Nursing Associate

Job summary

This is an opportunity for a Nursing Associate to join the teamat Hope Citadel Healthcare in Rochdale. Working under the supervision of the Practice Nurse team. Come and join usif you are looking to develop your skills as a Nursing Associate in a GeneralPractice setting, including assisting with the delivery of health promotion,phlebotomy, chronic disease management, immunisation, and vaccinations in linewith your training and level of experience.

Main duties of the job

Your main duties will include supporting the Practice Nursing team in delivering excellent patient care, providing health promotion to patients, delivering chronic disease management under the supervision of the Nursing team, immunisations (including childhood immunisations), cervical cytology, phlebotomy and other responsibilities in line with your training and experience.

About us

Birtle View Medical Practce and the Kingsway Practice are run by Hope Citadel Healthcare, along with 9 other practices in the Greater Manchester area.

Hope Citadel Healthcare is a not-for-profit community interest company, who have been commissioned by the local ICB to provide NHS services to the local area where the practices are located.

We really care about whole person healthcare. We want to look at our patients in their wider setting, as whole people. We know that good health is not just related to clincial matters, but is affected by lots of complex factors such as social, economic, community issues, beliefs, family circumstances, housing and employment. Because of this, we try to treat patients health issues with more than just a prescription, by working with people that can help sort out other issues wherever possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Contribute to the delivery of excellent patientcare, supporting the existing workforce under direct or indirect supervision Improve safety and quality of care at everyopportunity Undertake additional clinical training asrequired Support registered nurses and the wider team toenable them to focus on the more complex clinical care Support and provide chronic disease clinics andmaintain registers CVD prevention and tackling health inequalities Accurately perform and record clinicalobservations such as blood pressure, temperature, respiration, and pulse rates Be able and qualified to perform cervicalscreening and childhood vaccinations Support with vaccination programmes Engage positively with patients/carers/familiesand staff members promoting mutually respectful and appropriate relationships Communicate effectively with patients regardingproviding and planning their care and carrying out risk assessment needs as required Communicate complex and sensitive informationverbally and in writing. Adapt and tailor communication skills to the need ofthe listener Support patients maintain their physical, mentaland behavioural health and well-being Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patienthealth records Maintain skills and training through continuousprofessional development, attending regular educational updates via e-learningand face-to-face sessions as appropriate This job description is not exhaustive and may be subject tochange. Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of working within General Practice

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nursing Associate and appropriately registered with the NMC Cervical Cytology Childhood Vaccinations

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