Job summary
The
Nursing Associate works alongside our Nurse Team within the practice. The post holder will be an integral part of
the general practice team, working up to 16 hours/week in East Parade and Park
Parade practices.
The principal task is
to support registered nurses to enable them to be able to focus on the more
complex clinical care of patients. This job description and person
specification is found attached to this job advert.
Main duties of the job
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information about the role. For informal enquiries, please contact Emma Keating (Business Manager) - emma.keating3@nhs.net
About us
East Parade and Park Parade Practices have
always been progressive and keen to embrace change whilst maintaining the
traditional values of patient centred general practice.
One of our partners is the Clinical Director
of the Mowbray Square PCN, which places us in an excellent position to lead on
new ways of working and maximise the benefits of close relationships with our
colleagues in the allied health professions.
We have a great team ethos in our workforce,
with strong staff retention. We are friendly and supportive with a focus on
staff wellbeing.
Our practices are based within a fantastic, spacious,
new purpose-built leased building close to the town centre, with its own car
park.
Mowbray Square Primary Care Network (MSPCN)
Our PCN comprises all 3 practices in the
Medical Centre: East Parade, Park Parade and The Spa Surgeries. It enables us
to build on our established shared working. Our GP Partner, Dr Ian Dilley, is
the Clinical Director for Mowbray Square PCN and works closely with the 3 other
CDs representing 170,000 patients locally.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for further information about the role. For informal enquiries, please contact Emma Keating (Business Manager) - emma.keating3@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for further information about the role. For informal enquiries, please contact Emma Keating (Business Manager) - emma.keating3@nhs.net
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Ability to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the nursing associate in the context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation and how the role may contribute to service development
- Evidence of time management skills and ability to prioritise
- Intermediate IT skills
- Ability to communicate with members of the public and health and care providers
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Understand the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
- Chaperone procedure
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate and on the NMC register
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
- Knowledge of IT systems including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
- Clinical IT system user skills
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Chaperone procedure
- Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
- Chronic disease management
Desirable
Other Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Occupational Health clearance
- Meet the requirements and produce evidence for nurse revalidation
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) commensurate with the role of a Nurse Associate
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Ability to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the nursing associate in the context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation and how the role may contribute to service development
- Evidence of time management skills and ability to prioritise
- Intermediate IT skills
- Ability to communicate with members of the public and health and care providers
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Understand the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
- Chaperone procedure
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate and on the NMC register
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
- Knowledge of IT systems including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
- Clinical IT system user skills
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Chaperone procedure
- Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
- Chronic disease management
Desirable
Other Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Occupational Health clearance
- Meet the requirements and produce evidence for nurse revalidation
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) commensurate with the role of a Nurse Associate
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).