Overview
We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Nurse Associate to join our healthcare team. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of anatomy and a commitment to providing exceptional patient care. As a Nurse Associate, you will play a vital role in supporting patients through their healthcare journey, ensuring their comfort and well-being while collaborating with other healthcare professionals.
Responsibilities
* The Nursing Associate is to undertake the following key responsibilities in delivering health services:
a. Delivery of high quality, compassionate care while undertaking specific clinical and care tasks under the direction of a nominated individual with a focus on promoting good health and independence
b. To provide high-quality holistic and person-centred care to individuals
c. To provide routine care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
d. To provide wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
e. To work as part of the organisation's MDT to provide and monitor care, under direct or indirect supervision
f. To improve safety and quality of care at every opportunity
g. To contribute to the delivery of integrated care
h. To work with the organisation's MDT to ensure delivery of nursing associate duties to complement existing workforce
i. To work with a supervisor to take responsibility for developing own clinical competence, leadership and reflective practice skills within the workplace
j. To provide support and supervision to training nursing associates, healthcare assistants, apprentices and those on learning assignments/placements as required
k. To support registered nurses to enable them to be able to focus on the more complex clinical care.
l. To develop relationships across the MDT to support integration of the role across health and social care including primary care, secondary care and mental health
m. To perform and record clinical observations such as blood pressure, temperature, respirations and pulse
n. After undertaking additional training, to provide flu vaccinations, ECGs and venepuncture and other relevant clinical tasks as required by the organisation in line with the competencies of the role
o. To promote health and wellbeing to all patients, for example undertaking the NHS health check
p. To care for individuals with dementia, mental health conditions and learning disabilities
q. To provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients
r. To provide support during minor operations as required
s. To advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to personalised care colleagues and local community and voluntary sector services
t. To communicate proactively and effectively with all MDT colleagues attending and contributing to meetings as required
u. To maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient health records ensuring that clinical data is appropriately recorded with SNOMED CT codes
v. To process pathology requests as required
w. To enhance own performance through continuous professional development, imparting own knowledge and behaviours to meet the needs of the service
x. To work with your line manager to access regular clinical supervision to enable you to deal effectively with the difficult issues that people present
y. To contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance
z. To attend a formal appraisal with your manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed
aa. To contribute to public health campaigns (e.g., flu clinics) through advice or direct care
bb. To support and deliver health promotion and wellbeing programmes including any opportunistic delivery
cc. Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area
Join us in making a difference in the lives of our patients through dedicated nursing care
NMC Registration required.
This is a full-time position working Monday-Friday.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Free flu jabs
* Free parking
* On-site parking
Application question(s):
* How many years experience as Nurse Associate do you have?
Work Location: In person