Nursing Associate

Hope Citadel Healthcare CIC

The closing date is 28 October 2024

Job summary

This is an opportunity for a Nursing Associate to join the team at John Street Medical Practice working under the supervision of the Practice Nurse team. Come and join us if you are looking to develop your skills as a Nursing Associate in a General Practice setting, including assisting with the delivery of health promotion, phlebotomy, chronic disease management, immunisation, and vaccinations in line with your training and level of experience.

Main duties of the job

Your main duties will include supporting the Practice Nursing team in delivering excellent patient care, providing health promotion to patients, delivering chronic disease management under the supervision of the Nursing team, immunisations (including childhood immunisations), cervical cytology, phlebotomy and other responsibilities in line with your training and experience.

About us

John Street Medical Practice is run by Hope Citadel Healthcare, along with 9 other practices in the Greater Manchester area.

Hope Citadel Healthcare is a not-for-profit community interest company, who have been commissioned by the local ICB to provide NHS services to the local area where the practices are located.

We really care about whole person healthcare. We want to look at our patients in their wider setting, as whole people. We know that good health is not just related to clincial matters, but is affected by lots of complex factors such as social, economic, community issues, beliefs, family circumstances, housing and employment. Because of this, we try to treat patients health issues with more than just a prescription, by working with people that can help sort out other issues wherever possible.

Date posted

25 September 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

B0212-24-0044

Job locations

John Street Medical Practice

1 John Street

Oldham

OL8 1DF


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Contribute to the delivery of excellent patient care, supporting the existing workforce under direct or indirect supervision
  • Improve safety and quality of care at every opportunity
  • Undertake additional clinical training as required
  • Support registered nurses and the wider team to enable them to focus on the more complex clinical care
  • Support and provide chronic disease clinics and maintain registers
  • CVD prevention and tackling health inequalities
  • Accurately perform and record clinical observations such as blood pressure, temperature, respiration, and pulse rates
  • Be able and qualified to perform cervical screening and childhood vaccinations
  • Support with vaccination programmes
  • Engage positively with patients/carers/families and staff members promoting mutually respectful and appropriate relationships
  • Communicate effectively with patients regarding providing and planning their care and carrying out risk assessment needs as required
  • Communicate complex and sensitive information verbally and in writing. Adapt and tailor communication skills to the need of the listener
  • Support patients maintain their physical, mental and behavioural health and well-being
  • Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient health records
  • Maintain skills and training through continuous professional development, attending regular educational updates via e-learning and face-to-face sessions as appropriate
  • This job description is not exhaustive and may be subject to change.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Contribute to the delivery of excellent patient care, supporting the existing workforce under direct or indirect supervision
  • Improve safety and quality of care at every opportunity
  • Undertake additional clinical training as required
  • Support registered nurses and the wider team to enable them to focus on the more complex clinical care
  • Support and provide chronic disease clinics and maintain registers
  • CVD prevention and tackling health inequalities
  • Accurately perform and record clinical observations such as blood pressure, temperature, respiration, and pulse rates
  • Be able and qualified to perform cervical screening and childhood vaccinations
  • Support with vaccination programmes
  • Engage positively with patients/carers/families and staff members promoting mutually respectful and appropriate relationships
  • Communicate effectively with patients regarding providing and planning their care and carrying out risk assessment needs as required
  • Communicate complex and sensitive information verbally and in writing. Adapt and tailor communication skills to the need of the listener
  • Support patients maintain their physical, mental and behavioural health and well-being
  • Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient health records
  • Maintain skills and training through continuous professional development, attending regular educational updates via e-learning and face-to-face sessions as appropriate
  • This job description is not exhaustive and may be subject to change.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within General Practice

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nursing Associate and appropriately registered with the NMC
  • Cervical Cytology
  • Childhood Vaccinations
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within General Practice

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nursing Associate and appropriately registered with the NMC
  • Cervical Cytology
  • Childhood Vaccinations

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Hope Citadel Healthcare CIC

Address

John Street Medical Practice

1 John Street

Oldham

OL8 1DF


Employer's website

http://www.hopecitadel.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Hope Citadel Healthcare CIC

Address

John Street Medical Practice

1 John Street

Oldham

OL8 1DF


Employer's website

http://www.hopecitadel.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Operations

Lisa Nolan

lisanolan1@nhs.net

Date posted

25 September 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

B0212-24-0044

Job locations

John Street Medical Practice

1 John Street

Oldham

OL8 1DF


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