Nurse Associate
Greater Middlesbrough Primary Care Network (PCN)
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Job summary
Nursing Associates work with healthcare workers and registered nurses, to deliver quality and personalised nursing services to patients and the public. They will work under indirect supervision of their mentor in practice. They will work with people of all ages across a variety of health and social care settings. The role was introduced in December 2015 by the government to boost the capacity of the nursing workforce and improve healthcare. It frees up registered nurses to focus on complex clinical duties and take lead in making decisions about patient care.
This is a relatively new role within the nursing team. It is also a steppingstone to becoming a registered nurse
Main duties of the job
Your duties are likely to include: undertaking clinical tasks including venepuncture, ECGs and dressings.
Assisting with vaccinations (appropriate to role, flu, covid, B12).
recognising issues relating to safeguarding vulnerable children and adults. Dealing with samples, processing, and collecting of urine, sputum nail clippings, stool samples etc.
Act as a chaperone if called upon to do so.
Urinalysis and preparation of specimens for investigation by the pathology laboratory
Measuring and recording following physiological measurements in routine presentations:
1. Blood pressure,2. Pulse rate and rhythm,3. Temperature,4. Height and weight body mass index,5. Venepuncture,6. ECG.
Prepare and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions.
Assist regulated professional while patients undergoing minor surgery
Where appropriate, provide support and encouragement to self-manage their conditions
Assess patients readiness to change and provide motivational support as appropriate in case of smoking, obesity, and healthy living for older people.
To gain the underpinning knowledge and practice skills to administer basic life support if necessary.
Hypertension Review
CVD Primary Prevention including:
Smoking Cessation
24-hour BP management
Weight Management
About us
The Greater Middlesbrough PCN supports over 63,000 patients from 8 practices across the area.
Greater Middlesbrough PCN consists of:
Multidisciplinary teams that currently consist of Clinical Care Coordinator, Care Coordinators, Clinical Pharmacists, Mental Health Practitioner, First Contact Physio and Social Prescribing Link Workers
SystmOne and EMIS clinical systems.
Training practices.
We are an active network and closely work with our local voluntary organisations and other partners to develop new models of care to benefit our patients.
The Nursing Associate role will include working across all the PCN providing additional flexibility by adding to the growing expansion of the primary care workforce.
Date posted
25 June 2024
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£25,147 to £27,597 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
A4923-24-0014
Job locations
Newlands Medical Centre
Borough Road
Middlesbrough
Cleveland
TS1 3RX
Employer details
Employer name
Greater Middlesbrough Primary Care Network (PCN)
Address
Newlands Medical Centre
Borough Road
Middlesbrough
Cleveland
TS1 3RX
Employer's website
https://www.greatermiddlesbroughpcn.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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