Job ref434-IM7099960EmployerBuckinghamshire Healthcare NHS TrustEmployer typeNHSSiteAmersham hospitalTownAmershamSalary£26,530 - £29,114 per annum (pro rata for part time)Salary periodYearlyClosing06/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 4
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
1. provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
2. nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
3. regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
4. deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to become a Nursing associate: registered in the Bucks Neuro Rehabilitation Unit in Amersham Hospital. We are a 24/7, 17-bedded unit for 18year and older patients who require neuro rehabilitation in the community. Additionally, we have a robust Multidisciplinary team that that a holistic approach in their intervention in order to minimise failed discharge back to the community. What will we give you? Once in post you will be on the road to develop and enhance your skills. We offer each individual an induction in our team with a period of supernumerary, which is usually up to 2 weeks. You will also attend the Trust Induction Programme; this encompasses all facets of Buckinghamshire Health NHS Trust, and the lived experience of what you will do, giving you an insight in the organisation.
Main duties of the job
Registered Nursing Associates support the provision of holistic, person-centred care and support for people of all ages, across the lifespan and in a variety of settings.
The nursing associate works independently – within the remit of the role – to assess, plan, implement and evaluate; undertaking aspects of care delegated by registered nurses and registered allied health professionals. The nursing associate has a breadth of knowledge across the “four pillars” of nursing practice: .Clinical Practice, Facilitating Learning, Leadership and Research/Audit awareness
Nursing associates are accountable. Equipped with the appropriate knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to employment, they will work to a nationally recognised code of conduct defined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to which they are registered. Nursing associates will work effectively as part of an inter-professional environment, contributing to a safe and excellent patient/service user experience. Nursing Associates will promote the health and wellbeing of patients/service users across all health and care settings – making every contact count. Integral to all of this is the ability to communicate effectively – adopting the Trust’s CARE values with sensitivity and compassion, and to manage relationships with people.
In pursuing these duties the post holder will ensure adherence to NMC standards, Trust policy and protocol, Trust policy updates and the NHS Constitution.
Working for our organisation
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
5. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
6. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
7. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
8. We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
9. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
10. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
11. A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
12. Our is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.vision
13. Our is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.mission
14. Our values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.care
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
Education, Qualification and Training
Essential criteria
15. Valid NMC registration
16. Qualification GCSE Grade AC/Level 4-9 in Maths & English or skills functional level 2 Maths & English or equivalent
Desirable criteria
17. Venepuncture and Cannulation
Experience
Essential criteria
18. Ability to demonstrate surgical experience (either once qualified or during training)
19. Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multidisciplinary team
20. Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Desirable criteria
21. Surgical Nursing Experience
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential criteria
22. Computer Literate
23. Good time management skills
24. Ability to communicate clearly with patients, relatives and members of the MDT in English
25. Ability to write comprehensively and clearly in English
26. Ability to work within a team and independently
PPE requirements:
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations
I f you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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