Nursing Associate HASP PCN

Job responsibilities

Work as part of the PCNs Multidisciplinary team (MDT) to provide and monitor care, under direct or indirect supervision[1]

Improve safety and quality of care at every opportunity

Contribute to the delivery of integrated care

Work with the PCN MDT to ensure delivery of nursing associate duties complement existing workforce

Provide support and supervision to Training Nursing Associates, Healthcare Assistants, Apprentices, and those on learning assignments/placements as required

Support registered nurses to enable them to be able to focus on the more complex clinical care

Develop relationships across the MDT to support integration of the role across health and social care including primary care, secondary care, and mental health

Perform and record clinical observations such as blood pressure, temperature, respirations, and pulse

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

Promote health and well-being to all patients, for example undertaking the NHS health check

care for individuals with complex conditions such as dementia, mental health conditions, and learning disabilities

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

Communicate proactively and effectively with all MDT colleagues across the PCN, attending and contributing to meetings as required

Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient health records

Enhance own performance through continuous professional development, imparting own knowledge and behaviours to meet the needs of the service

Values

Essential

• Working Together
• Improvement and Development
• Respect and Compassion
• Engagement and Involvement

Other

Essential

• Drive and have access to transport to attend visits or sites across the PCN, this may include home visits
• Immunisation status for Covid -19 (unless exempt in accordance with regulations)

Behaviours

Essential

• Communicates with colleagues well to ensure the smooth delivery of services
• Proactively supports others to deliver team objectives
• Takes responsibility for actions and looks to enhance the service and its reputation in all activities undertaken
• Actively engages with building personal capacity and resilience

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
• Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
• GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• 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
• Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
• Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
• Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information

Skills

Essential

• Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
• Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
• Ability to deal with non- routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
• Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
• Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting.

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).