Nursing Associate

Procare Community Services; Guildford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Procare Community Services is seeking a Band 4 Nursing Associate or Associate Practitioner to join our community team in the United Kingdom. You will work with local hospitals, social care, and GP practices, applying clinical skills to assess and implement patient-centred care.

You will perform venepuncture, wound care, catheterisation, and routine assessments, supported by Registered Nurses. A full UK driving licence and flexible weekday coverage are requested.

Qualifications

• Nursing Associate Foundation Degree and NMC registration.
• Understanding of the scope of the Nursing Associate role in community care.
• Ability to undertake clinical skills as outlined by NMC annex.
• Full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use if required.

Responsibilities

• Undertake unsupervised and delegated clinical skills including injections, catheterisation, glucose monitoring, and wound care.
• Deliver high standard nursing care under delegation from a Supervisor and work with the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide compassionate, safe care and support to patients in the community.
• Administer medications under local protocols and maintain accurate records.
• Report changes in patient condition to the District Nurse or Team Leader.
• Work unsupervised, prioritising tasks and home visits while coordinating with the nurse in charge.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Venepuncture

Wound care

Patient safety

Education

Nursing Associate Foundation Degree

Tools

EMIS

Job description

Nursing Associate Procare Community ServicesSend, United Kingdom

Job summary

We recognise that a highly skilled community nursing workforce is the cornerstone to safe patient care and avoiding unnecessary admission to hospital and have lots training and development opportunities available, alongside a career development pathway with opportunities for development at every level through to band 3 to band 8.

As a Band 4 Nursing Associate or Associate Practitioner you will work as part of a local team, working closely with the local acute hospital, social care, mental health teams, GPs, and Practice Nurse. You will utilise clinical skills and effective risk assessments, adhering to evidence-based policies and empowering individuals.

We use the electronic clinical record, EMIS. A work Ipad and Iphone provided.

Main duties of the job

Are you a Nursing Associate or Associate Practitioner wanting to gain the skills, knowledge, and competencies relevant to the community?

Do you want to develop your career within a clinically led organisation, at the forefront of the revolution of adult community nursing?

Are you passionate for high quality patient care and experience?

We are seeking a highly motivated professional to work within a wider team of nurses and health care assistants. You will work under the direction of a District Nurse and Registered Nurses, to assess, implement and evaluate person centred care for a caseload of patients, undertaking venepuncture, complex wound care and catheterisation.

Post holders will be available to work Monday to Sunday between 8am and 8pm. A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use if required for this post, however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Procare Community Services are not a UKVI sponsoring organisation, so all candidates are required to have their own independent right to work

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification to understand more about the opportunity this role presents you.

About us

The Procare Chief Operating Officer is a Nurse by background, who has a real passion for all aspects of Community working. Our board is clinically led with a Director of Nursing and GPs who have vast community experience, ensuring that Procare has the expertise and knowledge base needed to develop sustainable integrated services.

With a strong emphasis on high-quality care, patient safety, and a positive patient and carer experience as the core of our strategy, our goal is to ensure excellent care for our local community. We aim to achieve this by creating a supportive and highly skilled workforce, making Procare a great place to work.

We are an innovative, ambitious, friendly, and supportive local team. We take pride in our clinically led and flat management structure, which ensures transparent leadership from all directors. We are in search of an individual with the requisite skills and attributes, someone who is pragmatic and solution-focused, and who desires to be a part of our local Community Nursing Services.

Job responsibilities

• To undertake unsupervised and delegated clinical skills including administration of subcutaneous or intramuscular injections (insulin, Vitamin B12s, Heparin), female/male/suprapubic catheterisation, glucose monitoring, wound care including compression bandaging, where appropriate, following training and completion of competencies.
• To deliver a high standard of nursing care, contributing to the ongoing assessment, providing and monitoring evidence based care under delegation from a Registered nurse, working in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to patients in the community.
• To administer medication from a limited formulary under direction of local protocol/policies. Awareness of legal, ethical and risk assessment
• To report any changes in condition of the patient to the District Nurse / Team Leader or in their absence the designated nurse in charge of the caseload.
• To have the ability to work unsupervised, prioritising and organising tasks and home visits as delegated by the nurse in charge. Ability to safely delegate tasks to others.
• To respect confidential information obtained in the course of work and refrain from disclosing such information to anyone other than professional staff directly concerned with the patients care or other authorised person.
• Support patients to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and well-being.
• Care for a patients nursing needs whilst promoting comfort and well-being, ensuring their personal and social needs are met.
• Safely undertake the procedures outlined in the NMC Nursing Associate Skills Annex to meet the patients nursing needs to include; undertaking routine procedures including venepuncture, measuring and interpreting blood glucose levels, recording and interpreting vital signs, continence care, bladder and bowel care, pressure area care, wound care, nutrition, hydration, foot care, skin integrity, mood identification
• Assist in the assessment of and contribute to the management of risk across several areas within the environment where care is being administered
• Work with the Registered Nurse and engage with agencies and community teams to ensure a safe, individualised approach to the admission and discharge of patients
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous patient records in line with Trust policy and the NMC code, record on EMIS and on clinical paper records
• Provide effective evidence based care for service users under the indirect supervision of Registered Nurses in order to perform non-complex activities, in line with clinical policies and professional standards.

Full-time

Qualifications - Essential

• Nursing Associate Foundation Degree and NMC registration
• Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of Community Nursing, and how the role may contribute to service development
• Evidence of the ability to undertake clinical skills as outlined in the NMC Nursing Associate Skills Annex
• A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use if required for this post, however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).