Nursing AssociateNHS

Job summary

The Nursing Associate will work as part of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) within Primary Care, delivering high-quality, compassionate, and person-centred care to patients. This role bridges the gap between Healthcare Support Workers and Registered Nurses, providing holistic care while ensuring patients are supported in managing their health and wellbeing.

This post is funded through theAdditional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) and will support the delivery of the PCNs objectives, enhancing capacity and improving patient access to care.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver a high quality, compassionate care to patients under the supervision ofregistered nurses and in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Code andStandards of Proficiency for Nursing Associates.
• Support patients throughout their outpatient journey, including diagnostics,minor procedures and follow up care.
• Monitor and record patient's vital signs, clinical observations and escalateconcerns in line with clinical policies and procedures.
• Assist with minor clinical procedures and support nurses/GPs during diagnostic or interventional appointments.
• Perform venepuncture, ECGs, wound care, smear tests, adult and child immunisations and other clinicaltasks within your scope of practice.
• Support in long-term condition reviews (as competency allows, e.g., asthma, COPD, diabetes support)
• Maintain accurate, timely, and complete patient documentation using theappropriate systems like EMIS, Docman and SystemOne .
• Contribute to quality improvement activities, audits, and service developmentprojects within the practice.
• Compliance with infection prevention and control and health and safety regulations.
• Participate in clinical audits as required by the clinical staff.
• Ensure adequate stock levels to allow care to be provided.

Job description

• Deliver a high quality, compassionate care to patients under the supervision ofregistered nurses and in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Code andStandards of Proficiency for Nursing Associates.
• Support patients throughout their outpatient journey, including diagnostics,minor procedures and follow up care.
• Monitor and record patient's vital signs, clinical observations and escalateconcerns in line with clinical policies and procedures.
• Assist with minor clinical procedures and support nurses/GPs during diagnostic or interventional appointments.
• Perform venepuncture, ECGs, wound care, smear tests, adult and child immunisations and other clinicaltasks within your scope of practice.
• Support in long-term condition reviews (as competency allows, e.g., asthma, COPD, diabetes support)
• Maintain accurate, timely, and complete patient documentation using theappropriate systems like EMIS, Docman and SystemOne .
• Contribute to quality improvement activities, audits, and service developmentprojects within the practice.
• Compliance with infection prevention and control and health and safety regulations.
• Participate in clinical audits as required by the clinical staff.
• Ensure adequate stock levels to allow care to be provided.

About us

K&W Healthcares primary objective is to support GP Practices and services across the Brent localities of Kingsbury, Willesden and Wembley.Ouraim isto develop quality primary care for patients within Brent and strive for continuous improvement in the delivery of primary healthcare services across our GP practices.

K&W Healthcare is a GP-led organisation made up of 27 GP practices serving a registered population of over 220,000 patients. We are committed to improving the care provided to patients, reducing health inequalities and raising the quality and standards of GP practices.