Job summary
Are you enthusiastic about providing
holistic care for frail patients?
Do you want a role which transcends
the traditional boundaries of health and social care?
Join us at the start of an exciting,
new, and challenging healthcare initiative working with South Hardwick PCN
Acute Home Visiting Service (Team Up).
South Hardwick PCN are
looking for a Nursing Associate to work alongside Community GPs, Advanced
Clinical Practitioners, and other members of a multi-disciplinary team to
provide healthcare to our housebound and care home patients across the PCN
footprint.
This is an evolving service,
so you will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of Team Up!
and the Home Visiting Service.
The aim for the service is
to ultimately provide a holistic approach to acute on day/rapid response
services, enhanced health in care homes and enhanced proactive care for older
people with frailty and patients with multi-faceted health problems.
You will be part of a team that leads on medical models of care across primary and community-based settings,
in collaboration with multi-professional and multi-organisational colleagues. You
will also play a crucial role in step up, step down and anticipatory care
through timely assessment, referral, responsive intervention, and care
planning.
The post holder will be required to travel across the South Hardwick PCN area, and will need a valid UK driving licence and own transport.
Main duties of the job
- Work as part of Team Up's MDT to provide and monitor care, under direct or indirect supervision
- Support registered nurses to enable them to be able to focus on the more complex clinical care
- Develop relationships across the PCN to support integration of the role across health and social care including primary care, secondary care, and mental health
- Perform and record clinical observations such as blood pressure, temperature, respirations, oxygen saturations and pulse
- Promote health and well-being to all patients, for example undertaking the NHS health checks
- Support the delivery of services to enhance care to care homes, the housebound and frailty population through virtual, telephone, face to face and home visit reviews
- Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to personalised care colleagues and local community and voluntary sector services
- Care for individuals with dementia, mental health conditions and learning disabilities
- Chaperone patients when required
- Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient health records
About us
South Hardwick Primary Care Network
is a group of 9 forward thinking and progressive practices (population 68,207) who
have developed friendly and effective working relationships with each
other.
South Hardwick is a mix of former
mining communities, suburbs, and rural communities to the south of
Chesterfield.
Your employer would be North Eastern
Derbyshire Healthcare Ltd, and you would be entitled to NHS pension.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification, which provides the full duties for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification, which provides the full duties for this role.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities/Behavioural Attributes
Essential
- Flexibility and adaptability within the role and PCN business needs
- Demonstrate the ability to value others
- Punctual and reliable
- Highly motivated and enthusiastic
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Team player
- Ability to work under pressure and timescales
- Ability to work in an environment of change to meet the needs of primary care
- Able to deal with exposure to distressing circumstances or highly emotional events
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience in a health care setting
- Experience working in accordance with policy and procedures
Desirable
- Experience of working in a primary care setting
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
- Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
- GCSE Grade A-C in maths and English or skills level 2 maths & English or equivalent
Desirable
- Qualified in phlebotomy
- Qualified in wound management
- Vaccination and immunisation training
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Understanding of the scope of the Nursing Associate role and how the role may contribute to service development
- A clear understanding of protection policy and procedures and commitment to the safeguarding of vulnerable adults
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Ability to perform basic physiological observations including BP, pulse checks, SATs, respiration, and peak flow readings
- Ability to perform venepuncture
- Undertake urinalysis testing and process pathology samples
- Undertake NHS health checks and new patient health checks
Desirable
- Knowledge of primary care networks and collaborative ways of working
- Knowledge of public health issues in the area
- Knowledge of long-term health conditions
- Good IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office, Outlook
- Experience using SystmOne
- Ability to administer vaccinations under PSD or National Protocol for Covid, flu, pneumococcal, shingles and B12
- Undertake basic wound care including suture and clip removal
Person Specification
Personal Qualities/Behavioural Attributes
Essential
- Flexibility and adaptability within the role and PCN business needs
- Demonstrate the ability to value others
- Punctual and reliable
- Highly motivated and enthusiastic
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Team player
- Ability to work under pressure and timescales
- Ability to work in an environment of change to meet the needs of primary care
- Able to deal with exposure to distressing circumstances or highly emotional events
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience in a health care setting
- Experience working in accordance with policy and procedures
Desirable
- Experience of working in a primary care setting
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
- Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
- GCSE Grade A-C in maths and English or skills level 2 maths & English or equivalent
Desirable
- Qualified in phlebotomy
- Qualified in wound management
- Vaccination and immunisation training
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Understanding of the scope of the Nursing Associate role and how the role may contribute to service development
- A clear understanding of protection policy and procedures and commitment to the safeguarding of vulnerable adults
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Ability to perform basic physiological observations including BP, pulse checks, SATs, respiration, and peak flow readings
- Ability to perform venepuncture
- Undertake urinalysis testing and process pathology samples
- Undertake NHS health checks and new patient health checks
Desirable
- Knowledge of primary care networks and collaborative ways of working
- Knowledge of public health issues in the area
- Knowledge of long-term health conditions
- Good IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office, Outlook
- Experience using SystmOne
- Ability to administer vaccinations under PSD or National Protocol for Covid, flu, pneumococcal, shingles and B12
- Undertake basic wound care including suture and clip removal
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.
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
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
North Eastern Derbyshire Healthcare Limited
Address
North Wingfield Community Resource Centre
North Wingfield
Chesterfield
S42 5PW