PCN Nursing Associate

PCN Nursing Associate works alongside a team within general practice and within

the Primary Care Network. The post-holder will be an integral part of the

general practice team, working as and when required in each organisation and

across the network. The principal task is to support registered nurses to

enable them to be able to focus on the more complex clinical care of patients.

Please see the attached job description and person specification attached for further details.

following are the core responsibilities of the PCN Nursing Associate in

delivering health services. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry

out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and

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

holistic and person-centred care to individuals

patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the

dressings and other clinical tasks as required

PCNs MDT to provide and monitor care, under direct or indirect supervision

quality of care at every opportunity

delivery of integrated care

to ensure the delivery of Nursing Associate duties complements the existing

workforce

for developing own clinical competence, leadership and reflective practice

skills within the workplace and enable the Nursing Associate to deal

effectively with the difficult issues that people present

supervision to training nursing associates, healthcare assistants, apprentices

and those on learning assignments/placements as required

nurses to enable them to be able to focus on the more complex clinical care

across the MDT to support the integration of the role across health and social

care including primary care, secondary care and mental health

contemporaneous patient health records ensuring that clinical data is

appropriately recorded with SNOMED codes

clinical observations, including appropriate coding, such as blood pressure,

temperature, respirations and pulse

additional training, provide flu vaccinations, ECGs and venepuncture and other

relevant clinical tasks as required by the PCN in line with the competencies of

wellbeing to all patients, for example undertaking the NHS health check

(ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients

minor operations as required

general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including

signposting patients to personalised care colleagues and local community and

voluntary sector services

and effectively with all MDT colleagues across the PCN, attending and

contributing to meetings as required

Be

aware of duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere

to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding

results as required

through continuous professional development, imparting own knowledge and

behaviours to meet the needs of the service

embrace the spectrum of clinical governance

appraisal with your 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

health and screening programmes, including immunisations and vaccinations,

including the childhood immunisation programme

health promotion and wellbeing programmes including any opportunistic delivery

the general practice team, working in each practice and across the PCN, as well

as supporting the wider multi-disciplinary team

own practice and know when and to whom patients should be referred

and be creative in finding solutions to problems

student Nurse Associates

of enhanced services and other service requirements on behalf of the PCN

management of patient complaints when requested to do so and participate in the

identification of any necessary learning brought about through incidents and

near-miss events

training and induction programmes

There

may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, this will be

dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels

Chastleton Medical Group is a well established, forward thinking GP practice serving approximately 10,500 patients in the heart of Durham City. We are a paperless SystmOne practice with an excellent reputation for patient care, strong performance and a supportive team culture.

Qualifications

Experience

Desirable: - Experience of working in a primary care environment; - Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking

Other Requirements

Personal Qualities

Clinical Knowledge & Skills