Student Nurse Associate

We have an exciting opportunity for a Student Nursing Associate to join our dynamic frailty team in Sherwood Primary Care Network.

We are interested to hear from any candidates who are currently Student Nurse Associates, or anyone interested in becoming a Student Nursing Associate. PICS is supporting Student Nursing Associates with their University studies through an apprenticeship.

Sherwood PCN includes the following GP Practices:

• Abby Medical Group
• Hillview & Farnsfield Surgery
• Major Oak Medical Practice
• Middleton Lodge Practice
• Rainworth Primary Care Centre
• Sherwood Medical Partnership

We are looking for a Student Nurse Associate who is enthusiastic about providing high quality care in primary care. The role will involve closely working with an Enhanced Practice Nurse, delivering care to housebound patients in their own homes. It will include contributing to the annual frailty review – an holistic assessment of the impact of aging and illness on their life including assessing the risks associated with frailty such as falls, malnutrition and skin integrity. The postholder will undertake clinical tasks such as immunisation, ECGs and phlebotomy. The postholder will require a degree of flexibility to fit the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Being an accountable professional

Promoting health and preventing ill health

Providing and monitoring care

Working in teams

Improving safety and quality of care

Contributing to integrated care

KEY REQUIREMENTS

GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent

Experience in primary or community nursing services

About us

PICS is the employer for this role. We collaborate with patients and partners to design and deliver clinically robust health and social care solution through Community Services, Out of Hospital Services, GP Practices, and Primary Care Networks. Find out more about us: http://picsnhs.org.uk/.

Benefits of working for PICS

We offer a comprehensive package which includes:

NHS Pension 2015 Scheme (subject to eligibility)

• Alternative government-based scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Generous annual leave entitlement which references NHS Agenda for Change and recognises previous NHS service, starting 35 days pro rata (inc bank holidays)
• Competitive leave entitlement that includes maternity, paternity and adoption leave, study leave allowance, and sickness provisions
• Access to education and training opportunities, depending on your role (CPPE Pharmacy, NHS England Roadmap for First Contact Practitioners, apprenticeship schemes, support professional development)
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team with support from a wide variety of professionals
• A flexible approach to a work-life balance
• Cycle to work scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Access to Blue Light Card scheme
• All staff events and conferences
• Free parking across many sites
• Personalised induction into the company and job role

Job responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Being an accountable professional

Act professionally at all times and use knowledge and experience to make evidence-based decisions and solve problems.

Recognise and work within the limits of competence, working within professional boundaries and to be responsible for the actions taken.

Be proactive in seeking opportunities to develop own knowledge and skills, attending statutory/mandatory updates in accordance with organizational requirement.

Work as part of the PCNs multidisciplinary team to provide and monitor care under direct and indirect supervision

Promoting health and preventing ill health

Support patients to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioral health and wellbeing, demonstrated in such as:

using behavior change interventions to support health and wellness when undertaking health checks (physical and mental) which may include for example new patient checks, NHS Healthchecks (Q risk), over 75s checks and referring to other services as needed including signposting patients to personalised care colleagues and local community and voluntary sector services

Chronic disease management contribute to the monitoring of patients with, for example, respiratory disease, diabetes, coronary heart disease, renal failure, hypertension

Encourage patients to take part in health screening. The role may require, when appropriately trained, to perform cervical screening tests.

Care for individuals with complex conditions such as dementia, mental health conditions, and learning disabilities

Providing and monitoring care

Carry out procedures safely and effectively within the PCN practices and also in the patients home (including care homes), clinical tasks to include:

• Clinical observations such as BP / Pulse / Temperature / Oxygen saturations / point of care blood glucose / BMI
• Venepuncture
• ECG
• Diabetic foot checks
• Sample processing and management
• Provide care and support with hygiene and maintenance of skin integrity including minor and complex wound care
• Administration of medicines via oral, topical and inhalation routes and administer injections using subcutaneous and intra‑muscular routes. This will include immunisations influenza / shingles / pneumonia, B12
• Contribute to on‑going assessment and recognise when it is necessary to refer patients onto others for reassessment

Working in teams

• Demonstrate the ability to recognise changing priorities seeking advice and guidance from the registered nurses or other registered care professionals as appropriate.
• Support, supervise and act as a role model to undergraduate student nurses (years one and two), student nurse associates, health care support workers and those new to care roles, review the quality of the care they provide, promoting reflection and providing constructive feedback.
• Participate in team meetings, clinical supervision and where required, contribute to setting the agenda and recording minutes.
• Contribute to team reflection activities, to promote improvements in practice and services.

Improving safety and quality of care

• Protect health through understanding and applying the principles of infection prevention and control, including communicable disease surveillance and antimicrobial stewardship and resistance.
• Maintaining a safe work and care environment in particular;

Cleaning and restocking consulting rooms, stock control of consumables.

Adhering to infection control policies and procedures to include participation in regular audits, hand hygiene training, vaccine/cold chain storage awareness, spillage control procedures.

Contributing to integrated care

• Ensure clear, concise, accurate and legible records and all communication is maintained in relation to care delivered adhering to local and national guidance.
• Develop relationships across the MDT to support integration of the role across health and social care including primary care, secondary care, and mental health
• Communicate effectively across a wide range of channels and with a wide range of individuals, public, health and social care professionals, maintaining the focus of communication on delivering and improving health and care services.
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process.
• Recognise issues relating to safeguarding vulnerable children and adults and report any problems or raise concerns to the appropriate registered care professionals.
• All staff have the responsibility to support all learners and to keep their knowledge of supporting learners in practice up-to-date, according to appropriate governing bodies regulations.

Supervision

• PCNs must ensure that the post holder has access to appropriate clinical supervision and an appropriate named individual in the PCN to provide general advice and support on a day to day basis.

Person Specification

Experience

• Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your experience is suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.

Qualifications

• Please provide details of your CPD, using examples where necessary.

Personal Qualities

• Please provide details for why you would be a great fit for this role and why you have decided to apply.

Knowledge and skills

• Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your knowledge and skills are suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.

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.

Depending on experience£24,937 to £26,598