Job summary
WE ARE RECRUITING FOR AN ASSOCIATE PRACTITIONER ROLE
Do you want to work as part of a supportive and welcoming team?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Associate Practitioner role at Priory Medical Group in York. We are looking for an exceptional individual who will support the registered Nurses and wider clinical teams to provide excellent health care through the delivery of services to promote health and wellbeing for our patients.
Reporting and accountable to the Lead Nurse; the role will deliver patient care, as directed by registered practitioners/GPs, undertaking a range of clinical/therapeutic interventions with indirect supervision mostly based in
the GP Practice but occasionally in patient's homes or other community settings.
Main duties of the job
At Priory Medical Group, we provide our patients with the very best in professional, safe and compassionate medical care. This important role involves a variety of clinical duties; administering vaccinations, blood pressure management and promoting health screening etc.
About us
We are a leading primary care provider that delivers high quality care as a single practice to around 59,000 patients from eight surgeries across York. We also work as a single Primary Care Network (PCN) and work collaboratively with the other five PCNs across York. We have a strong clinical and operational leadership team who drive the delivery of excellent patient-centred and accessible services underpinned by a strong culture of ensuring support and well-being for our hard-working teams.
Our population is diverse and we focus with our partner organisations and commissioners on improving the health of our population through addressing health inequalities and supporting the most vulnerable. We are actively working on developing new neighbourhood models of integrated care delivery and understanding more about the patients who live and work in our neighbourhoods.
At PMG, we value the wellbeing and health of our staff and as a result we offer various resources to support the mental health of our employees. As part of the PMG team, you will have access to free confidential counselling and extensive wellbeing resources accessible through the NHS.
We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer and actively encourage applicants with a disability and/or long-term health condition to apply for our job vacancies. We already support a number of existing employees who have a disability and/or a long-term health condition, so that they are able to stay in work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Maintains safety, privacy and dignity of all patients in the delivery of patient centred care, recognising and respecting differences including spiritual and cultural beliefs.
- Meeting patient's nursing care needs as identified.
Undertakes a range of delegated clinical/therapeutic activities as part of the multi-disciplinary team. Patients have a range of health conditions. Activities will include but are not limited to:
- Administering Intramuscular Injections and Vaccinations to a planned co-hort of patients. (following appropriate Training).
- Completing long term condition questionnaires with patients (this may be by telephone).
- Contacting patients to promote health screening, Blood pressure management, support assessment of long term conditions e.g. asthma/COPD/Diabetes, using templates and agreed protocols.
- Accurately recording of physiological observations (e.g. weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, oxygen saturation, blood glucose, diabetic foot check etc), reporting these to the appropriate registered clinician.
- Chaperone duties as required.
- Assists in the provision of health education and advice on health promotion to patients and their carers.
- Carries out venepuncture as required, (following appropriate training).
- Structured Health screening, for new patients and at identified intervals.
- Wound Management when required following the care plan developed by the registered nurse.
- Plans and organises own workload and patient
care activities.
- Maintain stock of drugs and equipment.
- Infection prevention and control in line with Priory policies - management of the daily working environment, supporting patients and other colleagues to follow local protocols, safe management of clinical waste including sharps and cytostatic/cytotoxic waste. Correct management of samples.
- Advise management team of equipment
failure/maintenance requirements.
- Contribute to Quality data collation and
internal/external audit as required.
- Undertakes administrative tasks in relation to
own work, keeping accurate, contemporaneous patient records.
- Undertaking other duties as required in line with service provision.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Maintains safety, privacy and dignity of all patients in the delivery of patient centred care, recognising and respecting differences including spiritual and cultural beliefs.
- Meeting patient's nursing care needs as identified.
Undertakes a range of delegated clinical/therapeutic activities as part of the multi-disciplinary team. Patients have a range of health conditions. Activities will include but are not limited to:
- Administering Intramuscular Injections and Vaccinations to a planned co-hort of patients. (following appropriate Training).
- Completing long term condition questionnaires with patients (this may be by telephone).
- Contacting patients to promote health screening, Blood pressure management, support assessment of long term conditions e.g. asthma/COPD/Diabetes, using templates and agreed protocols.
- Accurately recording of physiological observations (e.g. weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, oxygen saturation, blood glucose, diabetic foot check etc), reporting these to the appropriate registered clinician.
- Chaperone duties as required.
- Assists in the provision of health education and advice on health promotion to patients and their carers.
- Carries out venepuncture as required, (following appropriate training).
- Structured Health screening, for new patients and at identified intervals.
- Wound Management when required following the care plan developed by the registered nurse.
- Plans and organises own workload and patient
care activities.
- Maintain stock of drugs and equipment.
- Infection prevention and control in line with Priory policies - management of the daily working environment, supporting patients and other colleagues to follow local protocols, safe management of clinical waste including sharps and cytostatic/cytotoxic waste. Correct management of samples.
- Advise management team of equipment
failure/maintenance requirements.
- Contribute to Quality data collation and
internal/external audit as required.
- Undertakes administrative tasks in relation to
own work, keeping accurate, contemporaneous patient records.
- Undertaking other duties as required in line with service provision.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 Health and Social care or above
Desirable
- Foundation Degree in health and Social Care
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years working in a healthcare setting
Desirable
- Previous experience working as an associate Practitioner in a GP or primary care setting.
Skills and Behaviours
Essential
- Strong clinical assessment and communication skills.
- Ability to work autonomously within defined parameters of practice.
- Understanding of long-term condition management principles.
- Competent in basic clinical procedures (e.g. observations, ECGs, phlebotomy).
- IT literacy and familiarity with clinical systems (e.g. EMIS).
- Capacity and motivation to take in patient/colleague perspective.
- Treats patient(s) with sensitivity and personal understanding.
- Is empathetic and checks patient needs are satisfied.
- Generates safe/ understanding atmosphere.
- Identifies their limitations/ scope of work and seeks help/advice appropriately.
- Efficient resource management.
- Approachability.
- Professional and respectful behaviours to all patients and colleagues.
- The ability to move around 8 Surgery sites across York.
Desirable
- Clinical skills training in the following areas:
- Health assessments
- ECG taking
- Undertaking spirometry /FeNO
- Phlebotomy
- Vaccinations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 Health and Social care or above
Desirable
- Foundation Degree in health and Social Care
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years working in a healthcare setting
Desirable
- Previous experience working as an associate Practitioner in a GP or primary care setting.
Skills and Behaviours
Essential
- Strong clinical assessment and communication skills.
- Ability to work autonomously within defined parameters of practice.
- Understanding of long-term condition management principles.
- Competent in basic clinical procedures (e.g. observations, ECGs, phlebotomy).
- IT literacy and familiarity with clinical systems (e.g. EMIS).
- Capacity and motivation to take in patient/colleague perspective.
- Treats patient(s) with sensitivity and personal understanding.
- Is empathetic and checks patient needs are satisfied.
- Generates safe/ understanding atmosphere.
- Identifies their limitations/ scope of work and seeks help/advice appropriately.
- Efficient resource management.
- Approachability.
- Professional and respectful behaviours to all patients and colleagues.
- The ability to move around 8 Surgery sites across York.
Desirable
- Clinical skills training in the following areas:
- Health assessments
- ECG taking
- Undertaking spirometry /FeNO
- Phlebotomy
- Vaccinations
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.
