Part-time Nursing Associate - Practice Nurse

Part-time Nursing Associate - Practice Nurse

An exciting new opportunity has arisen at Ash Surgery for a qualified Nursing Associate to join our forward-thinking, friendly and supportive GP practice in the village of Ash, near Canterbury.

Main duties of the job

Yourprimary responsibility in the practice is the delivery of practice nursingservices, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, deliveringcare within your scope of practice to our patient population. The nursingassociate has a breadth of knowledge across the fields of nursing, providingholistic and person-centred care and support for people of all ages. This rolewill assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care,health promotion and patient education.

About us

We are a small, family feel surgery and pride ourselves on the team work and work-life balance.

We are currently looking for a part time nurse to join us, days per week, hours and salary are negotiable.

Job responsibilities

Job summary

The post holder isresponsible for the delivery of general practice nursing care to the practicepopulation. Supported by a senior nurse within the practice, they will delivercare within the boundaries of their role, focusing upon supporting patients tobe healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and screeningactivities. They will work collaboratively with the general practice team tomeet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures,and providing nurse leadership as required. In addition, the post-holder willbe required to support the multidisciplinary team, ensuring the strategicobjectives of the practice are met.

Main duties of the job

• Assistingand performing routine nursing tasks which are related to patient care.
• Thenecessary training to allow you to undertake adult and child NHS immunisation programmesand perform cervical screening.
• Performing competencies in venepuncture, ECG's, Spirometry, wound care management.
• Tosupport chronic disease management.
• Providegeneral health promotion and NHS Health Checks.
• Tobe able to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BLS) and automated Defibrillatoraccording to current UK guidelines, training and updates will be providedannually.

About us

Our practice teamis made up of both clinical and administrative staff, who work closely togetherto deliver care to our practice population.

The clinical teamcomprises of GP Partners, Salaried GPs, Advanced Clinical Practitioners (Nurse,Paramedic, Pharmacist), Practice Nurse,Healthcare Assistants and Phlebotomist.

The practiceoperates on a team based approach with regular meetings to share best practiceand ideas. Team objectives are clearly stated and measured against national andlocal criteria.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Proven ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Polite and confident
• Flexible
• Motivated
• Forward thinker
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure
• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
• (core hours 08:00 - 18:30)
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and email communication systems e.g. Outlook, nhs.net
• Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to follow policy and procedures
• A willingness to undertake appropriate training in line with practice and personal development plans
• Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle
• Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families
• Experience of working within a general practice setting
• EMIS Clinical System experience

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.