Nurse Associate

Todmorden Group Practice; Todmorden; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Todmorden Group Practice in Todmorden invites a motivated Nurse Associate to join our family-friendly practice. You will deliver safe nursing care, assist GPs, and promote evidence-based practice for patients with long-term conditions, while collaborating with the MDT to support policy and clinical care delivery.

The role requires flexibility within a dynamic health service. You will work within your competency and expand responsibilities aligned with practice needs and your development.

Qualifications

• Good standard of general education.
• Registered nurse with current professional registration.
• Willing to participate in relevant training to develop skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide continuing direct and indirect care to patients across the practice population.
• Provide clinical observations, phlebotomy, flu vaccinations, ECGs, BPs and venepuncture.
• Assist with wound care management following patient care plans.
• Monitor and support management of long-term conditions using a holistic, patient-centred approach.
• Promote health and wellbeing and support infection control policy.
• Support registered nurses to enable complex clinical care.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Conflict management

Full UK driving licence

Education

Registered first level nurse

Diabetes Diploma

Asthma and/or COPD Diploma

Immunisations/Travel Health

CHD Diploma

V300

Diabetes Diploma

Tools

Computerised recording systems

General Practice clinical system

Job description

Todmorden Group Practice is a thriving and supportivepractice based in the semi-rural Victorian market town of Todmorden.

The location is scenic with great roadand train links into Manchester and Leeds.We are an active training practice with high QOF achievement and aim toprovide a high standard of care.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Practice Nurse. We are family friendly and happy to discuss flexible arrangements.

Thepost holder is responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and effectivenursing care to the whole practice population.

Afocus on the clinical delivery of evidence based practice for patients withlong- term conditions and managementand preventative nursing interventions to all patients.

Workcollaboratively with the whole general practice team to meet the needs of patients,supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing support anddirection for the nursing team.

About us

The team consists of 4 GP Partners, 4 Salaried GPs, 3 ACP's and a nursing team of 8.

We have excellent links with the Upper Calder Valley PCN and engage with the ARRS roles, including, First Contact Physiotherapists, Visiting clinicians, Team of Pharmacist, Social Prescribers, Care Co-ordinators, and an Ageing Well Team. We are truly an MDT.

Job responsibilities

The Nurse Associate will work as a member ofthe General Practice Nursing team under the guidance of a Registered GeneralNurse and support the organisation and facilitation of clinical care in aholistic and proactive manner to patients registered at the practice.

You will maintain a high professional standardof nursing care in adherence to all Practice protocols/policies &guidelines, as well as to provide nursing assistance to the GPs and othermembers of the primary healthcare team.

The role of the Nursing Associate needs to beflexible in line with the present atmosphere for change within the healthservice delivery. It is essential that the Nursing Associate works within theirown level of competency and expand their role in accordance with practicerequirements and own scope of practice.

Job Purpose

Providecontinuing direct and indirect care to patients across the practice population.

Provideclinical observations. phlebotomy, flu vaccinations, ECGs, BPs andvenepuncture, and other designated clinical tasks as required.

Assistingin wound care management following patient care plans

Monitoringand support of the management of patients with long-term conditions / chronicdiseases, using a holistic patient centred approach.

Supportpatients to improve and maintain their mental and physical health and wellbeing

Assistwith the co-ordination of Infection Control policy and audit.

Chaperonepatients when required.

Supportregistered nurses to enable them to be able to focus on the more complexclinical care

Contributeto the delivery of integrated care.

Promotehealth and well-being to all patients, for example undertaking the NHS healthchecks, Hypertension reviews, Prediabetes checks.

Advisepatients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate,including signposting patients to personalised care colleagues and localcommunity and voluntary sector services.

Educational:

Identifypersonal development and training needs in conjunction with the Line Manager

Participatein an annual Personal Development Review.

Keepall mandatory training up to date and maintain own portfolio of professionaldevelopment.

Quality and Audit:

Participatein Quality Improvement activities.

Participatefully in practice audit and quality development programmes.

Confidentiality:

Inthe course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us togather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters.They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respecttheir privacy and act appropriately

Inthe performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holdermay have access to confidential information relating to patients and theircarers, staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access toinformation relating to the Primary Care Network and Practice.

Asan organisation, all such information from any source is to be regarded asstrictly confidential

Informationrelating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or thebusiness of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons inaccordance with the policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and theprotection of personal and sensitive data

Health & safety:

Thepost-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health,safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, thePractice Health & Safety manual, and the infection control policy andpublished procedures. This will include:

Usingpersonal security systems within the workplace according to guidelines.

Identifyingthe risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a waythat manages those risks.

Makingeffective use of training to update knowledge and skills.

Usingappropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy andsafe way and free from hazards.

Activelyreporting of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately whenrecognised.

Keepingown work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, assisting in themaintenance of standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the jobholders role

Undertakingperiodic infection control training (minimum annually).

Demonstratedue regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Equality and diversity:

Thepost-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carersand colleagues, to include:

Actingin a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting themin a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and currentlegislation.

Respectingthe privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.

Behavingin a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental andrespects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Thepost-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by thePrimary care Network as part of this employment, with such training to include:

Participationin an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility formaintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.

Takingresponsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstratingskills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality:

Thepost-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Primary Care Network andPractice and will:

Alertother team members to issues of quality and risk.

Assessown performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly orunder supervision.

Contributeto the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities andmaking suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.

Workeffectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.

Effectivelymanage own time, workload and resources.

Communication:

Thepost-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication withinthe team and will strive to:

Communicateeffectively with other team members.

Communicateeffectively with patients and carers.

Recognizepeoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respondaccordingly.

Contributionto the implementation of services:

The post-holder will:

ApplyPrimary Care Network and Practice policies, standards and guidance.

Discusswith other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines willaffect own work.

Participatein audit where appropriate.

This job description is not exhaustive and maybe adjusted periodically after review and consultation.

You will also be expected to carry out anyreasonable duties which may be requested from timeto- time.

Experience

• Good standard of general education
• Registered Nurse
• Current Professional Registration
• Willing to participate in any relevant training identified to develop skills to carry out duties
• Maintain CPD portfolio in line with regulatory bodies.
• Practical experience of working with others
• Experience of using own initiative
• Excellent communication skills (Written and Oral)
• Interpersonal skills
• Time Management and the ability to work to deadlines
• Conflict management
• Full UK driving licence
• Undertake enhanced DBS check
• Diabetes Diploma
• Asthma and/or COPD Diploma
• Immunisations/Travel Health
• Family planningCytology
• CHD Diploma
• V300
• Experience of working within a General Practice
• Practical experience of computerised recording systems
• Some knowledge of the Practice clinical system
• An understanding of a General Practice environment

Qualifications

• Registered first level nurse

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.