Job Overview
We are delighted to be able to advertise this position to become part of our integrated, multidisciplinary team covering North East Hampshire.
You will be working in the community, treating patients in their own homes across Fleet, Farnborough, Aldershot and Yateley.
You will be part of the nursing team, which forms part of our Enhanced Recovery and Support at Home team, along with OTs, Physios, APs, Rehab Support Workers and admin.
We are a rehab service, supporting patients at home either to prevent admission to hospital or on their discharge home. Referrals are usually from the wards or from the GP, Paramedic Practitioners, members of the ICT etc. In addition to holistic assessments, primary nursing needs include catheter care, wound care and medication management.
Main duties of the job
The Nursing Associate Will:
* Be responsible for delivering high quality, patient centred, compassionate care under the direction of a Registered Nurse (or other registered care professional, dependent on setting) with a focus on promoting health and independence
* Have proficient attitudes and behaviours compatible with NHS Values
* Be an accountable professional
* Work as part of a designated clinical and care team delivering care that focuses on the direct needs of the individual
* Carry out specific clinical and care tasks and responsibilities to a high standard and competency, under the direction of a registered nurse or other registered care professional dependent on setting
* Be able to work without direct supervision, at times delivering care independently in line with the individual’s defined plan of care, within the parameters of practice of the Nursing Associate role, accessing clinical and care advice when needed.
* The role is flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of the care setting, and it is expected that the responsibilities will be developed, and be agreed, as services evolve.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
The following list is indicative: tasks and responsibilities will vary depending on the care setting the Nursing Associate is working in.
The Nursing Associate Will:
* Develop understanding of all elements of the nursing process and be able to assist the registered nurse in the on-going assessment, planning, management and evaluation of care
* Provide and monitor care
* Support individuals with all aspects of care including personal care, daily living, providing person centred care, and promoting health and independence through awareness raising and care navigation to other professionals as appropriate
* Perform and record clinical observations including blood pressure, temperature, respirations, pulse
* Be prepared to undertake additional skills once competent including but not exhaustive; cannulation, venepuncture, ECGs as per training and competency and as relevant to the role
* Assist with fluid and nutritional/dietary needs of patients and accurately record nutritional and fluid intake including completion of menu cards and recording intake and output of fluids and solids.
* Report back and share information with the registered nurses on the condition, behaviour, activity, and responses of individual
For more information on the full list of responsibilities please refer to the attached job description
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
* GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent
Desirable criteria
* Level 3 Health related qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Desirable criteria
* Evidence of involvement in support / development of less experienced staff
Skills
Essential criteria
* Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
* Knowledge and experience of ICT packages including Word, Outlook, and Excel
* Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
* 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.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
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