Job summary
The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.
Main duties of the job
The Nurse Associate will work in a collaborative manner with the Lead Nurse and senior management team to deliver the practice's expectations.
About us
Somerset Gardens Family Health Care Centre is a purpose built modern primary care centre in East Haringey. The practice is situated to the west of Tottenham High Road a few minutes walk from White Hart Lane overground railway station. It is a short drive from the North Circular Road. The practice has a gated car park available to practice staff.
The practice philosophy is to give attention to patients needs and see them as individuals. The partners are keen to provide a high quality of care to their patients, while maintaining a good work life balance for all. The partners along with the salaried GPs, and all of the other professionals work within a well-functioning partnership, where they are supportive of one another and sensitive to each others needs.
The practice provides general medical services through a PMS contract with NHS Haringey to around 14000 patients in the surrounding area. The patient profile includes a significantly high ethnic mix with patients coming from a variety of cultural backgrounds. A proportion of the patients have settled locally and have remained with the practice for years, whereas others are transient with a high turnover.We are a training practice with capacity for three learners. We also have close links with Middlesex University for nurses education. The practice has a strong education focus.
The practice uses the EMIS PCS clinical computer system. The practice is also connected to the NHS Net. Hospital test results are received on-line.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main responsibilities of the post:
- The role of the Nursing Associate is to work within their scope of practice, with direct collaboration with the Lead Nurse. The Nursing Associate will provide and deliver a high standard of nursing care.
- The Nursing Associate will safely undertake the procedures outlined in the NMC Nursing Associate Skills Annex to meet the patients nursing needs to include; undertaking routine procedures including measuring and interpreting blood glucose levels, recording and interpreting vital signs, wound care, adult and childhood immunisations, smear tests and various LTC checks and reviews.
- The Nursing Associate will be expected to carry out planned care to our patients.
- The successful applicant must be flexible, a good team worker, used to working under pressure, have excellent interpersonal and IT skills and be able to communicate effectively with patients and the team.
- NMC registration essential for this role
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main responsibilities of the post:
- The role of the Nursing Associate is to work within their scope of practice, with direct collaboration with the Lead Nurse. The Nursing Associate will provide and deliver a high standard of nursing care.
- The Nursing Associate will safely undertake the procedures outlined in the NMC Nursing Associate Skills Annex to meet the patients nursing needs to include; undertaking routine procedures including measuring and interpreting blood glucose levels, recording and interpreting vital signs, wound care, adult and childhood immunisations, smear tests and various LTC checks and reviews.
- The Nursing Associate will be expected to carry out planned care to our patients.
- The successful applicant must be flexible, a good team worker, used to working under pressure, have excellent interpersonal and IT skills and be able to communicate effectively with patients and the team.
- NMC registration essential for this role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate and on the NMC register
- Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification.
- GCSE Grade A-C in Maths and English or skills level 2 Maths and
- English or equivalent
- Evidence of professional development
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Nursing Associate Foundation Degree and NMC registration
- Experience in working with General Practice or Primary Care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate and on the NMC register
- Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification.
- GCSE Grade A-C in Maths and English or skills level 2 Maths and
- English or equivalent
- Evidence of professional development
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Nursing Associate Foundation Degree and NMC registration
- Experience in working with General Practice or 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
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).