Nursing Associate

Casual 4 weeks ago
Employment Information

The post holder is a Nursing Associate registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

The post holder will work as part of the general practice nursing team, providing nursing care to patients registered with the GP practice(s) within the PCN. The post holder will hold their own clinical caseload to support the needs of patients registered with the Practice(s) and to compliment the needs of the nursing team. This will include undertaking activities as outlined in the current Network Contract and associated direct enhanced services, such as supporting Personalised Care Support Planning and providing cardiovascular health checks.

Working with Multidisciplinary Teams, inclusive of General Practice Nurses and GPs you will deliver collaborative care that focuses on high quality care adding impact and value to benefit patients, and the General Practice Workforce where appropriate. This may include working collaboratively to organise and facilitate care appropriate to the individual needs of the patient.

Main duties of the job

To be able to demonstrate evidenced based practice when undertaking care and delivering Health checks which may be working with patient cohorts who present with i.e., high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, epilepsy, respiratory issues, constipation, lack of personal hygiene, including foot care.

To be able to demonstrate an ability to undertake baseline physical observations and record results correctly. In addition, be able to identify anomalies that require further guidance and advice in reporting to a senior clinical peer for escalation as a priority for intervention.

  • Phlebotomy
  • Blood pressure
  • Pulse
  • Respirations
  • Weight
  • Height
  • Nutritional intake and elimination patterns
  • Social wellness & Social behaviour patterns
  • Sleep behaviour patterns
  • Glucose monitoring HbA1c
  • Cholesterol monitoring
  • Vaccination and Immunisations recording

To demonstrate an ability to complete ongoing monitoring, to delegate safely to others and educate with mentoring and supervising others to deliver high quality care templates competently and coherently.

To demonstrate the ability to carry out a full health assessment employing the support from peers as required.

The post holder is a Nursing Associate registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

The post holder will work as part of the general practice nursing team, providing nursing care to patients registered with the GP practice(s) within the PCN. The post holder will hold their own clinical caseload to support the needs of patients registered with the Practice(s) and to compliment the needs of the nursing team. This will include undertaking activities as outlined in the current Network Contract and associated direct enhanced services, such as supporting Personalised Care Support Planning and providing cardiovascular health checks.

Working with Multidisciplinary Teams, inclusive of General Practice Nurses and GPs you will deliver collaborative care that focuses on high quality care adding impact and value to benefit patients, and the General Practice Workforce where appropriate. This may include working collaboratively to organise and facilitate care appropriate to the individual needs of the patient.

Main duties of the job

To be able to demonstrate evidenced based practice when undertaking care and delivering Health checks which may be working with patient cohorts who present with i.e., high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, epilepsy, respiratory issues, constipation, lack of personal hygiene, including foot care.

To be able to demonstrate an ability to undertake baseline physical observations and record results correctly. In addition, be able to identify anomalies that require further guidance and advice in reporting to a senior clinical peer for escalation as a priority for intervention.

  • Phlebotomy
  • Blood pressure
  • Pulse
  • Respirations
  • Weight
  • Height
  • Nutritional intake and elimination patterns
  • Social wellness & Social behaviour patterns
  • Sleep behaviour patterns
  • Glucose monitoring HbA1c
  • Cholesterol monitoring
  • Vaccination and Immunisations recording

To demonstrate an ability to complete ongoing monitoring, to delegate safely to others and educate with mentoring and supervising others to deliver high quality care templates competently and coherently.

To demonstrate the ability to carry out a full health assessment employing the support from peers as required.

Skills
Healthcare
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