Nursing Associate - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Castle Healthcare Practice

Castle Healthcare Practice

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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JOB TITLE:

NURSING ASSOCIATE REPORTS TO:

CLINICAL NURSE LEAD HOURS:
hours per week Job summary: Working under the direct supervision of the Clinical Nurse Lead and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, the Nursing Associate will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care

Job responsibilities:
Health promotion and screening; including cytology, routine and childhood immunisations. Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs. Venepuncture, ECGs and routine observations.

Wound care and removal of sutures/clips. Annual reviews and management of chronic diseases including asthma, COPD, hypertension and diabetes.

Care for individuals with dementia, mental health conditions, and learning disabilities; utilising, supporting and referring to PCN and core community services such as social prescribers, as appropriate.

Travel consultations.

Contraception and sexual health advice. Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician. Home visits. NHS health checks.

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources. Report any safeguarding issues concerning children or vulnerable adults. Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs. Provide support to trainee Nursing Associates, HCAs and those on learning assignments/ placements as required.

Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Communication:
Maintain effective communication with staff members, patients, carers and other members of the primary care team. Refer patients directly to other services/agencies as appropriate, to promote integrated and seamless care.

Maintain accurate and complete patient records of patient consultations and enter on to computer systems using agreed templates and read codes.

Communicate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence. Attend and participate in practice and clinical meetings.

Administration:

Provide a high standard of professional conduct and nursing care at all times in adherence with the NMC Code of Conduct, maintain own registration with the NMC.

Maintain own continuous professional development, undertake annual appraisal and ensure PDP kept up to date, to meet requirements of revalidation, including mandatory updates.

Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written). Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained. Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration protocols and emergency equipment. Confidentially of information gained at work must be preserved at all times.

Work within your clinical remit and ensure patients are directed towards the most appropriate member of the clinical team. Able to utilise a variety of IT packages, such as SystmOne, Notis, Ice, INR Star etc.

Have an understanding of the components and clinical requirements of the Quality and Outcome Framework and National Directed Enhanced Service and Local Enhance Services for Nottinghamshire.

Personnel:
Take reasonable care of his/her own safety and that of others.

Adhere to statutory regulations/policies and codes of practice and Practice safety rules. Offer innovative ways of working and opportunities to facilitate learning Facilitates a learning environment within the team. Maintains a caring environment through the support of colleagues. Be kind and caring of colleagues and patients and be a good team player.

Confidentiality:

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.

Health & Safety:

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures.

This will include (but will not be limited to): Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines.

Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines.

Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and c