BMH PCN Nurse Associate X 2

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

The Nurse Associate will work in accordance with the NMC code of conduct and be responsible for the delivery of basic practice nursing services both independently and in participation with the Practice Clinical Team within the PCNs practices.

The Nurse Associate will work with support from the Practices and PCN Team to deliver, organise and facilitate quality care appropriate to individual patient needs.

The Nurse Associate will work under national, local and practice policies to ensure patients health needs are met and support the PCN Frailty Team to provide personalised & anticipatory care plans for patients with Severe Frailty, in accordance with the NHS Long Term Plan

As part of this role, you will be expected to work across various sites and settings within the community e.g., you could work in care homes, within a practice, or from a community venue within the PCN. You may on some occasions be required to work evenings and weekends to meet the needs of the patients.

Assist in the screening for patients at risk of long-term conditions.

Participate and undertake routine and opportunistic health screening assessments, providing health advice and support making appropriate referrals into exercise, alcohol, smoking and weight management

Provide Health Promotion for patients with Long Term Conditions. Make appropriate referrals as necessary in accordance with practice and national guidelines.

Work with patients to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments.

Cervical Cytology following full training

Undertake Mental Health and Learning Disability Annual Health Checks.

Undertake ECGs as per practice policies or referrals from the senior nurse or GP.

Perform spirometry testing for diagnosis as per practice and national guidelines following full training.

Undertake training for all vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adult and children

Autonomously, administer medications or injections via a prescription or patient specific direction.

Assist in the delivery of the seasonal flu or national vaccinations campaigns as required by the Practices via a PSD

Following Guidance from the Practice Nurses implement treatment for patients presenting with acute wounds and chronic leg Ulcer Management.

Undertake doppler assessments

Undertake the collection, storage and despatch of pathological specimens to high standard ensuring universal precautions are followed and manage the results of these samples, referring to GP as necessary. Perform any investigatory procedures requested by the GPs or opportunistically if clinically indicated from patients records.

Participate in support and supervision of students. Referring any concerns or development needs to the Student Supervisor or Practice Manager

To carry out Home Visits as required

The Nurse Associate must to assess with Line Manager their own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate

The Nurse Associate must complete all mandatory training within agreed time scale.

To attend training and development courses according to practice requirements and availability of mentorship support and funding available.

To support Student Nurses.

To participate in training at in-house TARGET sessions with the nurse team.

To keep up to date with local and national developments.

To participate in the development of practice policies and guidelines.

Governance

• Produce complete and accurate records of patient consultation, in line with best practice, confidentiality, policies and procedures
• Deliver care according to NHS guidance, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care
• Take part in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the PCN and its activities.
• Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required.
• Work with other clinical teams on improving the quality of healthcare in response to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate
• Evaluate patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care
• Support and participate in shared learning across the PCN and wider organisation
• Manage, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events
• Awareness of statutory safeguarding, notification processes and local guidance for children/vulnerable patients, applying relevant policies and legislation to protect them
• Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and guidelines for self and others, by acting or alerting senior management team if the practice appears to contravene policy, or if there are concerns over any aspect of patient care.

Health and Safety

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include

Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines

Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards

Reporting potential risks identified

Confidentiality

While seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately

In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Other delegated duties

This job description is not a definitive or exhaustive list of responsibilities but identifies the key responsibilities and tasks of the post holder. The specific objectives of the post holder will be subject to review as part of the individual performance review process

The nurse must be a car owner with a current UK driving license.

Insurance must cover business use and documents (driving license, MOT, Insurance and Tax)

The practice operates a no smoking policy

The nurse will be expected to wear a uniform and name badge provided whilst in clinics or home visits and comply with practice uniform policy at all times

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• - Knowledge of the Personalised care approach
• - Understanding of the determinants of health to include social, economic and environmental factors
• - Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
• - Knowledge of IT systems to include the ability to use word processing skills, emails and internet
• - An appreciation of the nature of general practice
• - Ability to build and maintain relationships whilst maintaining appropriate professional boundaries
• - Excellent verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels inc. customers, patients and carers, specialist services, GPs and colleagues. Listening skills displaying empathy.
• - Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences
• - Good technical literacy of Microsoft Applications e.g., Word, Excel, and Access etc.

Desirable

• - Multilingual, in particular with Urdu and Hindi
• - Experience of data collection and using tools to measure the impact of services
• -Knowledge of community development approaches
• - Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• - Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations including the voluntary sector
• - Experience of using GP clinical systems, such as SystmOne

Qualifications

Essential

• - Educated to GCSE or equivalent (GCSE Maths & English C or above)
• - Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development
• - Training in motivational coaching, behavioural change and goal setting

Desirable

• - NVQ 3 or equivalent and/or relevant basic/first level professional qualification, or working towards this
• - Health and Fitness qualification L3,
• Coaching Qualification(s) / Mentoring L3,
• Health and Social Care L3 Diploma or working towards this

Physical Requirements

Essential

• - Commit to a DBS Check
• - The ability to fulfil the travel requirements of post
• - Have a flexible approach to working across a 7-day service including public holidays

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).

Employer details

Employer name

South and East Leeds GP Group

Address

1st Floor Park Edge Practice

Asket Drive

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS14 1HX

Employer's website

https://www.seleedsgpgroup.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)