Nursing Associate in Frimley

The post holder is a Nursing Associate registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Thepost holder will work as part of the general practice nursing team, providingnursing care to patients registered with the GP practice(s) within the PCN. The post holder will hold their own clinicalcaseload to support the needs of patients registered with the Practice(s) andto compliment the needs of the nursing team. This will include undertaking activities asoutlined in the current Network Contract and associated direct enhancedservices, such as supporting Personalised Care Support Planning and providingcardiovascular health checks.

Workingwith Multidisciplinary Teams, inclusive of General Practice Nurses and GPs youwill deliver collaborative care that focuses on high quality care adding impactand value to benefit patients, and the General Practice Workforce whereappropriate. This may include working collaboratively to organise andfacilitate care appropriate to the individual needs of the patient.

Main duties of the job

Tobe able to demonstrate evidenced based practice when undertaking care anddelivering Health checks which may be working with patient cohorts who presentwith i.e., high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, epilepsy, respiratoryissues, constipation, lack of personal hygiene, including foot care.

To be able to demonstrate an ability to undertake baseline physicalobservations and record results correctly. In addition, be able to identifyanomalies that require further guidance and advice in reporting to a seniorclinical peer for escalation as a priority for intervention.

• oBloodpressure
• oPulse
• oRespirations
• oWeight
• oHeight
• oNutritionalintake and elimination patterns
• oSocialwellness & Social behaviour patterns
• oSleepbehaviour patterns
• oGlucosemonitoring HbA1c
• oVaccinationand Immunisations recording

Todemonstrate an ability to complete ongoing monitoring, to delegate safely toothers and educate with mentoring and supervising others to deliver highquality care templates competently and coherently.

Todemonstrate the ability to carry out a full health assessment employing thesupport from peers as required.

About us

Weare Surrey Heath Community Providers Limited, which is a federation of 7 GPpractices across 10 sites, covering a population of over 97,000 patients acrossSurrey Heath. We began in 2016 and now employ around 200 members of staffacross our clinical and corporate support teams. Our services includeSurrey Heath Primary Care Network, PRIMACY workflow management and Upper GordonRoad Surgery.

Asa GP Federation and Primary Care Network, we are proud to represent our memberpractices and to champion primary care by working with local general practiceand system partners, in the provision of community based healthcareservices. We are dedicated to providing safe and compassionate care toour patients across our range of primary care services in Surrey Heath andbelieve in continuous commitment to quality service delivery and positivepatient outcomes.

Patients areat the heart of everything we do,and we pride ourselves in ensuring our patients feel safe, supported,communicated with and respected, at a time when they may be feelingvulnerable.

Our vision isto provide high quality, seamless health care that enables people to leadhealthier lives, whilst feeling supported and cared for.

Job responsibilities

Please see Supporting Documents for a full Job Description, list of responsibilities and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Experience

• Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary teams.
• Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code.
• Knowledge of when to seek advice and elevate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice.
• Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation.
• Demonstrate ability to plan and develop care pathways to meet needs holistically for the patient.
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information.
• Experience of working in General Practice.
• Experience of managing patients in general practice and supporting patient with learning disabilities, severe mental illness, diabetes and those residing in Care Homes.

Personal Qualities and Attributes

• Reliable.
• Enthusiastic and Self‑motivated.
• Able to work autonomously.
• Flexible in working arrangements to meet service need.
• Able to work under pressure to meet deadlines, whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Able to work at part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Commitment to CPD.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload.
• Ability to be adaptable, apply resilience and work within own professional scope of practice.
• Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non‑verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi‑disciplinary team.
• Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues.
• Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students , other learners and health care support workers within the SH PCN and clinical setting.

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English (C and above) or equivalent.
• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
• Supervision, mentoring, teaching or assessing qualification.

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£27,456 per annum (pro-rata for part time)