Nurse Associate @ Premier Health Team

Job summary

To support the practice in the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the multidisciplinary team to complement existing workforce. This role will provide nursing support to the Practice Nurses and General Practitioners to ensure provision of holistic and person-centred care of the full range of nursing services to the entitled patient population.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties of a Nursing Associate in Primary Care:

• Patient Assessments: Conduct clinical observations, including blood pressure, pulse, oxygen levels, temperature, and respiratory rate.

Chronic Disease Monitoring: Support management of long-term conditions such as diabetes, COPD, and hypertension through routine checks and patient education.

• Phlebotomy & Sample Collection: Take blood, urine, and swab samples for diagnostic testing.
• ECGs & Diagnostic Tests: Carry out electrocardiograms (ECGs) and other point-of-care tests.
• Administering Medications: Provide vaccinations, flu vaccines, and other injections as required.
• Health Promotion & Patient Education: Offer advice on smoking cessation, weight management, lifestyle changes, and self-care for long-term conditions.

Team & Practice Support

• Supporting the Nursing Team: Work closely with Practice Nurses and GPs to deliver high-quality care.
• Infection Control & Safety: Maintain high standards of cleanliness and follow infection prevention protocols.
• Clinical Documentation: Ensure accurate record-keeping of consultations, treatments, and observations.
• Stock & Equipment Management: Monitor and replenish medical supplies.

About us

Rated as outstanding by CQC, we are a practice serving over 4,500 patients in a working town under the umbrella of Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board. We are part of the Leigh Primary Care Network, ensuring we provide the best services for our patients and those within the local area. We are an award winning practice, and a full list of the awards our practice has won can be found on our website: premierhealthteam.org

Job description

Job responsibilities

Role Summary.

This role will assist clinical staff across the practice in the provision of treatment, preventative care and health promotion. You will work as a member of the Nursing team, under the guidance of a Registered General Nurse, and must always work within your own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

You will be responsible for the care delivered, focusing on supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and education advice and screening activities. You will work collaboratively to meet the needs of patients, ensuring the highest standards of care and supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.

Job Responsibilities

Work as part of the Practices Multidisciplinary team to provide and monitor care, under direct or indirect supervision

Improve safety and quality of care at every opportunity

Contribute to the delivery of integrated care

Work with the whole team to ensure delivery of nursing associate duties complement existing workforce

Support registered nurses to enable them to be able to focus on the more complex clinical care

Develop relationships across the practice to support integration of the role across health and social care including primary care, secondary care, and mental health

Perform and record clinical observations such as blood pressure, temperature, respirations, and pulse

To provide routine care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF

To provide simple wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required

Perform ECGs, and venepuncture, and other relevant clinical tasks as required by the practice, in line with the competencies of the role

With support, take part in the routine influenza vaccination programme using Patient Group Directives

Promote health and well-being to all patients, for example undertaking the NHS health check

Care for individuals with complex conditions such as dementia, mental health conditions, and learning disabilities

Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to personalised care colleagues and local community and voluntary sector services

Communicate proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the Practice, attending and contributing to meetings as required

Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient health records

Enhance own performance through continuous professional development, imparting own knowledge and behaviours to meet the needs of the service.

(This job description is not exhaustive and may be adjusted periodically after review and consultation. You will also be expected to carry out any reasonable duties which may be requested from time-to-time.)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Essential Criteria
• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
• Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a primary care environment.
• Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of appropriate procedures and treatment plans.
• Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the team and the organisation, and how the role contributes to Quality Improvement.

Skills

Essential

• Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities.
• Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload.
• Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact.
• Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues.
• Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting.
• Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance and health and safety.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Premier Health Team

Address

Bridgewater Medical Centre

Henry Street

Leigh

Lancashire

WN7 2PE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.premierhealthteam.org/ (Opens in a new tab)