Nursing Associate / Assistant Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

1.Professional

1.1 Under the direction of the Registered Nurse, provides delegated care to patients in their own home. Plans own day to day work, working mainly alone and unsupervised in a service with fluctuating work loads.

1.2 To work within the community nursing team to contribute to the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate plans of care for patients currently on the caseload

1.3 Liaises with voluntary and statutory agencies Provides and receives routine information requiring tact or information exploring skills within the guidelines of the code of confidentiality and the protection of patient information.

1.4 Keeps accurate records in accordance with the Trust record keeping policy.

1.5 To work within the Trust policies and procedures.

1.6 To undertake a range of clinical interventions, within their own scope of competence that comply with Trust policies / procedures, as delegated by the registered nurse

1.7 Routine monitoring of patients with long term conditions who are medically stable and escalating concerns to lead registered nurse with any concerns of changes to patients health and/or deteriorating medical conditions.

1.8 Recognise, document and report to the Registered Nurse any deterioration in patients condition.

1.9 Provides appropriate information and educates patients to promote and to enable effective personalised self care.

1.10 Provides support and participates in teaching students, patients and carers

1.11 Liaise/refer and/or signpost to other organisations, including health, social and voluntary.

1.12 Can demonstrate achievement of the core competencies required for this post, in accordance with the mandatory training matrix for the trust and service specific. Attends essential learning and training updates as deemed necessary for the role and the personal development of the practitioner.

1.13 Participates in the orientation of learners and new starters

1.14 Undertakes surveys or audits, when requested.

1.15 Provides/assists in the provision of care for the terminally ill, and is involved in support of their relatives.

1.16 Participates in fitting equipment in patients own homes.

Explains to the patient / family / carer the correct use of the equipment and who to contact if it goes wrong.

Reviews whether the equipment is still being used and arrange for equipment to be collected when appropriate.

Uses equipment safely in patients own homes, following Health & Safety policies and reporting any problems.

1.17 Ensures nursing equipment is clean, maintained and correctly disposed of when appropriate.

1.18 Reports untoward clinical and non-clinical incidents including near-miss situations to the Registered nurse and complete an incident report via datix .

1.19 Maintains adequate stock levels within base.

1.20 Completes risk assessments of the environment, patient and records and reports any hazards to the Registered nurse in charge .

1.21 Promote the health and wellbeing including personalised care planning of patients/families/carers through health promotion activities.

2. Administrative

2.1 Submit statistical information as required. Completes all other appropriate claim forms / documentation within the given time span and submit to the Registered Nurse in charge

2.2 Attends meetings / courses as required in line with Trust and service specific training matrix.

2.4 Participates in staff performance and development planning process.

2.5 Adhere to Trust policies and procedures with regard to absence from duty.

2.6 Receive, record and respond to information sent either by telephone, fax or computer following Trust guidelines.

Person Specification

Qualifications and professional training

Essential

• Registered Nursing Associate on NMC register
• Nursing Associate Foundation Degree
• GCSE Grade A-C Maths and English or skills level 2 Maths and English or equivalent.

Experience and knowledge

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 Standards of Proficiency for Nursing Associates.
• Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
• Knowledge of a broad range of conditions experienced by patients in community and general practice settings. This will include Long Term Conditions, and common mental illnesses, frailty and palliative and end of life care.
• An understanding of the presentations of multiple pathology, depression and anxiety states and frailty, predominantly in older people.
• Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
• Understand 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

Desirable

• Experience of working within the community setting

Skills and attributes

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 nonverbal 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.

Personal qualities

Essential

• Empathetic, able to deal with sensitive information
• Access to a car for work purposes

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

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Park Suit, Arrowe Park Hospital

Arrowe Park Road

Upton

CH49 5PE

Employer's website

https://www.wchc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)