Job responsibilities
Nurse Associate Job
Description
Job Summary
To provide and maintain a
high standard of care for patients as well as providing assistance to our Nurses and Doctors and other members of the Clinical Team.
Main
Duties and Key Tasks
Post-holder responsibilities
Offer advice about vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group
directions.
Offer a holistic approach to travel health by
providing comprehensive advice to patients prior to travel, including
vaccinations and medicines, safe sex, food hygiene, sun protection.
Provide health promotions programmes by providing
a holistic assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake
and exercise and contraception.
Administering cervical screening.
Ensure accurate notes all consultations and
treatments are recorded in the patients notes on the clinical computer
system as appropriate.
Performing clinical observations like monitoring
blood pressure, glucose levels, pulse, temperature, and respiratory activity
and recording them.
Supporting and encouraging patients and their
families facing serious illnesses or life-changing diagnoses.
Sharing and discussing patients' condition,
activity, medical responses and behaviour with registered nurses and other
professionals within the wider clinical team.
Assisting registered nurses with various tasks.
Ensuring confidentiality of individuals'
information and their safety and dignity at all times.
Identifying vulnerable and abused adults and
children and institute protection measures for them.
Administering first aid measures that
include basic life support during emergencies.
Identifying signs of emotional and psychological
distress among vulnerable individuals.
Collecting and testing samples and reporting
their results.
Identifying signs of self-harm and suicidal
tendencies in people and take measures to stop them.
Carrying out basic physical and mental health
support to enable patients to spot physical conditions and depression and
anxiety with patients.
Offering lifestyle and dietary advice and
support.
Monitoring and caring for healing wounds if
requested.
Support with vaccination programmes as required.
Any other duties as required in line with expectations of the role, where suitably trained and qualified to deliver.
This
list is not exhaustive and there may be additional duties you will be
asked to undertake, as required by the Practice Manager
Attributes
As well as the above duties, the Practice also
expects the following attributes from persons in this post:
Communications skills: These skills help you to
address and receive patients and individuals' feedback and respond to them
amicably.
Emotional stability: This helps you to cope with
traumatic or stressful situations that happen when working with patients or
in the general workplace.
Empathy: Having empathy will help you support
patients, colleagues and other individuals you interact with.
Physical wellbeing: An expectation to be able to
fulfil the physical expectations of the role.
Flexibility: A need to be flexible at work with the
ability to adequately handle any changes to role and/or different
responsibilities assigned to them.
Attention to detail: A need to be alert and pay
attention to details since healthcare matters are sensitive.
Interpersonal skills: To earn the trust of patients,
colleagues and individuals there is a need to be friendly and approachable.
Physical endurance: A need to be physically fit and
healthy to be able to handle the rigours of the job.
Problem-solving skills: A need to have the ability
to think quickly under pressure to address urgent situations that arise when
dealing with patients or individuals.
Courtesy: A need to respect patients, colleagues and
individuals they engage with and handle their affairs with dignity.
Team-oriented: An ability work with different
professionals which requires them to be collaborative to work with teams.
Confidentiality
The post-holder will
In the course of
seeking treatments, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather,
sensitive information in relation to their health and other
matters. They do so in
confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their
privacy and act appropriately.
In the performance of
duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access
to confidential information relating to Patients and their Carers, Practice
staff and other Healthcare workers.
They may also have access to information relating to the Practice
as a business organisation. All
such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly
confidential.
Information relating to
Patients, Carers, Colleagues, other Healthcare workers or the business
of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance
with the Practice Policies and Procedures relating to confidentiality
and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Comply with GDPR
regulations and Practice policy and procedures in line with General Data
Protection Regulations.
Health
and Safety
The post-holder will
Ensure statutory
requirements are met, including documentation, training and risk
assessments.
Assist in promoting and
maintaining their own and others Health, safety and security, as defined
in Practice Health and Safety policies and relevant legislation.
Ensure full compliance
of Health and Safety Legislation and Policies.
Use personal security
systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines.
Identify any risks
involved in work activities and undertake such activities in a way that
manages those risks.
Follow appropriate
infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe
way, free from hazards, report any potential risks identified.
Make effective use of
training to update knowledge and skills.
Equality
and Diversity
The post-holder will
Support the equality, diversity and rights of
patients, carers and colleagues.
Act in a way that recognises the importance of
peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice
policies, procedures and current legislation.
Respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs
of patients, carers and colleagues.
Behave in a manner that is welcoming to and of
the individual that is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances,
feelings, priorities and rights.
Personal
and Professional Development
The post-holder will
Participate in any
training programme implemented by the Practice as part of their
employment, such training to include participation in an annual
individual performance review (appraisal).
Take responsibility for
their own development, learning and performance, also demonstrating
skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
