PCN nurse associate

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide high quality nursing associate services, which includes health promotion, to the Practice population in collaboration with the Primary Health Care Team, meeting the needs of the patients and supporting the delivery of the Practice Policies & Procedures. The post holder will work within their professional competence in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice.

To work under indirect supervision and perform tasks prescribed and delegated by the PCN and Management Team working to PSDs and agreed protocols, within an evidence base and within defined competencies to meet the needs of patients and the organisation.

The nursing associate will deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education to help support patients improve and maintain their mental, physical health and wellbeing.

To liaise with the Practice Pharmacy Team, Community Staff, Practice Nursing Team plus other healthcare professionals and to work closely with the Management, Administration and Care Navigation Team.

The following are the core responsibilities of the PCN Nurse Associate:

a. Delivery of high quality, 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

b. To provide high-quality holistic and person-centred care to individuals

c. To provide routine care to patients as required in accordance with evidence based care, NICE and the National Service Framework

d. To work as part of the PCNs MDT to provide and monitor care, under direct or indirect supervisiona. To improve safety and quality of care at every opportunity

b. To contribute to the delivery of integrated care

c. To work with the PCN MDT to ensure delivery of nursing associate duties complement existing workforce

d. To work with a supervisor to take responsibility for developing own clinical competence, leadership and reflective practice skills within the workplace

e. To provide support and supervision to training nursing associates, healthcare assistants, apprentices and those on learning assignments/placements as required

f. To support registered nurses to enable them to be able to focus on the more complex clinical care

g. To develop relationships across the MDT to support integration of the role across health and social care including primary care, secondary care and mental health

h. To perform and record clinical observations such as blood pressure, temperature, respiratory rate and pulse

i. After undertaking additional training, to provide vaccinations, ECGs and venepuncture as well as other relevant clinical tasks as required by the PCN in line with the competencies of the role

j. To promote health and wellbeing to all patients, for example undertaking the NHS health check

k. To care for individuals with frailty, dementia, long term conditions, mental health conditions and learning disabilities

l. To provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients

m. To support patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to personalised care colleagues and local community and voluntary sector services

n. To communicate proactively and effectively with all MDT colleagues across the PCN, attending and contributing to meetings as required

o. To maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient health records ensuring that clinical data is appropriately recorded with SNOMED codes

p. To process pathology results as required

q. To enhance own performance through continuous professional development, imparting own knowledge and behaviours to meet the needs of the service

r. To work with your line manager to access regular clinical supervision to enable you to deal effectively with the difficult issues that people present

a. To contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance

b. To attend a formal 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

c. To contribute to public health campaigns e.g. COVID-19 or flu clinics through advice or direct care

d. To support and deliver health promotion and wellbeing programmes including any opportunistic delivery

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the nursing associate may be requested to:

a. Be an accountable professional

b. Support delivery of Quality Outcomes Framework, incentive schemes, Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives enhancing service delivery and patient care

c. Assist with COVID-19 tasks as required

d. Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner

e. Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility

f. To understand practice and departmental policies

g. Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes

h. To act as a chaperone

There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels

All staff in the PCN have a duty to perform to the following:

Training and personal development

• Nursing associate and on the NMC register
• • Meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified in the Nursing Midwifery Standard of proficiency by having undertaken and completed the two year foundation degree delivered by a Nursing Wifery Council (NMC) approved provider.
  • Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the practices. It is the individuals responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments.
  • Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the introduction of all members of the practice staff where appropriate
  • Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development.
  • If it is necessary to expand the role to include additional responsibilities, full training will be given.
  • Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan.

  Confidentiality:

  • In the course of seeking treatment, 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 the 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.

  Health & Safety:

  The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

  • Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice/PCN guidelines
  • Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
  • Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
  • Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
  • Reporting potential risks identified
  • Personal/Professional development:

    The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the PCN as part of this employment, such training to include:

    • Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
    • Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

    Quality:

    The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

    • Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
    • Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
    • Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
    • Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
    • Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

    Communication:

    The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

    • Communicate effectively with other team members
    • Communicate effectively with patients and carers
    • Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

    • Contribution to the implementation of services:

    • The post-holder will:

      • Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
      • Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
      • Participate in audit where appropriate.
      • See attached Job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse associate
• Nursing associate foundation degree qualification.
• A demonstrable commitment to Continuous Professional Development
• Experience
• Post registration experience in Primary Care
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams under appropriate supervision and autonomously
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
• Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of others and own clinical practice
• Interpreting and implementing local and national policies, agendas for health
• Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the Practice 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 guidance
• Understand requirements for NMC professional revalidation
• Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
• Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely in accordance with policies/procedures/protocols/legislation and the needs of the patient and to refer when clinically appropriate using agreed pathways
• Excellent ICT skills, familiar with GP clinical systems and with experience of using a range of programs and software including SystmOne, Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and the internet
• Excellent Interpersonal skills and strong communication skills
• Able to engage and communicate with individuals and groups, both on a face to face basis and in writing
• A conscientious and reflective clinical practitioner
• Excellent time management skills and proven ability to prioritise workload
• Confident in the accurate analysis of date and information and identifying implications for the individual patient and impact on care plan
• Full UK driving licence
• See attached job description and person specification.

Desirable

• Maintenance of up to date skills, knowledge and understanding and on-going competence in all aspects of Primary Care
• Experience of SystmOne (or equivalent) Patient Management System

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Scarborough Medical Group

Address

Unit 14

Hopper Hill Road

Scarborough

North Yorkshire

YO11 3YJ

Employer's website

https://www.scarboroughmedicalgroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)