Nurse Associate

• Deliver a range of clinical interventions including health checks, chronic disease monitoring, venepuncture, ECGs, immunisations, wound care and patient assessments to support high-quality patient care.
• Promote health and wellbeing by supporting patients to manage long-term conditions, encouraging participation in screening programmes and providing advice to improve health outcomes.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, maintaining accurate clinical records, supporting care planning, contributing to service improvements and ensuring safe, effective and compassionate care.

• Registered Nurse Associate on the NMC register with a Nursing Associate Foundation Degree qualification.
• Ability to deliver safe clinical care, including patient assessments, long-term condition monitoring and health promotion activities within scope of practice.
• Excellent communication, organisational and teamwork skills, with the ability to use clinical systems, prioritise workload and maintain accurate patient records.

• Act professionally at all times and use knowledge and experience to make evidence-based decisions and solve problems.
• Recognise and work within the limits of competence, working within professional boundaries and to be responsible for the actions taken.
• Be proactive in seeking opportunities to develop own knowledge and skills, attending statutory/mandatory updates in accordance with organisational requirement.
• Work as part of the PCNs multidisciplinary team to provide and monitor care under direct and indirect supervision.

• Using behaviour change interventions to support health and wellness when undertaking health checks (physical and mental) which may include for example , NHS Health checks (Q risk) etc.
• Chronic disease management contribute to the monitoring of patients with, for example, respiratory disease, diabetes, coronary heart disease, renal failure, hypertension.
• Encourage patients to take part in health screening. The role may require, when appropriately trained, to perform cervical screening tests.
• Care for individuals with complex conditions such as learning disabilities.

• Clinical observations such as BP / Pulse / Temperature / Oxygen saturations / point of care blood glucose / BMI
• Venepuncture
• ECG
• Diabetic part 1 reviews
• Sample processing and management
• Provide care and support with hygiene and maintenance of skin integrity including minor and complex wound care
• Administration of medicines via oral, topical and inhalation routes and administer injections using subcutaneous and intra-muscular routes. This will include immunisations influenza / shingles / pneumonia, B12
• Assist GP / ANP with invasive procedures for example coil fitting
• Contribute to on-going assessment and recognise when it is necessary to refer patients on toothers for reassessment.

• Demonstrate the ability to recognise changing priorities seeking advice and guidance from the registered nurses or other registered care professionals as appropriate.
• Support, supervise and act as a role model to health care assistants and phlebotomists, review the quality of the care they provide, promoting reflection and providing constructive feedback.
• Participate in team meetings, clinical supervision and where required.
• Contribute to team reflection activities, to promote improvements in practice and services.

• Protect health through understanding and applying the principles of infection prevention and control, including communicable disease surveillance and antimicrobial stewardship and resistance.
• Maintaining a safe work and care environment in particular
• Cleaning and restocking consulting rooms, stock control of consumables.
• Adhering to infection control policies and procedures to include participation in regular audits, hand hygiene training, vaccine/cold chain storage awareness, spillage control procedures.

• Ensure clear, concise, accurate and legible records and all communication is maintained in relation to care delivered adhering to local and national guidance.
• Develop relationships across the practice/PICS and the PCN to support integration of the role across health and social care including primary care, secondary care, and mental health.
• Communicate effectively across a wide range of channels and with a wide range of individuals, public, health and social care professionals, maintaining the focus of communication on delivering and improving health and care services.
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process.
• Recognise issues relating to safeguarding vulnerable children and adults and report any problems or raise concerns to the appropriate registered care professionals.
• All staff have the responsibility to support all learners and to keep their knowledge of supporting learners in practice up to date, according to appropriate governing bodies regulations.

• The practice will ensure that the post holder has access to appropriate clinical supervision and an appropriate named individual in the practice to provide general advice and support on a day-to-day basis.
• We are looking for the NA to commit to further training to gain RGN qualification.

• NHS Pension 2015 Scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Alternative government-based scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Competitive leave entitlement that includes maternity, paternity and adoption leave, study leave allowance, and sickness provisions
• Access to education and training opportunities, depending on your role (CPPE Pharmacy, NHS England Roadmap for First Contact Practitioners, apprenticeship schemes, support professional development)
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team with support from a wide variety of professionals
• A flexible approach to a work-life balance
• Cycle to work scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Access to Blue Light Card scheme
• All staff events and conferences
• Staff engagement (Wellbeing Group, EDI Network, Staff Focus group)
• Free parking across many sites
• Personalised induction into the company and job role

Essential

• Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your experience is suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.

Essential

• Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your knowledge and skills are suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance