Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nurse Associate to
support Crossgates Primary Care Network (PCN).
You will be a registered Nursing Associate with the NMC and will
have completed your foundation degree. The PCN Nurse Associate will work
closely with a multidisciplinary team to support the delivery of key priorities
around prevention, tackling health inequalities and providing high quality patient
centred care in line with the National Enhanced Direct Service requirements.
Main duties of the job
In line with best practice and with support from the MDT, you will
carry out various procedures to monitor and improve the health of patients.
Including: physical observation, venepuncture, ECG recording, injections,
annual reviews and other procedures in line with your scope of practice.
You will work in collaboration with a range of other
professionals, including GPs, practice nurses, pharmacists, paramedics,
community nurses and other PCN services.
Please find more information attached.
About us
Crossgates PCN includes
four practices working over seven sites: Ashfield and The Grange Medical
Centre, Colton Mill and The Grange Medical Centre, Family Doctors and Manston
Surgery, and you will be expected to provide clinical input to patients registered
across all the practices in the PCN. The PCN has a patient population of 30,000
including patients living across 5 care homes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Title: Nurse Associate
Line Manager: PCN Manager
Responsible To: PCN Lead Nurse
Accountable To: PCN Clinical Director
Hours per week: 37.5
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Title: Nurse Associate
Line Manager: PCN Manager
Responsible To: PCN Lead Nurse
Accountable To: PCN Clinical Director
Hours per week: 37.5
Person Specification
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 to policy and procedures
Desirable
- Experience of working in a primary care setting
Personal Qualities
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
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
- ARTP Spirometry
- Cervical cytology screening training
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate role and how the role may contribute to service development
- A clear understanding of child protection policy and procedures and commitment to the safeguarding of children and 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 and Teams
- Experience using SytmOne and Emis clinical systems
- Ability to administer vaccinations under PSD or National Protocol for Covid, flu, pneumococcal, shingles and B12
- Ability to perform spirometry testing
- Undertake ear irrigation
- Undertake basic wound care including suture and clip removal
- Undertake diabetic foot screening as part of the 1st year of care review
Other Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours including extended hours services
- Meet regulatory requirements for vaccinations in line with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 (the 2014 Regulations) which requires individuals undertaking CQC regulated activities in England to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no later than 1 April 2022
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Hold a Valid UK Driving License and have access to own transport with business insurance and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including visiting people in their own home or care home.
Person Specification
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 to policy and procedures
Desirable
- Experience of working in a primary care setting
Personal Qualities
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
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
- ARTP Spirometry
- Cervical cytology screening training
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate role and how the role may contribute to service development
- A clear understanding of child protection policy and procedures and commitment to the safeguarding of children and 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 and Teams
- Experience using SytmOne and Emis clinical systems
- Ability to administer vaccinations under PSD or National Protocol for Covid, flu, pneumococcal, shingles and B12
- Ability to perform spirometry testing
- Undertake ear irrigation
- Undertake basic wound care including suture and clip removal
- Undertake diabetic foot screening as part of the 1st year of care review
Other Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours including extended hours services
- Meet regulatory requirements for vaccinations in line with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 (the 2014 Regulations) which requires individuals undertaking CQC regulated activities in England to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no later than 1 April 2022
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Hold a Valid UK Driving License and have access to own transport with business insurance and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including visiting people in their own home or care home.
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).
