Job summary
This is an opportunity for a Nursing Associate to join the team
at Hope Citadel Healthcare in Rochdale. 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
Birtle View Medical Practce and the Kingsway Practice are 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.
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.
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).
