Job summary
Our GP Practice is looking to recruit a Nurse Associate to complement our existing Nursing Team. The role is based in Primary Care; applicants will have a knowledge of working within GP Practices and will have varying skills and qualification as detailed in the Job Description in order to fulfil the role.
Main duties of the job
The Nurse Associate is expected to demonstrate professionalism, effective communication, and a commitment to equality, dignity and respect. The role requires the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, patients, families and carers while contributing to continuous service improvement and maintaining high standards of care within the NHS.
About us
We are a friendly large sized GP Practice with approximately 12,000 patients based in south-east Sheffield. Our clinical team comprises of GP Partners, salaried GPs, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Practice Nurse, Healthcare Assistants.
We are based in a modern building with good transportation links to Sheffield city centre and the wider areas of Sheffield.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Nurse Associate is to undertake the following key responsibilities in delivering health services:
- Delivery of high quality, compassionate care whilst undertaking specific clinical and care tasks under the direction of a registered Practice Nurse with a focus on promoting good health and independence.
- To provide high-quality holistic and person-centered care to patients.
- To provide routine care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence (NICE and the NSF).
- To work as part of the organisations MDT to provide and monitor care, under direct or indirect supervision.
- To improve safety and quality of care at every opportunity.
- To contribute to the delivery of integrated care.
- To work with the organisations MDT to ensure delivery of Nurse Associate duties to complement existing Nursing Team.
- To work with a Senior Practice Nurse to take responsibility for developing own clinical competence, leadership, and reflective practice skills within the workplace
- To support registered Practice Nurse to enable them to be able to focus on the more complex clinical care.
- To develop relationships across the MDT to support integration of the role across health and social care including Primary Care and mental health.
- To perform and record clinical observations such as blood pressure, temperature, respirations and pulses.
- To provide vaccination procedures, cervical smear procedures, Childrens' Immunisations, annual long-term condition reviews, NHS Health Checks, New Patient Medicals, venipuncture, and any other relevant clinical tasks as required by the organisation in line with the competencies of the role.
- To promote health and wellbeing to all patients, for example undertaking the NHS health check.
- To care for individuals with dementia, mental health conditions, and learning disabilities.
- To 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.
- To communicate pro-actively and effectively with all colleagues, attending and contributing to meetings as required.
- To maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient health records ensuring that clinical data is appropriately recorded with SNOMED CT codes.
- To enhance own performance through continuous professional development, imparting own knowledge and behaviours to meet the needs of the service.
- To work with your Line Manager to access regular clinical supervision to enable you to deal effectively with the difficult issues that people present.
- To contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance.
- To attend a formal appraisal with your Line Manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed.
- To contribute to public health campaigns (e.g. COVID-19 and Influenza clinics) through advice or direct care.
- To support and deliver health promotion and wellbeing programmes including any opportunistic delivery.
- Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area.
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Nurse Associate may be requested to:
- Be an accountable professional.
- Support delivery of QOF and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives enhancing service delivery and patient care.
- Assist with Influenza/COVID-19 tasks as required.
- Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner.
- Duties may vary from time-to-time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility.
- To understand Practice policies and procedures.
- Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes.
- To act as a chaperone as required.
- There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Nurse Associate is to undertake the following key responsibilities in delivering health services:
- Delivery of high quality, compassionate care whilst undertaking specific clinical and care tasks under the direction of a registered Practice Nurse with a focus on promoting good health and independence.
- To provide high-quality holistic and person-centered care to patients.
- To provide routine care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence (NICE and the NSF).
- To work as part of the organisations MDT to provide and monitor care, under direct or indirect supervision.
- To improve safety and quality of care at every opportunity.
- To contribute to the delivery of integrated care.
- To work with the organisations MDT to ensure delivery of Nurse Associate duties to complement existing Nursing Team.
- To work with a Senior Practice Nurse to take responsibility for developing own clinical competence, leadership, and reflective practice skills within the workplace
- To support registered Practice Nurse to enable them to be able to focus on the more complex clinical care.
- To develop relationships across the MDT to support integration of the role across health and social care including Primary Care and mental health.
- To perform and record clinical observations such as blood pressure, temperature, respirations and pulses.
- To provide vaccination procedures, cervical smear procedures, Childrens' Immunisations, annual long-term condition reviews, NHS Health Checks, New Patient Medicals, venipuncture, and any other relevant clinical tasks as required by the organisation in line with the competencies of the role.
- To promote health and wellbeing to all patients, for example undertaking the NHS health check.
- To care for individuals with dementia, mental health conditions, and learning disabilities.
- To 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.
- To communicate pro-actively and effectively with all colleagues, attending and contributing to meetings as required.
- To maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient health records ensuring that clinical data is appropriately recorded with SNOMED CT codes.
- To enhance own performance through continuous professional development, imparting own knowledge and behaviours to meet the needs of the service.
- To work with your Line Manager to access regular clinical supervision to enable you to deal effectively with the difficult issues that people present.
- To contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance.
- To attend a formal appraisal with your Line Manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed.
- To contribute to public health campaigns (e.g. COVID-19 and Influenza clinics) through advice or direct care.
- To support and deliver health promotion and wellbeing programmes including any opportunistic delivery.
- Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area.
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Nurse Associate may be requested to:
- Be an accountable professional.
- Support delivery of QOF and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives enhancing service delivery and patient care.
- Assist with Influenza/COVID-19 tasks as required.
- Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner.
- Duties may vary from time-to-time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility.
- To understand Practice policies and procedures.
- Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes.
- To act as a chaperone as required.
- There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- - Experience of working in a Primary Care/GP Practice environment.
- - Ability to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- - Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nurse Associate in the context of the Nursing Team and the Practice overall, and how the role may contribute to service development.
- - Evidence of time management skills and ability to prioritise.
- Intermediate IT skills.
- - Experience of using SystmOne.
- - Ability to communicate with members of the public, and healthcare providers (Primary and Secondary).
- - Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- - Understand the importance of following policies, procedures, and treatment plans.
- - Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
Desirable
- - Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information.
- - Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate.
- - Understanding of the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing (Making Every Contact Count).
Qualifications
Essential
- - Registered Nurse Associate and on the NMC register.
- - Meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified in the Nursing Midwifery Standards of proficiency by having undertaken and completed the two-year Foundation Degree delivered by a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) approved provider.
- - Is registered with the NMC and revalidation is undertaken in line with NMC requirements.
Desirable
- - Completion training certificate in Qualified in Cervical Smear taking (procedure).
- - Completion training certificate in Childrens' Vaccinations and Immunisations.
- - Completion training certificate in Adult Immunisations.
- - Completion training certificate in Phlebotomy.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- - Experience of working in a Primary Care/GP Practice environment.
- - Ability to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- - Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nurse Associate in the context of the Nursing Team and the Practice overall, and how the role may contribute to service development.
- - Evidence of time management skills and ability to prioritise.
- Intermediate IT skills.
- - Experience of using SystmOne.
- - Ability to communicate with members of the public, and healthcare providers (Primary and Secondary).
- - Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- - Understand the importance of following policies, procedures, and treatment plans.
- - Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
Desirable
- - Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information.
- - Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate.
- - Understanding of the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing (Making Every Contact Count).
Qualifications
Essential
- - Registered Nurse Associate and on the NMC register.
- - Meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified in the Nursing Midwifery Standards of proficiency by having undertaken and completed the two-year Foundation Degree delivered by a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) approved provider.
- - Is registered with the NMC and revalidation is undertaken in line with NMC requirements.
Desirable
- - Completion training certificate in Qualified in Cervical Smear taking (procedure).
- - Completion training certificate in Childrens' Vaccinations and Immunisations.
- - Completion training certificate in Adult Immunisations.
- - Completion training certificate in Phlebotomy.
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
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).
