Nurse AssociateNHS
Job summary
Are you a compassionate, motivated Nursing Associate looking to make a real difference in primary care?
This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly, supportive team, where patient care, collaboration and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do.
We're committed to ensuring our patients receive the right care, from the right person, at the right time, in the right place. As we continue to develop and enhance our services, we're looking for a dedicated Nursing Associate to help us deliver high-quality care to our local community.
What's on Offer
- 32 hours per week worked across our practices in Leicestershire
- Exclusive benefits package extra leave, high-street discounts, car purchase scheme & more
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- A supportive and collaborative working environment
Main duties of the job
The Role
As an integral member of our clinical team, you will work alongside GPs, Practice Nurses and other healthcare professionals to provide safe, effective and person-centred care. Your responsibilities will include:
- Undertaking clinical observations and monitoring patients' health needs
- Performing routine clinical procedures where appropriately trained, such as:
- wound care,
- ECGs,
- phlebotomy,
- vaccinations and drug injections,
- ear irrigation,
- reviews: annual diabetes, dementia, heart failure, COPD, asthma,
- cytology, and
- health checks.
- Supporting the management of patients with long-term conditions
- Providing health promotion and lifestyle advice to patients
- Assisting with recall programmes and preventative healthcare initiatives
- Maintaining accurate clinical records and documentation
- Working within your scope of practice and escalating concerns appropriately
- Contributing to quality improvement activities and service development
If you're looking to develop your career within a practice that values teamwork, innovation and outstanding patient care, we'd love to hear from you.
Job description
- Undertaking clinical observations and monitoring patients' health needs
- Performing routine clinical procedures where appropriately trained, such as:
- wound care,
- ECGs,
- phlebotomy,
- vaccinations and drug injections,
- ear irrigation,
- reviews: annual diabetes, dementia, heart failure, COPD, asthma,
- cytology, and
- health checks.
- Supporting the management of patients with long-term conditions
- Providing health promotion and lifestyle advice to patients
- Assisting with recall programmes and preventative healthcare initiatives
- Maintaining accurate clinical records and documentation
- Working within your scope of practice and escalating concerns appropriately
- Contributing to quality improvement activities and service development
About us
At Spirit Primary Care we continue to transform and revolutionise the way that we deliver Primary Care services. With a focus on collaboration across practices, the development of more effective triage services and the increased use of new technology, we continue to improve the experience of Primary Care for both staff and patients.
Tracking our performance against nationally established goals, leads us to deliver better, more streamlined patient care, helps us to reduce the administrative burden and increase the uptake and ease of access to care. We have an extensive multi-disciplinary team who are keen to innovate and utilise their varied skillset and we are seeking talented individuals like you to become a part of it!