Nurse Associate

NHS Jobs; Leigh; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Nursing Associate to support the Practice Nursing team in delivering holistic, person-centred care within the multidisciplinary team. The post focuses on treatment, prevention, health promotion and safe learning under supervision.

You will perform clinical observations, wound care, venepuncture, ECGs, influenza vaccination (PGD), and help manage long-term conditions in a primary care setting, while maintaining patient records and

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the Practices Multidisciplinary team to provide and monitor care, under direct or indirect supervision
• Improve safety and quality of care at every opportunity
• Contribute to the delivery of integrated care
• Work with the whole team to ensure delivery of nursing associate duties complement existing workforce
• Support registered nurses to enable them to be able to focus on the more complex clinical care
• Develop relationships across the practice 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
• To provide routine care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
• To provide simple wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
• Perform ECGs, and venepuncture, and other relevant clinical tasks as required by the practice, in line with the competencies of the role
• With support, take part in the routine influenza vaccination programme using Patient Group Directives
• 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 colleagues across the Practice, 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

Job description

Role Summary. To support the practice in the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the multidisciplinary team to complement existing workforce. This role will provide nursing support to the Practice Nurses and General Practitioners to ensure provision of holistic and person-centred care of the full range of nursing services to the entitled patient population. This role will assist clinical staff across the practice in the provision of treatment, preventative care and health promotion. You will work as a member of the Nursing team, under the guidance of a Registered General Nurse, and must always work within your own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). You will be responsible for the care delivered, focusing on supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and education advice and screening activities. You will work collaboratively to meet the needs of patients, ensuring the highest standards of care and supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.

Job Responsibilities

• Work as part of the Practices Multidisciplinary team to provide and monitor care, under direct or indirect supervision
• Improve safety and quality of care at every opportunity
• Contribute to the delivery of integrated care
• Work with the whole team to ensure delivery of nursing associate duties complement existing workforce
• Support registered nurses to enable them to be able to focus on the more complex clinical care
• Develop relationships across the practice 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
• To provide routine care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
• To provide simple wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
• Perform ECGs, and venepuncture, and other relevant clinical tasks as required by the practice, in line with the competencies of the role
• With support, take part in the routine influenza vaccination programme using Patient Group Directives
• 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 colleagues across the Practice, 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

(This job description is not exhaustive and may be adjusted periodically after review and consultation. You will also be expected to carry out any reasonable duties which may be requested from time-to-time.)

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust