Job description for Nursing Associate Hours of duty: 16 hours per week over 2 days: Agenda for Change Band 4 Job summary You will be a registered Nursing Associate, and will have completed your Foundation Degree. You will work as part of a Primary Care multidisciplinary team, providing safe, person centred care to improve the health of our population. 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, and other procedures commensurate with your training and skills. In particular, you will undertake proactive monitoring and other procedures for patients to enable Long Term Conditions reviews and management in accordance with the principles of the Year of Care (YOC). You will work in collaboration with a range of other professionals including GPs, ANPs, practice nurses, district nurses, and other community services. Key responsibilities Clinical practice Under the supervision and working in partnership with a registered nurse, provide and deliver a high standard of nursing care contributing to the ongoing assessment, providing and monitoring care based on evidence and working in partnership with the multi- disciplinary team. Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to patients in a range of care settings. Monitor the condition and health needs of patients within their care on a continual basis in partnership with patients, families and carers, ensuring appropriate escalation to a registered nurse or other professional when required. Support patients to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and well-being. Promote comfort and well-being by ensuring that patients personal and social needs are met and be able to care for a patients nursing needs. To safely undertake the following procedures to meet the patients nursing needs to include; undertaking routine procedures including venepuncture, ECG recording, measuring and interpreting blood glucose levels, recording and interpreting vital signs, continence care, bladder and bowel care, pressure area care, wound care, nutrition, hydration, foot care, skin integrity, mood identification (as outlined in the NMC Nursing Associate Skills Annex). Identify and report changes in a patients condition to a registered nurse or other professional. Prioritise and manage own workload, recognising where elements of care can safely be delegated to other colleagues, carers and family members. Provide and receive sensitive information concerning a patients medical condition. Maintain accurate, contemporaneous patient records in line with [PCN/practice] policy and the NMC Code. Provide effective evidence based care for service users under the supervision of registered nurses and other professionals in order to perform non-complex activities, in line with clinical governance and professional standards. Communication Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication Maintain effective communication within the PCN and with external stakeholders Delivering a quality service Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, and clinical supervision Partake in the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate Evaluate patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care Participate in shared learning across the organisation Actively participate in network/practice significant event procedures and work in accordance with revised protocols and procedures. Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance Team working Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence Prioritise own workload Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery Discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care Learning and development Take responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model Undertake mentorship for more junior staff, assessing competence against set standards Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments eg courses and conferences Equality and diversity Identify patterns of discrimination and take action to overcome this and promote diversity and equality of opportunity Enable others to promote equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture Support people who need assistance in exercising their rights Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies Act as a role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice Accept the rights of individuals to choose their care providers, participate in care and refuse care