Job summary
The post holder is a Nursing Associate registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
The
post holder will work as part of the general practice nursing team, providing
nursing care to patients registered with the GP practice(s) within the PCN. The post holder will hold their own clinical
caseload to support the needs of patients registered with the Practice(s) and
to compliment the needs of the nursing team. This will include undertaking activities as
outlined in the current Network Contract and associated direct enhanced
services, such as supporting Personalised Care Support Planning and providing
cardiovascular health checks.
Working
with Multidisciplinary Teams, inclusive of General Practice Nurses and GPs you
will deliver collaborative care that focuses on high quality care adding impact
and value to benefit patients, and the General Practice Workforce where
appropriate. This may include working collaboratively to organise and
facilitate care appropriate to the individual needs of the patient.
Main duties of the job
To
be able to demonstrate evidenced based practice when undertaking care and
delivering Health checks which may be working with patient cohorts who present
with i.e., high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, epilepsy, respiratory
issues, constipation, lack of personal hygiene, including foot care.
To be able to demonstrate an ability to undertake baseline physical
observations and record results correctly. In addition, be able to identify
anomalies that require further guidance and advice in reporting to a senior
clinical peer for escalation as a priority for intervention.
o
Phlebotomy
o
Blood
pressure
o
Pulse
o
Respirations
o
Weight
o
Height
o
Nutritional
intake and elimination patterns
o
Social
wellness & Social behaviour patterns
o
Sleep
behaviour patterns
o
Glucose
monitoring HbA1c
o
Cholesterol
monitoring
o
Vaccination
and Immunisations recording
To
demonstrate an ability to complete ongoing monitoring, to delegate safely to
others and educate with mentoring and supervising others to deliver high
quality care templates competently and coherently.
To
demonstrate the ability to carry out a full health assessment employing the
support from peers as required.
About us
We
are Surrey Heath Community Providers Limited, which is a federation of 7 GP
practices across 10 sites, covering a population of over 97,000 patients across
Surrey Heath. We began in 2016 and now employ around 200 members of staff
across our clinical and corporate support teams. Our services include
Surrey Heath Primary Care Network, PRIMACY workflow management and Upper Gordon
Road Surgery.
As
a GP Federation and Primary Care Network, we are proud to represent our member
practices and to champion primary care by working with local general practice
and system partners, in the provision of community based healthcare
services. We are dedicated to providing safe and compassionate care to
our patients across our range of primary care services in Surrey Heath and
believe in continuous commitment to quality service delivery and positive
patient outcomes.
Patients are
at the heart of everything we do,
and we pride ourselves in ensuring our patients feel safe, supported,
communicated with and respected, at a time when they may be feeling
vulnerable.
Our vision is
to provide high quality, seamless health care that enables people to lead
healthier lives, whilst feeling supported and cared for.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Supporting Documents for a full Job Description, list of responsibilities and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Supporting Documents for a full Job Description, list of responsibilities and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary teams.
- Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code.
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice.
- Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation.
- Demonstrate ability to plan and develop care pathways to meet needs holistically for the patient.
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information.
Desirable
- Experience of working in General Practice.
- Experience of managing patients in general practice and supporting patient with learning disabilities, severe mental illness, diabetes and those residing in Care Homes.
Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Reliable.
- Enthusiastic and Self-motivated.
- Able to work autonomously.
- Flexible in working arrangements to meet service need.
- Able to work under pressure to meet deadlines, whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
- Able to work at part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Commitment to CPD.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload.
- Ability to be adaptable, apply resilience and work within own professional scope of practice.
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi -disciplinary team.
- Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues.
Desirable
- Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students , other learners and health care support workers within the SH PCN and clinical setting.
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Maths and English (C and above) or equivalent.
- Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification.
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
Desirable
- Supervision, mentoring, teaching or assessing qualification.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary teams.
- Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code.
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice.
- Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation.
- Demonstrate ability to plan and develop care pathways to meet needs holistically for the patient.
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information.
Desirable
- Experience of working in General Practice.
- Experience of managing patients in general practice and supporting patient with learning disabilities, severe mental illness, diabetes and those residing in Care Homes.
Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Reliable.
- Enthusiastic and Self-motivated.
- Able to work autonomously.
- Flexible in working arrangements to meet service need.
- Able to work under pressure to meet deadlines, whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
- Able to work at part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Commitment to CPD.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload.
- Ability to be adaptable, apply resilience and work within own professional scope of practice.
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi -disciplinary team.
- Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues.
Desirable
- Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students , other learners and health care support workers within the SH PCN and clinical setting.
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Maths and English (C and above) or equivalent.
- Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification.
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
Desirable
- Supervision, mentoring, teaching or assessing qualification.
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).
