The Registered Nurse Associate role bridges the gap between the Rehab Care Assistants and Registered Nurses. The role is professionally regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Holders of this qualification will be required to register and re-validate as per NMC registration requirements in order to practice as a Nurse Associate in England.
Examples of specific duties that the post holder will carry out may include developing, planning, implementing and evaluating the care, medication administration and supporting doctors' rounds, providing personal care, clinical observations, dressing, moving and handling and providing nutritional support to patients. Good communication skills are required to liaise with patients, families and other colleagues and documenting care provided. Clinical skills include recording patient's physical observations and ECG recordings, assessing patients' conditions through observations and test results, assess comfort of patients and instigate any emergency procedures as required.
* Able to deliver clinical skills include recording patient's physical observations and ECG recordings, assessing patients' conditions through observations and test results, assess comfort of patients and instigate any emergency procedures as required
* Ability to develop and maintain own scope of practice as required by the ward undertaking venepuncture, cannulation and catheterisation and other clinical skills are required following a period of supervision and competency assessment
* Ability to safely manage and administer medication as required by the service area – following supervised practice and medication competency sign off, will be required to undertake medication rounds and all medications requiring a second nurse check must be undertaken with a Registered Nurse
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the 'About You' Section of the document.