The Nursing Associate post sits within the Meridian Primary Care Network, a group of six GP surgeries across Cambridgeshire and North Hertfordshire, and works under the Frailty Lead. The role centres on nursing care for frail, older and clinically complex patients in their own homes, care homes and primary care settings, with a focus on preventing deterioration and avoidable hospital admissions. It is a multidisciplinary post with close links to GPs, community nursing, therapists and social care, and lists full-time, part-time, flexible and home working. Fit depends on NMC registration as a Nursing Associate and having own transport for regular travel across the locality.
What the job involves
- Support the Frailty Lead in holistic, person-centred care for patients living with frailty and multiple long-term conditions, working with pharmacy and personalised care teams
- Undertake delegated and holistic assessments of patients' physical, psychological and social needs
- Carry out clinical care including observations, point-of-care testing, wound and catheter care, continence care and supporting medicines-related care
- Undertake planned home visits, follow-up reviews, and monitoring after hospital discharge or acute illness
- Identify early signs of deterioration and escalation concerns promptly to the Frailty Lead or appropriate clinician
- Support routine and proactive clinical reviews in care homes and support care home staff with observations and care planning
- Prevent avoidable admissions through self-management support, signposting and clinically safe community interventions
- Deliver health promotion on falls, nutrition, hydration, mobility, vaccination and screening awareness, and smoking cessation
- Communicate sensitively with patients, relatives and carers, including those with cognitive or hearing impairment, and liaise across health and social care
- Keep accurate, contemporaneous clinical records and use relevant clinical systems effectively
- Work within Nursing Associate scope of practice, maintain NMC registration, CPD, supervision and appraisal
- Participate in audit, quality improvement and service development
What’s required
Qualifications
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Registration & licences
- Registered Nursing Associate with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Experience
- Experience of working with older people and/or patients with long-term conditions
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of recognising and escalating changes in a patient's condition
- Experience of delivering person-centred care
- Experience of working with patients with complex health and social care needs
- Relevant clinical experience in nursing or healthcare, including primary care, community nursing or intermediate care
Skills & knowledge
- Understanding of frailty and the impact of multiple long-term conditions
- Understanding of safeguarding and professional responsibilities
- Ability to undertake clinical observations and recognise deterioration
- Ability to work autonomously within an agreed scope of practice
- Compassionate and patient-centred approach
- Confident working in patients' homes and community settings
Checks & eligibility
- Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Other
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality regularly, including to patients' homes
Nice to have
- Knowledge of local health and social care services
- EMIS or SystmOne knowledge
- Experience working with frailty
- Experience of working in care homes
- Experience of wound care, catheter care or other community nursing interventions
- Experience of care planning and case management
- Experience of quality improvement or clinical audit
- Experience of supporting patients following hospital discharge
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
