Job summary
- Main area
- Urgent Care
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 245-NAM4UC-09-24
- Employer
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Tameside General Hospital
- Town
- Ashton-Under-Lyne
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Registered Nursing Associate- AMU/IAU
Band 4
Job overview
Band 4 Registered Nursing Associate
Acute Medical Unit/Integrated Assessment Unit
Full time / Part time hours available
Permanent contract
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Urgent Care for Registered Nursing Associates in the expanding service.
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
The Nursing Associate has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan, providing holistic and person centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings. The Nursing Associate will 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.
Nursing Associates are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment; and will act in accordance with the NMC Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates.
Working for our organisation
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Safety
- Care
- Respect
- Communication
- Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ people & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached and can be downloaded.
The person specification detailed below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register / AP qualification
- • GCSEs Grade C or above in Maths and English Language / New GCSE Grade 4-9 in Maths and English Language OR Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English or Equivalent (not entry level 2)
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
- • 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
Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- • Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
- • Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Skills and Ability
Essential criteria
- • Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- • 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 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.
- • Have effective time management skills and the ability to prioritise
- • Maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date
Attributes
Essential criteria
- • Positive approach to work
- • Capacity to work with colleagues at all levels
- • Open minded, treats colleagues and the general public with dignity and respect
- • Compassionate and caring
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
- Courtenay Lomax
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 922 5815
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