To supportthe practice in the delivery of nursing services, working as part of themultidisciplinary team to complement existing workforce. This role will providenursing support to the Practice Nurses and General Practitioners to ensureprovision of holistic and person-centred care of the full range of nursingservices to the entitled patient population.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties of a Nursing Associate in Primary Care:
- Patient Assessments: Conduct clinical observations, including blood pressure, pulse, oxygen levels, temperature, and respiratory rate.
Chronic Disease Monitoring: Support management of long-term conditions such as diabetes, COPD, and hypertension through routine checks and patient education.
- Phlebotomy & Sample Collection: Take blood, urine, and swab samples for diagnostic testing.
- ECGs & Diagnostic Tests: Carry out electrocardiograms (ECGs) and other point-of-care tests.
- Administering Medications: Provide vaccinations, flu vaccines, and other injections as required.
- Health Promotion & Patient Education: Offer advice on smoking cessation, weight management, lifestyle changes, and self-care for long-term conditions.
Team & Practice Support:
- Supporting the Nursing Team: Work closely with Practice Nurses and GPs to deliver high-quality care.
- Infection Control & Safety: Maintain high standards of cleanliness and follow infection prevention protocols.
- Clinical Documentation: Ensure accurate record-keeping of consultations, treatments, and observations.
- Stock & Equipment Management: Monitor and replenish medical supplies.
About us
Rated as outstanding by CQC, we are a practice serving over 4,500patients in a working town under the umbrella of Greater Manchester IntegratedCare Board. We are part of the Leigh Primary Care Network, ensuring we providethe best services for our patients and those within the local area. We are anaward winning practice, and a full list of the awards our practice has won canbe found on our website: premierhealthteam.org
Job responsibilities
RoleSummary.
To supportthe practice in the delivery of nursing services, working as part of themultidisciplinary team to complement existing workforce. This role will providenursing support to the Practice Nurses and General Practitioners to ensureprovision of holistic and person-centred care of the full range of nursingservices to the entitled patient population.
This rolewill assist clinical staff across the practice in the provision of treatment,preventative care and health promotion. You will work as a member of theNursing team, under the guidance of a Registered General Nurse, and must alwayswork within your own competence and professional code of conduct as regulatedby the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
You will beresponsible for the care delivered, focusing on supporting patients to behealthy, monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and educationadvice and screening activities. You will work collaboratively to meet theneeds of patients, ensuring the highest standards of care and supporting thedelivery of policy and procedures.
JobResponsibilities:
Work aspartof the Practices Multidisciplinary team to provide and monitor care,under direct or indirect supervision
Improve safety and quality of care at everyopportunity
Contribute to the delivery of integratedcare
Work with the whole team to ensure deliveryof nursing associate duties complement existing workforce
Supportregistered nurses to enable them to be able to focus on the more complexclinical care
Develop relationships across the practice tosupport integration of the role across health and social care including primarycare, secondary care, and mental health
Perform and record clinical observationssuch as blood pressure, temperature, respirations, and pulse
To provide routine care to patients asrequired in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
To provide simple wound care, dressings andother clinical tasks as required
Perform ECGs, and venepuncture, and otherrelevant clinical tasks as required by the practice, in line with thecompetencies of the role
With support, take part in the routine influenzavaccination programme using Patient Group Directives
Promote health and well-being to allpatients, for example undertaking the NHS health check
Care for individuals with complex conditionssuch as dementia, mental health conditions, and learning disabilities
Advise patients on general healthcare andpromote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients topersonalised care colleagues and local community and voluntary sector services
Communicate proactively and effectively withall colleagues across the Practice, attending and contributing to meetings asrequired
Maintain accurate and contemporaneouspatient health records
Enhance own performance through continuousprofessional development, imparting own knowledge and behaviours to meet theneeds of the service.
(This jobdescription is not exhaustive and may be adjusted periodically after review andconsultation. You will also be expected to carry out any reasonable dutieswhich may be requested from time-to-time.)
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
Experience
- Experience of working in a primary care environment.
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information.
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of appropriate procedures and treatment plans.
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the team and the organisation, and how the role contributes to Quality Improvement.
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.
- Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance and health and safety.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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