PCN Nursing Associate

The Medics PCN have an exciting opportunity for a permanent nursing associate to join our team on a full-time basis at our Marsh Farm Health Centre. You will be a valued member of our large and established multi-disciplinary team made up of clinical pharmacists, first contact physiotherapists, paramedics, nursing associates and a vast personalised care team. Duties will include;

• Working within the PCN to provide and monitor care, alongside the wider PCN team.
• Contributing to the delivery of excellent patient care, supporting the existing workforce under direct or indirect supervision.
• Supporting registered nurses and the delivery of nursing care for the practices and the PCN.
• Performing and recording clinical observations such as blood pressure, temperature, respirations, and pulse.
• Undertaking additional training, provide flu vaccinations, ECGs, and venepuncture, and other relevant clinical tasks as required by the PCN.
• Maintaining accurate and contemporaneous patient health records.
• Supporting with chronic disease clinics and maintaining registers, deliver patient care, referring patients to other members of the PCN or to secondary/specialist care as appropriate.
• Implementing and evaluating individual treatment plans dependant on training and experience.
  
  Completed the two-year foundation degree, recognised by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Registered with the NMC and revalidation is undertaken in line with NMC requirements.
• Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development.
• Knowledge of the needs of vulnerable adults, safeguarding and the associated legislative framework.
• Understanding of basic health and social care terminology.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate confidently with staff of all seniority levels.
• Ability to work well across teams.
• Good time management and prioritisations skills, ability to work to strict deadlines.
• Ability to work on own initiative without direct supervision, understanding where clinical input is needed, recognising own limitations.
Desirable:
• Familiarity with IT systems currently in use in the Medics PCN and its member practices, SystmOne.
• Experience of health and social care assessments.
• Demonstrated successful outcomes delivery within determined timeframes.
  
  The Medics PCN is a mature and stable primary care network, serving a patient population of 56,000. The Medics PCN has 5 active and engaged member practices which are: Woodland Avenue, Medici Medical Centre, Bell House Medical Centre, Gardenia & Marsh Farm Practice and Barton Hills Medical Group.
We have a large multi-disciplinary team that work together to provide a pro-active and personalised care approach to our population through our: health & wellbeing coach, social prescriber, clinical pharmacists, paramedics, physiotherapists and our care co-ordinators. We can offer the following benefits:
• Supportive and friendly environment.
• Peer support.
• Free on-site parking.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.