Nursing Associate - GP Practice: Wound Care & Chronic Disease

The Methodist Church in Britain; Melton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Annual leave progression with service

On-site parking

Mental health support

Job summary

South Leicestershire Medical Group is seeking a Nursing Associate to join its clinical team in a busy GP partnership serving around 25,000 patients. You will deliver care in treatment-room services, support long-term condition management and contribute to child and adult health checks, immunisations, cervical screening, and reviews.

You will work alongside GPs, ANPs, pharmacists and HCAs, with training opportunities and ongoing CPD.

Qualifications

• Nursing Associate Foundation Degree or NMC-approved qualification.
• GCSE grade C/4 or above in Maths and English.
• System One training.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nursing care in treatment room services, including wound management, immunisations, cervical screening and health checks.
• Undertake clinical procedures including phlebotomy, where trained and competent.
• Support assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of patient care within scope of practice, under the guidance of registered nurses and GPs.
• Manage long-term conditions such as asthma, COPD, diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease, supporting clinics.
• Provide health promotion, lifestyle advice and disease prevention information.
• Maintain accurate, timely patient records within the clinical system.
• Maintain infection prevention and control, and keep clinical areas and equipment safe and well maintained.
• Safeguard patients by identifying and escalating concerns.
• Work collaboratively with patients, colleagues and external healthcare professionals.
• Take part in clinical audits, quality improvement, mandatory training and CPD.
• Contribute to practice targets, quality frameworks and patient safety processes.

Skills

Patient care

Clinical observations

Infection control

Communication

Education

Nursing Associate Foundation Degree

Tools

System One

Job description

South Leicestershire Medical Group is seeking a Nursing Associate to join its clinical team in a busy GP partnership serving around 25,000 patients. You will deliver care in treatment-room services, support long-term condition management and contribute to child and adult health checks, immunisations, cervical screening, and reviews.

You will work alongside GPs, ANPs, pharmacists and HCAs, with training opportunities and ongoing CPD.