Overview
The Tameside & Glossop District Nursing Service are currently looking to recruit a Band 4 Registered Nurse Associate. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of our award winning service and developing integrated organisation. If you are a self-motivated, dynamic individual with a passion for community care, this could be the position for you.
You will be working alongside a multi-skilled team of community nurses led by Specialist Practitioners in District Nursing, delivering nursing care to a diverse population within a variety of settings in the community. The District Nurse Team promote wellbeing and independence to all our patients in an understandable and approachable way. We provide the most appropriate care, working alongside families, carers and other agencies.
Responsibilities
* You must be able to display effective communication skills with patients, family, carers as well as the wider multi professional workforce.
* The RNA will work as part of the Health and Social Care Team, be multiskilled and will work across the various disciplines.
* They will provide planned care and be able to take appropriate action to achieve the planned aims.
* The Assistant Practitioner will be proficient, competent and require minimum supervision.
* The role specific higher technical/clinical skills of the post will be further enhanced as part of an induction programme during the first 6-12 months of employment with supervised assessed competencies being signed off by a registered professional.
Additional information
Further details regarding the post can be obtained by contacting a Recruiting Manager as per contact details below. How do you hear back from us? We communicate via our trac.system account (@recruit.trac.jobs), please ensure that you regularly check your emails including junk/spam inbox, as your email provider's security settings may not recognise the sender as safe.
Organisation and values
The Trust is committed to making a difference to the environment. Our "Save Planet Tameside & Glossop" strategy means that we work towards protecting our natural environment and "green" workplace practices at all times. Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
Values
* Compassion
* Accountability
* Respect
* Excellence
Equality and diversity
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits
* Flexible working
* 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Sick pay
* NHS Pension Scheme
* Free eye tests and health checks
* Gym discount
* Free bicycle loan scheme
* Salary sacrifice car scheme
* Support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and more
Documents
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Welcome
New colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome here at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. For our agenda for change staff, we offer a competitive benefits package with regular pay awards, annual leave of 27 days increasing to 33 days after 10 years and access to a competitive Pension Scheme to which both you and the Trust contribute. These terms and conditions are not applicable for Non-Executive positions. Alongside this there are extensive training development opportunities with paid mandatory training, a protected training budget for staff and support for flexible working. We have an on-site Occupational Health Service to support you at work and have fast track access to physio, counselling and complimentary therapies.
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