Nurse Associate - Population Health Management

East Lancashire Alliance; Broadfield; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

East Lancashire Alliance and Maundy Relief invite applications for a Nursing Associate to provide evidence-based, patient-centred care within community settings. You will work as an accountable registered professional within the Nursing Associate scope and with an MDT to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care.

Under supervision of an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, you will help tackle health inequalities, identify unmet needs, and connect people to NHS, social care and voluntary sector services,

Job description

Be responsible for delivering evidence-based, high-quality, patient-centred and compassionate care to individuals accessing community-based support through Maundy Relief.

Work as an accountable registered professional within the Nursing Associate scope of practice and NMC Code.

Work as part of a multidisciplinary and multi-agency team to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care.

Deliver appropriate care independently within demonstrated competence and agreed clinical pathways.

Work under the clinical supervision and support of a designated Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP).

Provide an accessible community healthcare presence for people experiencing health inequalities.

Proactively identify unmet physical, mental and social health needs.

Support prevention, early intervention and health promotion.

Help individuals access and re-engage with appropriate NHS, social care and voluntary-sector services.

Act as a bridge between underserved communities and established healthcare services., The Nursing Associate will proactively engage people who may experience poorer health outcomes or difficulty accessing conventional healthcare services, including

• People experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity.
• People experiencing poverty or financial hardship.
• Vulnerable migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.
• People with severe mental illness.
• People with learning disabilities.
• People affected by drug or alcohol dependency.
• People experiencing social isolation.
• People who do not routinely engage with primary care.
• People experiencing multiple or complex health and social needs.

The East Lancashire Alliance is a network of 9 PCNs covering 48 GP practices covering a population of over 390,000 patients across East Lancashire. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves in ensuring our patients feel safe, supported, communicated with and respected at a time when they may be feeling vulnerable. The Alliance are proud to represent our member practices and to champion our Primary Care Partners, by working with local general practice and other system partners in the provision of patient centred, local healthcare services.

Each practice has a close-knit team of staff who collectively seek to improve the health of their patient populations.

East Lancashire is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside, to the heart of the vibrant inner Towns and Villages with great shopping, entertainment and dining options. Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.