Nursing Associate - Community & Penge PCN in London

Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience with a commitment to hearing every employee's voice.

As a Community Nursing Associate, you’ll become a valued member of our dynamic Community Team, playing a vital role in delivering high-quality, compassionate nursing care to individuals in their own homes and clinic settings. You’ll help support patients’ physical, psychological, social, and public health needs, ensuring their unique story, background and circumstances remain at the heart of every decision.

Main duties of the job:

• The Community Nursing Associate will be a member of a Primary Care Network (PCN) Team mainly focusing on bridging the gap between healthcare assistants and registered nurses.
• You will work closely with our multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, effective, and person-centred care to patients.
• You are required to act within your professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a multi-disciplinary team within general practice.
• The post holder will contribute to providing nursing care to patients registered in the GP practice.
• Nursing Associates actively contribute to a patient’s health and wellbeing through the delivery of holistic care.

Qualifications:

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
• GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent

Knowledge:

• Understands the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
• Understands the scope of the nursing associate

Experience:

• Community experience
• Experience of working in teams

Skills:

• Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
• Ability to undertake and understand physiological measurements and observations
• To strive to improve the service you provide, suggesting changes to practice in line with best practice guidance

We are dedicated to caring for our service users and their loved ones, as well as ensuring the wellbeing of our colleagues. That's why we strongly encourage all colleagues to avail themselves of the Coronavirus vaccination.

At Bromley Healthcare, we are fully committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues feel supported, nurtured, and celebrated. Discrimination of any protected characteristic is not tolerated.

We understand the importance of balancing work and life, so we offer our staff a variety of flexible working options from day one, including compressed hours, part-time, and job shares.

Please ensure you check your emails regularly, as this is our primary mode of communication throughout the recruitment process.