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Key responsibilities include delivering personalised care plans, monitoring patient appointments, and conducting group education sessions to improve patient understanding of their health conditions. The position involves autonomy within a delegated caseload under the supervision of a nominated clinician and requires excellent time management and organisational skills to ensure effective, patient-centred care. Additionally, the Nursing Associate will contribute to staff development through training and supervision, all aimed at tackling health inequalities and promoting overall health in the community.
Do you have the skills, experience, and desire to support and influence the health and wellbeing of patients to tackle health inequalities. We our looking for a Nursing Associate to do that role as part of a Primary Care Network (PCN) multidisciplinary team. The post holder will mainly focus on supporting patients with multimorbiditys like diabetes, chronic kidney disease, serious mental illness and learning disabilities. They will be responsible for ensuring the effective holistic provision of high-quality nursing care to people in clinics at community events and in outreach environments. There is a mixture of clinical work and as well great opportunities to work with patients in group learning sessions and engage with the community at arranged events and group sessions.
This exciting role with see the Nursing Associates actively contribute to a patients health and wellbeing through the delivery of holistic care, a whole-person approach which considers, and equally values, physical, psychological, public health needs, social economic, spiritual and other factors in the assessing, planning and delivery of care. Providing all relevant competencies (to be developed in line with the requirements of the service) have been achieved, she/he/they will have delegated responsibility for a pre-agreed caseload under the supervision of a nominated clinician within the PCN multidisciplinary. The post holder will be integral to the team of clinical pharmacists, specialist Mental Health HCA, care coordinators, care home patients and a womens health hub, GPs, Nurses, Health and Wellbeing Coaches, Social prescribers and the wider local care partners like: Community services, hospitals, specialist for long term conditions along the patients pathway.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To work within the Nursing Associate parameters of practice and deliver high quality, compassionate care to patients in their own homes/clinic environment.
To work with PCN colleagues to deliver care that will be focused on patients who have or are at risk of multimorbiditys by ensuring they are monitored and have access to receiving the physical, psychological, and social assessments.
To work under the direction/delegation of a nominated clinician, in accordance with an individual care plan, with a focus on promoting health and independence in a personalised care plan using the What matters to me approach.
To carry out specific delegated clinical and care tasks and responsibilities to a high standard and competency, under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse or other registered health professional.
To proactively monitor and prioritise patients appointments and visits within a delegated caseload, making autonomous decisions within agreed competencies about patient care and seeking support from colleagues as appropriate.
Supporting the team at events with clinical knowledge and experience.
Supporting and managing group-based session to support the patients education and understanding of relevant medical conditions like hypertension.
Work in an effective and organised manner demonstrating excellent time management and organisational skills to effectively deliver person-centred care for an allocated group of individuals.
To contribute to the development of staff within the service through training and supervision.
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