Job summary
ABOUT THE ROLE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Nursing Associate (fixed term contract to cover maternity leave) to join the PCN to support the practices in the delivery of Primary Care nursing to housebound patients. Employed through PICS but working for the PCN, the post holder will join a small team of nurses and an administrator whose focus is the delivery of practice nursing to housebound patients in their own home, including care homes. There may be the requirement to occasionally deliver care within the GP practices and support PCN pilots and projects as required.
We are looking for a Nurse Associate who is enthusiastic about providing high quality care to Mansfield North patients. The successful candidate will have good knowledge about long term conditions and frailty. They will need to be quick to learn, hardworking, highly motivated and have the confidence to work independently as well as part of a team. They will undertake home visits on their own but will have the support and supervision from RGN nurses.
As a Nursing Associate, you will work closely with the Community Practice Nurses and be supported by the PICS Lead for PCN nursing.
ABOUT THE PCN
Mansfield North PCN is made up of 5 practices; Orchard Medical Practice, Oakwood Surgery, Meden Medical, Pleasley Surgery and Sandy Lane Surgery which are all located in Mansfield and the surrounding area and covers a population of approximately 60,000.
Please see the supporting documents for more information
Main duties of the job
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
KEY REQUIREMENTS
About us
PICS is the employer for this role. We collaborate with patients and partners to design and deliver clinically robust health and social care solution through Community Services, Out of Hospital Services, GP Practices, and Primary Care Networks. Find out more about us: http://picsnhs.org.uk/.
Benefits of working for PICS
We offer a comprehensive package which includes:
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Being an accountable professional
Promoting health and preventing ill health
Support patients to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioral health and wellbeing, demonstrated in such as:
using behavior change interventions to support health and wellness when undertaking health checks (physical and mental) which may include for example new patient checks, NHS Healthchecks (Q risk), frailty reviews and referring to other services as needed including signposting patients to personalised care colleagues and local community and voluntary sector services
Long term conditions management contribute to the monitoring of patients with, for example, respiratory disease, diabetes, coronary heart disease, renal failure, hypertension, dementia
Providing and monitoring care
Carry out procedures safely and effectively in the patients own home (including care homes) and occasionally within the PCN practices. Clinical tasks to include:
Administration of medicines via oral, topical and inhalation routes and administer injections using subcutaneous and intra-muscular routes. This will include immunisations influenza / shingles / pneumonia, RSV / Covid and B12
Contribute to on-going assessment and recognise when it is necessary to refer patients onto others for reassessment
Working in teams
- Demonstrate the ability to recognise changing priorities seeking advice and guidance from the registered nurses or other registered care professionals as appropriate.
- Support, supervise and act as a role model to undergraduate student nurses (years one and two), student nurse associates, health care support workers and those new to care roles, review the quality of the care they provide, promoting reflection and providing constructive feedback.
- Participate in team meetings, clinical supervision and where required, contribute to setting the agenda and recording minutes.
- Contribute to team reflection activities, to promote improvements in practice and services.
Improving safety and quality of care
- Protect health through understanding and applying the principles of infection prevention and control, including communicable disease surveillance and antimicrobial stewardship and resistance.
- Maintaining a safe work and care environment in particular;
Adhering to infection control policies and procedures to include participation in regular audits, hand hygiene training, vaccine/cold chain storage awareness, spillage control procedures.
Contributing to integrated care
- Ensure clear, concise, accurate and legible records and all communication is maintained in relation to care delivered adhering to local and national guidance.
- Develop relationships across the MDT to support integration of the role across health and social care including primary care, secondary care, and mental health
- Communicate effectively across a wide range of channels and with a wide range of individuals, public, health and social care professionals, maintaining the focus of communication on delivering and improving health and care services.
- Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process.
- Recognise issues relating to safeguarding vulnerable children and adults and report any problems or raise concerns to the appropriate registered care professionals.
- All staff have the responsibility to support all learners and to keep their knowledge of supporting learners in practice up-to-date, according to appropriate governing bodies regulations.
Supervision
- PCNs must ensure that the post holder has access to appropriate clinical supervision and an appropriate named individual in the PCN to provide general advice and support on a day to day basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Being an accountable professional
Promoting health and preventing ill health
Support patients to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioral health and wellbeing, demonstrated in such as:
using behavior change interventions to support health and wellness when undertaking health checks (physical and mental) which may include for example new patient checks, NHS Healthchecks (Q risk), frailty reviews and referring to other services as needed including signposting patients to personalised care colleagues and local community and voluntary sector services
Long term conditions management contribute to the monitoring of patients with, for example, respiratory disease, diabetes, coronary heart disease, renal failure, hypertension, dementia
Providing and monitoring care
Carry out procedures safely and effectively in the patients own home (including care homes) and occasionally within the PCN practices. Clinical tasks to include:
Administration of medicines via oral, topical and inhalation routes and administer injections using subcutaneous and intra-muscular routes. This will include immunisations influenza / shingles / pneumonia, RSV / Covid and B12
Contribute to on-going assessment and recognise when it is necessary to refer patients onto others for reassessment
Working in teams
- Demonstrate the ability to recognise changing priorities seeking advice and guidance from the registered nurses or other registered care professionals as appropriate.
- Support, supervise and act as a role model to undergraduate student nurses (years one and two), student nurse associates, health care support workers and those new to care roles, review the quality of the care they provide, promoting reflection and providing constructive feedback.
- Participate in team meetings, clinical supervision and where required, contribute to setting the agenda and recording minutes.
- Contribute to team reflection activities, to promote improvements in practice and services.
Improving safety and quality of care
- Protect health through understanding and applying the principles of infection prevention and control, including communicable disease surveillance and antimicrobial stewardship and resistance.
- Maintaining a safe work and care environment in particular;
Adhering to infection control policies and procedures to include participation in regular audits, hand hygiene training, vaccine/cold chain storage awareness, spillage control procedures.
Contributing to integrated care
- Ensure clear, concise, accurate and legible records and all communication is maintained in relation to care delivered adhering to local and national guidance.
- Develop relationships across the MDT to support integration of the role across health and social care including primary care, secondary care, and mental health
- Communicate effectively across a wide range of channels and with a wide range of individuals, public, health and social care professionals, maintaining the focus of communication on delivering and improving health and care services.
- Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process.
- Recognise issues relating to safeguarding vulnerable children and adults and report any problems or raise concerns to the appropriate registered care professionals.
- All staff have the responsibility to support all learners and to keep their knowledge of supporting learners in practice up-to-date, according to appropriate governing bodies regulations.
Supervision
- PCNs must ensure that the post holder has access to appropriate clinical supervision and an appropriate named individual in the PCN to provide general advice and support on a day to day basis.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Please provide details of your CPD, using examples where necessary.
- Please provide your registration number of your NMC professional registration.
Experience
Essential
- Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your experience is suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your knowledge and skills are suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Please provide details for why you would be a great fit for this role and why you have decided to apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Please provide details of your CPD, using examples where necessary.
- Please provide your registration number of your NMC professional registration.
Experience
Essential
- Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your experience is suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your knowledge and skills are suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Please provide details for why you would be a great fit for this role and why you have decided to apply.
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).
