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 Network/GP practice 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.
You will work in collaboration with a range of other professionals including GPs, ANPs, practice nurses, district nurses, and other community services.
You will be working as part of the Teesdale PCN team to support the patients at Barnard Castle Surgery, Woodview Medical Practice, Pinfold Medical Practice, Gainford Surgery, Evenwood Surgery and The Old Forge Surgery.
The job provides you with a range of different experiences and challenges. If you like variety this is the job for you.
The PCN is committed to training and development of all staff and you will be able to develop your career in line with your personal and professional objectives
Main duties of the job
1. 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.
2. Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to patients in a range of
care settings.
3. 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.
About us
A group of 12 GP practices across Durham Dales got together, looking for a solution to help them provide the care patients needed, share resources and ideas, and be prepared for the challenges the NHS would face in the answer they came up with was a formal collaboration between the dozen practices: the Durham Dales Health Federation. DDHFs founding principal is to work together to provide high-quality, cost effective primary healthcare means providing a range of services that all GP practices in the area can use to help look after employ a range of clinical staff pharmacists, dispensers, nurses, emergency care practitioners and social prescribing link workers as well as non-clinical, administration support staff.
Benefits DDHF can offer; paid mileage. We work very closely as a team & where possible we can be very flexible. NHS pension. A car lease scheme which is transferable. We fully support training & development. Regular 1-2-1 support & appraisal. Cycle to work Scheme (salary sacrifice bike).Dress Down Friday(office workers). Complimentary refreshments. Free Car Park, Health service discounts, Immunisations offered, Eye tests reimbursed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
4. Support patients to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and
well-being.
5. Promote comfort and well-being by ensuring that patients’ personal and social needs are
met and be able to care for a patient’s nursing needs.
6. To safely undertake the following procedures to meet the patient’s 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 patient’s condition to a
registered nurse or other professional.
7. Prioritise and manage own workload, recognising where elements of care can safely be
delegated to other colleagues, carers and family members.
8. Provide and receive sensitive information concerning a patient’s medical condition.
9. Work with registered nurses and other professionals and engage with other agencies and community teams to ensure a safe, individualised approach to the admission and discharge of patients.
10. Maintain accurate, contemporaneous patient records in line with [PCN/practice] policy and the NMC Code.
11. 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
12. Registered NursingAssociate on the NMC register
13. Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
14. GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or
15. equivalent
Experience
Essential
16. Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of amulti-disciplinary team
17. Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
18. Experience of providing andreceiving complex, sensitiveinformation
Desirable
19. Experience working in a primary care setting
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
20. Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation,
21. and how the role may contribute to service development
22. Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code.
23. Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
24. Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
25. Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
26. Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
27. Ability to organise andprioritise own delegated workload
28. Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload andindividual patient contact
29. Ability to communicateeffectively (written, verbaland non verbal
30. communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of themulti-disciplinary team.
31. Ability to develop effectiveand appropriate relationships with people,
32. their families, carers and colleagues
33. Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a rolemodel to nursing associatestudents, other learners andhealth care support workers
34. as required within theclinical setting.
Desirable
35. Knowledge of community based primary care issues
36. Knowledge of primary care networks and collaborative ways of working