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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nursing Associate within a leading healthcare organization. The role involves delivering essential primary care nursing services to housebound patients, providing quality care, and working within a multidisciplinary team to improve health outcomes. Applicants should be enthusiastic and committed to providing high-quality care, with necessary qualifications including NMC registration.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Nursing Associate (fixed term contract to cover maternity leave) to join the PCN to support the practices in the delivery of Primary Care nursing to housebound patients. Employed through PICS but working for the PCN, the post holder will join a small team of nurses and an administrator whose focus is the delivery of practice nursing to housebound patients in their own home, including care homes. There may be the requirement to occasionally deliver care within the GP practices and support PCN pilots and projects as required.
We are looking for a Nurse Associate who is enthusiastic about providing high quality care to Mansfield North patients. The successful candidate will have good knowledge about long term conditions and frailty. They will need to be quick to learn, hardworking, highly motivated and have the confidence to work independently as well as part of a team. They will undertake home visits on their own but will have the support and supervision from RGN nurses.
As a Nursing Associate, you will work closely with the Community Practice Nurses and be supported by the PICS Lead for PCN nursing.
ABOUT THE PCN
Mansfield North PCN is made up of 5 practices; Orchard Medical Practice, Oakwood Surgery, Meden Medical, Pleasley Surgery and Sandy Lane Surgery which are all located in Mansfield and the surrounding area and covers a population of approximately 60,000.
Please see the supporting documents for more information
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Being an accountable professional
Promoting health and preventing ill health
Providing and monitoring care
Working in teams
Improving safety and quality of care
KEY REQUIREMENTS
NMC registration as a Nurse Associate
Nurse Associate Foundation Degree
GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent
PICS is the employer for this role. We collaborate with patients and partners to design and deliver clinically robust health and social care solution through Community Services, Out of Hospital Services, GP Practices, and Primary Care Networks. Find out more about us: http://picsnhs.org.uk/.
Benefits of working for PICS
We offer a comprehensive package which includes:
NHS Pension 2015 Scheme (subject to eligibility)
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Being an accountable professional
Act professionally at all times and use knowledge and experience to make evidence-based decisions and solve problems.
Recognise and work within the limits of competence, working within professional boundaries and to be responsible for the actions taken.
Be proactive in seeking opportunities to develop own knowledge and skills, attending statutory/mandatory updates in accordance with organizational requirement.
Work as part of the PCNs multidisciplinary team to provide and monitor care under direct and indirect supervision
Promoting health and preventing ill health
Support patients to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioral health and wellbeing, demonstrated in such as:
using behavior change interventions to support health and wellness when undertaking health checks (physical and mental) which may include for example new patient checks, NHS Healthchecks (Q risk), frailty reviews and referring to other services as needed including signposting patients to personalised care colleagues and local community and voluntary sector services
Long term conditions management contribute to the monitoring of patients with, for example, respiratory disease, diabetes, coronary heart disease, renal failure, hypertension, dementia
Encourage patients to take part in health screening
Delivering adult Immunisation programmes.
Care for individuals with complex conditions such as dementia, mental health conditions, and learning disabilities
Providing and monitoring care
Carry out procedures safely and effectively in the patients own home (including care homes) and occasionally within the PCN practices. Clinical tasks to include:
Clinical observations such as BP / Pulse / Temperature / Oxygen saturations / point of care blood glucose / BMI
Venepuncture
Respiratory tests / inhaler technique
ECG
Diabetic foot checks
Sample processing and management
Provide care and support with hygiene and maintenance of skin integrity including minor and complex wound care
Administration of medicines via oral, topical and inhalation routes and administer injections using subcutaneous and intra-muscular routes. This will include immunisations influenza / shingles / pneumonia, RSV / Covid and B12
Assist GP / ANP with minor surgery / invasive procedures for example coil fitting
Contribute to on-going assessment and recognise when it is necessary to refer patients onto others for reassessment
Working in teams
Improving safety and quality of care
Cleaning and restocking team and own stock, stock control of consumables.
Adhering to infection control policies and procedures to include participation in regular audits, hand hygiene training, vaccine/cold chain storage awareness, spillage control procedures.
Contributing to integrated care
Supervision
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.
Depending on experience£26,530 - £29,114 depending on experience