Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing Associate
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 284-24-6408650-NABULK
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Qualified Nursing Associate
Band 4
Job overview
Are you a qualified Nursing Associate looking for a new challenge Birmingham Children’s hospital is part of Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust (BWC) and is the UK’s leading specialist Paediatric Centre, caring for sick children and young people between 0-16 yrs of age. This specialist centre has been rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission and is the first children’s hospital of its type in the country to receive such an accolade. Based in the heart of Birmingham City Centre, the hospital is a world leader in some of the most advanced treatments, complex surgical procedures and cutting-edge research and development, putting our patients and families at the heart of everything we do.
Main duties of the job
We currently have a wide range of learning and development opportunities across several wards and departments. We are looking for dynamic individuals who share our trust values of being ambitious brave and compassionate. Successful candidates will have a foundation level degree specific to the Nursing Associate, with a clear passion for the role. Excellent communication skills are essential as well as the drive and determination to deliver high quality care to our children, young people, and their families.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families.
Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care. Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE or equivalent to Level 2 Functional Skills Maths & English
- NMC registered Nursing Associate
- Level 5 Foundation Degree In Health & Care associated with Nursing Associate training
Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate achievement of numeracy (including drug administration calculations) and literacy skills. Ability to read / write and speak , receive and understand instructions in English
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
- Good IT skills ability to record information electronically
- Ability to explain the requirement to balance clinical caseload
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and nonverbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of health care professionals, on a variety of complex and sensitive issues which require persuasive and empathetic skills.
- Competent in a range of clinical skills and expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice required.
- Ability to work under pressure across competing priorities , Ability to deal with non- routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
- Ability to participate in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
- 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.
- Ability to adapt behaviour to changing circumstances
- Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- Caring and approachable
- Willingness to work a range of shift patterns to cover service requirements
- Ability to communicate articulately and motivate others
- Flexible, Reliable and Punctual
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- 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
- Understanding and acts within NMC professional standards of practice contained within the NMC code of conduct
- Understanding of the principles of safeguarding and Mental Capacity
- Awareness of health and safety issues
- Has knowledge in relation to the parameters and scope of practice in which the post holder should work and when to seek advice and support/ escalate of others for expert help and advice
- Willingness to take on new skills and develop scope of practice
- Can articulate and understanding of the importance of following Policy / Procedure , guidelines and care and treatment plans
- Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of providing and receiving complex sensitive information
- Experience of managing / prioritising own case load / workload, using initiative
- Competent in a range of clinical skills and practices relevant to the scope of practice required
- Experience in delegating duties to others
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
Desirable criteria
- Can demonstrate an understanding of the elements associated with NMC Revalidation
- Experience of Clinical Audit
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Denise Higginson
- Job title
- Clinical Sister Workforce
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07867371794
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