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Nursing Associate - Outpatients
The closing date is 02 September 2025
The role of the Nursing Associate is to work with the multi professional team and the Registered Nurse contributing to the ongoing assessment, providing and monitoring care in line with the service pathways and as agreed with supervising clinician(s). They will monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with the multi-professional team.
Main duties of the job
* To undertake clinical duties for which competence has been assessed and achieved: such as wound care & removal of sutures/clips.
* To maintain accurate and contemporaneous record keeping, and to uphold the confidentiality of all patient information.
* Patients advocate
* To contribute to the effective structure of clinics.
* To maintain a professional attitude in approach and appearance.
* To safely undertake procedures to meet the patient's nursing needs to include; undertaking routine procedures including venepuncture, measuring and interpreting blood glucose levels, recording and interpreting vital signs, pressure area care, wound care, skin integrity.
* To help to bridge the gap between Health Care Assistants and Registered Nurses by working independently under the leadership of Registered Nurses, working within the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Professional Registration
* Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register
Knowledge, Training & Experience
* Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
* Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code
* Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
* Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
* Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
* Recent clinical experience in working in acute setting
* Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of the multidisciplinary team
* Previous experience working in supervisor or mentor for students
* Knowledge of incident reporting and requirements for root cause analysis
* Evidence of continuous professional development
Skills & Abilities
* Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
* Ability to deal with non- routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
* Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary 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
* Maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date
* Capacity to work with colleagues at all levels. Have effective time management skills and the ability to prioritize
* Wound care skills
* Demonstrate a good knowledge of the speciality
* IT - knowledge and use of databases and Microsoft office packages
* To be able to co-ordinate in OPD setting various clinics
Qualifications
* Nursing Associate Foundation Degree
* Practice Supervisor and assessor qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
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