Nurse Associate

Main Duties of a Nursing Associate in Primary Care:

Chronic Disease Monitoring: Support management of long-term conditions such as diabetes, COPD, and hypertension through routine checks and patient education.

Summary.

To support

the practice in the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the

multidisciplinary team to complement existing workforce. This role will provide

nursing support to the Practice Nurses and General Practitioners to ensure

provision of holistic and person-centred care of the full range of nursing

services to the entitled patient population.

This role

will assist clinical staff across the practice in the provision of treatment,

preventative care and health promotion. You will work as a member of the

Nursing team, under the guidance of a Registered General Nurse, and must always

work within your own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated

by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

You will be

responsible for the care delivered, focusing on supporting patients to be

healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and education

advice and screening activities. You will work collaboratively to meet the

needs of patients, ensuring the highest standards of care and supporting the

delivery of policy and procedures.

Work as

part of the Practices Multidisciplinary team to provide and monitor care,

under direct or indirect supervision

Improve safety and quality of care at every

opportunity

Contribute to the delivery of integrated

care

Work with the whole team to ensure delivery

of nursing associate duties complement existing workforce

registered nurses to enable them to be able to focus on the more complex

clinical care

Develop relationships across the practice to

support integration of the role across health and social care including primary

care, secondary care, and mental health

Perform and record clinical observations

such as blood pressure, temperature, respirations, and pulse

To provide routine care to patients as

required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF

To provide simple wound care, dressings and

other clinical tasks as required

Perform ECGs, and venepuncture, and other

relevant clinical tasks as required by the practice, in line with the

competencies of the role

With support, take part in the routine influenza

vaccination programme using Patient Group Directives

Promote health and well-being to all

patients, for example undertaking the NHS health check

Care for individuals with complex conditions

such as dementia, mental health conditions, and learning disabilities

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

Communicate proactively and effectively with

all colleagues across the Practice, attending and contributing to meetings as

required

Maintain accurate and contemporaneous

patient health records

Enhance own performance through continuous

professional development, imparting own knowledge and behaviours to meet the

needs of the service.

(This job

description is not exhaustive and may be adjusted periodically after review and

consultation. You will also be expected to carry out any reasonable duties

which may be requested from time-to-time.)

Rated as outstanding by CQC, we are a practice serving over 4,500

patients in a working town under the umbrella of Greater Manchester Integrated

Care Board. We are part of the Leigh Primary Care Network, ensuring we provide

the best services for our patients and those within the local area. We are an

award winning practice, and a full list of the awards our practice has won can

be found on our website: premierhealthteam.org

Qualifications

Essential: - Essential Criteria; - Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register.; - Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification.

Experience

Skills