Nurse Associate

Job responsibilities

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 work at all times 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.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Knowledge and
• expertise
• Understanding of the scope of the role of
• the Nursing Associate in context of the
• nursing and interdisciplinary team and the
• organisation, and how the role may
• contribute to service development
• Understands and acts in line with NMC
• professional standards for practice
• contained within The Code.
• Knowledge of when to seek advice and
• escalate to the appropriate professional for
• expert help and advice
• Understanding of the importance of
• following procedures and treatment plans
• Evidence of time management skills and
• ability to prioritise
• Ability to communicate with members of
• the public and health and care providers

Desirable

• Basic IT skills
• Awareness of blood-borne viruses

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a primary care
• environment
• Experience of working in teams under
• appropriate supervision as part of a multidisciplinary 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

Desirable

• Insight into how to
• evaluate own strengths and
• development needs,
• seeking advice where
• appropriate

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC
• register
• Nursing Associate foundation degree
• qualification
• GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
• Phlebotomy skills
• Blood pressure monitoring
• Basic injections & immunisation skills

Desirable

• 1 year experience in primary care,
• Cervical screening,
• Ear irrigation,
• Child vaccinations/west Yorkshire training hub immunisations for the registered Nurse associate,
• Understanding of the scope of the role of
• the Nursing Associate in context of the
• nursing and interdisciplinary team and the
• organisation, and how the role may
• contribute to service development
• Understands and acts in line with NMC
• professional standards for practice
• contained within The Code.
• Knowledge of when to seek advice and
• escalate to the appropriate professional for
• expert help and advice
• Understanding of the importance of
• following procedures and treatment plans
• Evidence of time management skills and
• ability to prioritise

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).