practices
Date of Review

Summary of Role

You will be a registered Nursing Associate, and will have completed your Foundation Degree. You will work as part of a [Primary Care Network/GP practice] multidisciplinary team, providing safe, person centred care to improve the health of our population.

In line with best practice and with support from the MDT, you will carry out various procedures to monitor and improve the health of patients, including physical observation, venepuncture, ECG recording, injections, and other procedures commensurate with your training and skills.

You will work in collaboration with a range of other professionals including GPs, ANPs, practice nurses, district nurses, and other community services.

You will be working as part of the Bishop Auckland PCN team to support the patients and Bishopgate Medical Practice, Auckland Medical Group and Station View Medical practice.

The job provides you with a range of different experiences and challenges. If you like variety this is the job for you.

The PCN is committed to training and development of all staff and you will be able to develop your career in line with your personal and professional objectives

Primary Responsibilities

• Under the supervision and working in partnership with a registered nurse, provide and

deliver a high standard of nursing care contributing to the ongoing assessment, providing

and monitoring care based on evidence and working in partnership with the multi-

disciplinary team.

• Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to patients in a range of

care settings.

• Monitor the condition and health needs of patients within their care on a continual basis

in partnership with patients, families and carers, ensuring appropriate escalation to a

registered nurse or other professional when required.

• Support patients to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and

well-being.

• Promote comfort and well-being by ensuring that patients’ personal and social needs are

met and be able to care for a patient’s nursing needs.

• To safely undertake the following procedures to meet the patient’s nursing needs to

include; undertaking routine procedures including venepuncture, ECG recording,

measuring and interpreting blood glucose levels, recording and interpreting vital signs,

continence care, bladder and bowel care, pressure area care, wound care, nutrition,

hydration, foot care, skin integrity, mood identification (as outlined in the NMC Nursing

Associate Skills Annex). Identify and report changes in a patient’s condition to a

registered nurse or other professional.

• Prioritise and manage own workload, recognising where elements of care can safely be

delegated to other colleagues, carers and family members.

• Provide and receive sensitive information concerning a patient’s medical condition.

• Work with registered nurses and other professionals and engage with other agencies and community teams to ensure a safe, individualised approach to the admission and discharge of patients.

• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous patient records in line with [PCN/practice] policy and the NMC Code.
• Provide effective evidence based care for service users under the supervision of

registered nurses and other professionals in order to perform non-complex activities, in line with clinical governance and professional standards.

Specific Tasks/ Responsibilities
Communication

• Use and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating
• Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication
• Maintain effective communication within the PCN and with external stakeholders

Delivering a quality service

• Develop and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC
• Learn to produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
• Learn to prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality
• Learn to deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care
• Learn to assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, and clinical supervision
• Partake in the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team
• In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate
• Evaluate patients’ response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care
• Participate in shared learning across the organisation
• Actively participate in network/practice significant event procedures and work in accordance with revised protocols and procedures.
• Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance

Team working

• Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time
• Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working
• Learn to delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence
• Learn to prioritise own workload
• Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery
• Discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care

Learning and development

• Take responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model
• Achieve standards set by the nurse associate foundation degree programme
• Undertake mentorship for more junior staff, assessing competence against set standards
• Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments eg courses and conferences

Equality and diversity

• Identify patterns of discrimination and take action to overcome this and promote diversity and equality of opportunity
• Enable others to promote equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture
• Support people who need assistance in exercising their rights
• Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies
• Act as a role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice
• Accept the rights of individuals to choose their care providers, participate in care and refuse care

Quality Management

• Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC
• Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care
• Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review clinical supervision
• Participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities
• Partake in the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team
• In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate
• Evaluate patients’ response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care
• Support and participate in shared learning across the organisation
• Actively participate in the DDHF significant event procedures. Ensure learning and actions from significant event reviews are implemented and reviewed.
• Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery
• Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance

Administration

• Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
• Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality

General Responsibilities

• Ensure strict confidentiality of correspondence, reports, meetings and verbal communications as appropriate
• Adapt to and support any changes that are implemented to improve the service
• At all times provide a caring service and to treat those with whom they come into contact in a courteous and respectful manner
• Demonstrate their commitment by the efficient completion of all tasks allocated to them
• Carry out their duties and responsibilities in compliance with health and safety policy and statutory regulations
• Adhere to equal opportunities policy throughout the course of their employment

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

Registered Nursing

Associate on the NMC

register

Nursing Associate

foundation degree

qualification

GCSE Grade A-C in Maths &

English or skills level 2

Maths & English or

equivalent

Knowledge

Understanding of the scope

of the role of the Nursing

Associate in context of the

nursing and interdisciplinary

team and the organisation,

and how the role may

contribute to service

development

Understands and acts in line

with NMC professional

standards for practice

contained within The Code.

Knowledge of when to seek

advice and escalate to the

appropriate professional for

expert help and advice

Understand requirements

for NMC professional

Revalidation

Understanding of the

importance of following

procedures and treatment

plans

Knowledge of community based primary care issues

Knowledge of primary care networks and collaborative ways of working

Skills

Ability to take part in

reflective practice and

clinical supervision activities

Ability to organise and

prioritise own delegated

workload

Ability to deal with non-

routine and unpredictable

nature of workload and

individual patient contact

Ability to communicate

effectively (written, verbal

and non verbal

communication) with

patients/relatives and carers

and all members of the

multi-disciplinary team.

Ability to develop effective

and appropriate

relationships with people,

their families, carers and

colleagues

Ability to support, supervise,

assess and act as a role

model to nursing associate

students, other learners and

health care support workers

as required within the

clinical setting.

Experience

Experience of working in

teams under appropriate

supervision as part of a

multi-disciplinary team

Insight into how to evaluate

own strengths and

development needs, seeking

advice where appropriate

Experience of providing and

receiving complex, sensitive

information

Experience working in a primary care setting

Other

Full UK driving Licence

Willingness to travel between GP practices and work from various locations in the Dales area

Highly motivated

Enthusiastic and confident

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £26,910.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bishop Auckland: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 26/05/2023
Reference ID: NA BA PCN