Nurse Associate

Eric Moore Partnership Medical Practice

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Job summary

Are you wanting a new challenge? We have the opportunity to join a well-established, innovative, NHS GP practice in Warrington

Two-Centre premises close to Warrington Town Centre Excellent prospects for right candidate in supportive learning environment with full clinical team of GPs, Nurse Clinicians, Practice Nurses and HCAs

Knowledge of primary care and chronic disease would be an advantage but a training programme is available to support you in this exciting role.

This is an exciting new role, where you will be using your skills to support and complement our existing team of clinicians, providing and monitoring patient centred care, for the patient population of Eric Moore Partnership

Main duties of the job

You will be a Registered Nursing Associate, who is motivated, proactive, committed and with excellent communication skills. You will work independently under the leadership of our Registered Nurses, supporting with all aspects of nursing care and improving on the safety and quality of patient care at every opportunity.

Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development

Understand and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code.

Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans; Understand the concept of management of patients with long-term conditions; Understand the concept of health promotion strategies and wider health economy awareness.

About us

Are you wanting a new challenge? We have the opportunity to join a well-established, innovative, friendly NHS GP practice in Warrington

Two-Centre premises close to Warrington Town Centre Excellent prospects for right candidate in supportive learning environment with full clinical team of GPs, Nurse Clinicians, Practice Nurses and HCAs and Admin/Support staff

Knowledge of primary care and chronic disease would be an advantage but a training programme is available to support you in this exciting role.

Flexible opportunity Part time post

Package includes:-

Highly Competitive Salary

NHS Pension

5 weeks Annual Leave

1 week Study Leave

Date posted

26 January 2022

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A2714-22-5865

Job locations

Medi Centre

Tanners Lane

Warrington

WA2 7NJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Clinical Responsibilities:

Provide continuing direct and indirect care to patients across the practice population.

Provide clinical observations. phlebotomy, flu vaccinations, COVID vaccinations, ECGs, 24 hour ECG & BPs and venepuncture, and other designated clinical tasks as required by the Practice. (Following appropriate training),

Monitoring and support of the management of patients with long-term conditions / chronic diseases, using a holistic patient centred approach.

Partake in Practice MDT, supporting the co-ordination and management of patients living in Care Home.

Support patients to improve and maintain their mental and physical health and wellbeing

Assist with the co-ordination of Infection Control policy and audit.

Chaperone patients when required

Support registered nurses to enable them to be able to focus on the more complex clinical care;

Contribute to the delivery of integrated care

Promote health and well-being to all patients, for example undertaking the NHS health check, Hypertension reviews, Prediabetes checks.

Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to personalised care colleagues and local community and voluntary sector services

Care for individuals with dementia, mental health conditions, and learning disabilities.

Support the practice Immunisation programmes

Support the practice Cervical neoplasia programmes

General Responsibilities:

Communicate effectively with other members of the primary health care team.

Use knowledge and experience to make evidence based decisions and solve problems.

Recognise and work within the limits of their competence

Engage in reflective practice including management of self and reflection on own reactions, asking questions and reflecting on answers given

Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient health records

Be responsible for own actions

Act professionally at all times.

Any other duties considered relevant to the post.

Educational:

Identify personal development and training needs in conjunction with the Line Manager

Participate in an annual Personal Development Review

Keep all mandatory training up to date and maintain own portfolio of professional development.

Provide support and supervision to training nursing associates, healthcare assistants, apprentices, and those on learning assignments/placements as required;

Quality and Audit:

Work to ensure delivery of nursing associate duties complement existing workforce

Participate in Quality Improvement activities

Participate fully in practice audit and quality development programmes.

Inter Agency working:

Communicate proactively and effectively with all MDT colleagues attending and contributing to meetings as required.

Develop relationships across the MDT to support integration of the role across health and social care including primary care, secondary care, and mental health;

Confidentiality:

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

- In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, member practice staff and other healthcare workers..

- As a organisation, all such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

- Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Health & safety:

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the Practice Health & Safety manual, and the Member Practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include:

- Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Member Practice guidelines

- Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks

- Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills

- Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards

- Actively reporting of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised

- Keeping own work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, assisting in the maintenance of standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holders role

- Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum annually)

- Reporting potential risks identified

- Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

- Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation

- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

- Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights

Personal/professional development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme as part of this employment, with such training to include:

- Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

- Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice , and will:

- Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

- Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision

- Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

- Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

- Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

- Communicate effectively with other team members

- Communicate effectively with patients and carers

- Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the implementation of services:

The post-holder will:

- Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance

- Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

- Participate in audit where appropriate

Any Other Duties:

Any other duties as may be determined by the Practice Manager and Practice Executive Team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Clinical Responsibilities:

Provide continuing direct and indirect care to patients across the practice population.

Provide clinical observations. phlebotomy, flu vaccinations, COVID vaccinations, ECGs, 24 hour ECG & BPs and venepuncture, and other designated clinical tasks as required by the Practice. (Following appropriate training),

Monitoring and support of the management of patients with long-term conditions / chronic diseases, using a holistic patient centred approach.

Partake in Practice MDT, supporting the co-ordination and management of patients living in Care Home.

Support patients to improve and maintain their mental and physical health and wellbeing

Assist with the co-ordination of Infection Control policy and audit.

Chaperone patients when required

Support registered nurses to enable them to be able to focus on the more complex clinical care;

Contribute to the delivery of integrated care

Promote health and well-being to all patients, for example undertaking the NHS health check, Hypertension reviews, Prediabetes checks.

Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to personalised care colleagues and local community and voluntary sector services

Care for individuals with dementia, mental health conditions, and learning disabilities.

Support the practice Immunisation programmes

Support the practice Cervical neoplasia programmes

General Responsibilities:

Communicate effectively with other members of the primary health care team.

Use knowledge and experience to make evidence based decisions and solve problems.

Recognise and work within the limits of their competence

Engage in reflective practice including management of self and reflection on own reactions, asking questions and reflecting on answers given

Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient health records

Be responsible for own actions

Act professionally at all times.

Any other duties considered relevant to the post.

Educational:

Identify personal development and training needs in conjunction with the Line Manager

Participate in an annual Personal Development Review

Keep all mandatory training up to date and maintain own portfolio of professional development.

Provide support and supervision to training nursing associates, healthcare assistants, apprentices, and those on learning assignments/placements as required;

Quality and Audit:

Work to ensure delivery of nursing associate duties complement existing workforce

Participate in Quality Improvement activities

Participate fully in practice audit and quality development programmes.

Inter Agency working:

Communicate proactively and effectively with all MDT colleagues attending and contributing to meetings as required.

Develop relationships across the MDT to support integration of the role across health and social care including primary care, secondary care, and mental health;

Confidentiality:

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

- In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, member practice staff and other healthcare workers..

- As a organisation, all such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

- Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Health & safety:

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the Practice Health & Safety manual, and the Member Practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include:

- Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Member Practice guidelines

- Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks

- Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills

- Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards

- Actively reporting of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised

- Keeping own work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, assisting in the maintenance of standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holders role

- Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum annually)

- Reporting potential risks identified

- Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

- Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation

- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

- Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights

Personal/professional development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme as part of this employment, with such training to include:

- Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

- Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice , and will:

- Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

- Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision

- Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

- Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

- Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

- Communicate effectively with other team members

- Communicate effectively with patients and carers

- Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the implementation of services:

The post-holder will:

- Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance

- Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

- Participate in audit where appropriate

Any Other Duties:

Any other duties as may be determined by the Practice Manager and Practice Executive Team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register
  • GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills Level" Maths & English or equivalent
  • Nursing Associate Foundation Degree Qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
  • Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a GP Practice/Primary care
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register
  • GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills Level" Maths & English or equivalent
  • Nursing Associate Foundation Degree Qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
  • Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a GP Practice/Primary care

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.

UK Registration

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

Additional information

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Eric Moore Partnership Medical Practice

Address

Medi Centre

Tanners Lane

Warrington

WA2 7NJ


Employer's website

https://ericmoorepartnership.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Eric Moore Partnership Medical Practice

Address

Medi Centre

Tanners Lane

Warrington

WA2 7NJ


Employer's website

https://ericmoorepartnership.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Business Manager

Julie McCann

julie.mccann@nhs.net

+441925303182

Date posted

26 January 2022

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A2714-22-5865

Job locations

Medi Centre

Tanners Lane

Warrington

WA2 7NJ


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