An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nursing Associate to join the Medics PCN. The Medics PCN is a mature, stable, and innovative Primary Care Network based in Luton. Medics Primary Care Network consists of 5 friendly practices working together to provide excellent patient care to a population of over 59,000 patients.
You will be a valued member of our large and established multi-disciplinary team (MDT), made up of Clinical Pharmacists, First Contact Physiotherapists, Paramedics, Nursing Associates, and a vast personalised care team.
Medics PCN pride themselves on a friendly and supportive team and are looking for a qualified nursing associate to complement our growing nursing team.
Main Duties of the Job
The role of the Nursing Associate is to work with the multi-professional team to assess, plan, organise, and deliver clinical care in line with service and patient needs, as agreed with supervising clinicians.
Main Duties include:
1. Work as part of the PCN's MDTs and communicate proactively and effectively with all MDT colleagues across the PCN, attending and contributing to meetings as required.
2. Support registered nurses and the delivery of nursing care for the practices and the PCN.
3. Perform and record clinical observations such as blood pressure, temperature, respirations, and pulse.
4. Undertake additional training, provide flu vaccinations, ECGs, venepuncture, and other relevant clinical tasks as required by the PCN.
5. Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient health records.
Other Duties
Work in adherence to NMC Code for Nursing Associates, within own level of competence and the protocols and policies of the PCN or practice.
Maintain a good working knowledge of Health and Safety procedures, fire safety, and mandatory training as per PCN policies. Participate in policy development and data collection where appropriate.
Work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and patients. Adapt to what may be potentially challenging and changing situations at times.
Willing to undertake other duties deemed appropriate to a Nursing Associate following correct training/guidance and agreed by the post holder and their line manager.
About Us
Values, Behaviours, and Principles
We are always:
1. Compassionate: We show kindness, consideration, and understanding in everything we do and demonstrate our caring nature to our patients, people, and communities.
2. Accomplished: A responsive, adaptable, professional NHS partner, providing the best advice, care, and treatment for every individual.
3. Respectful: We recognise the value that individual and team differences bring, welcoming views, listening, being honest, and learning from others' experiences.
4. Encouraging: We believe everyone matters, so we inspire confidence in others, promoting speaking up, fostering career-long learning and development, and supporting improvement ideas.
Job Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities & Duties
1. Work within the PCN to provide and monitor care, alongside the wider PCN team, contributing to the delivery of excellent patient care, supporting the existing workforce under direct or indirect supervision.
2. Improve safety and quality of care at every opportunity.
3. Undertake additional clinical training as required by the PCN to support the Network Contract/DES Services Specification.
4. Support Advanced Practitioners, Paramedics, Clinical Pharmacists, and the wider team to enable them to focus on more complex clinical care.
5. Support with chronic disease clinics and maintaining registers, deliver patient care, referring patients to other members of the PCN or to secondary/specialist care as appropriate.
6. Provide support to the PCN with regards to their Network Contract DES Services Specification including CVD prevention and tackling health inequalities.
7. Develop relationships across the PCN to support integration of the role across health and social care, including community care, secondary care, and mental health services.
8. Provide support and supervision to trainee nursing associates, healthcare assistants, apprentices, and those on learning placements appropriate to level of competence.
9. Accurately perform and record clinical observations such as blood pressure, temperature, respiration, and pulse rates.
10. Engage positively with patients/carers/families and staff members promoting mutually respectful and appropriate relationships.
11. Communicate effectively with patients regarding providing and planning their care and carrying out risk assessment needs as required.
12. Communicate complex and sensitive information verbally and in writing.
13. Adapt and tailor communication skills to the needs of the listener.
14. Act as patient advocate during PCN meetings, sharing any relevant information confidently and accurately, maintaining patient confidentiality appropriately.
15. Have an understanding of MDT structures and members' roles.
16. Support patients to improve and maintain their physical, mental, and behavioural health and well-being.
17. Provide advice to patients including promoting self-management where appropriate and signposting patients to other PCN colleagues, local community, and voluntary sector services.
18. Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient health records.
19. Update skills and training needs through continuous professional development, attending regular educational updates, via e-learning and face-to-face sessions as appropriate.
Person Specification
Skills
* Understanding of human needs: physical, emotional, social.
* Proven ability to recognise and manage risk.
* Knowledge of the needs of vulnerable adults, safeguarding, and the associated legislative framework.
* Understanding of basic health and social care terminology.
* Good interpersonal skills.
* Ability to communicate confidently with staff of all seniority levels.
* Ability to work well across teams.
* Good time management and prioritisation skills, ability to work to strict deadlines.
* Ability to work on own initiative without direct supervision, understanding where clinical input is needed, recognising own limitations.
* Familiarity with IT systems currently in use in the Medics PCN and its member practices, SystmOne.
Qualifications
* Specific qualification and training requirements as specified in the Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards of Proficiency by having undertaken and completed the two-year foundation degree, recognised by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
* Registered with the NMC and revalidation is undertaken in line with NMC requirements.
* Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development.
Experience
* Experience in health and/or social care.
* Communication and relationship building.
* Experience of developing relationships with a wide variety of people.
* Highly organised.
* Experience of health and social care assessments.
* Demonstrated successful outcomes delivery within determined timeframes.
Behaviours
* Adaptability and a flexible, positive approach.
* Highly dependable.
* A common sense, pragmatic approach.
* Willingness to undertake further training and learning.
* An understanding of the importance of confidentiality.
* Ability to take responsibility for own actions.
* Ability to share information and good practice appropriately.
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.
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