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Job overview

Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge, do you want to progress your career within the CCU at Salford within the Northern care Alliance?

Do you want to work for an outstanding unit that is truly passionate about developing your career?

Would you like to specialise in intensive care? We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Nursing Associate to join our friendly, supportive and exciting friendly team on CCU. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 NA within Intensive care.

Nursing Associates looking for an exciting challenge and a wealth of opportunities are encouraged to join our current nursing workforce who continually go above and beyond to ensure the unit delivers outstanding patient care. If you want to specialise in this area, have the drive, commitment, and enthusiasm to successfully implement change we want to hear from you.

We understand that starting a new role is a big step and we are committed to supporting you, both during this transition and after. Our leadership team will continue to support you in all aspects of your role, from day-to day management of patients to providing bespoke raining for your continuing development.

In return you will work in a well-established nursing, medical and managerial team and be provided with excellent personal and professional support and development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

A wealth of knowledge and experience on the CCU setting which allows individuals to develop and expand on clinical skills. The post offers opportunities to keep up to date with mandatory training and allow to develop further by completing extra training, expanding their knowledge / clinical skills i.e., Teaching cert, ILS and the Greater Manchester Critical Care Network NA competency framework.  You will work as part of the disciplinary health care team providing planned care and delivering the highest standards of patient care within the CCU. The role is exciting and challenging, where compassion, teamwork, excellent communication skills, emotional resilience and initiative are paramount. You must be a great team player, motivated to work in a fast placed environment, with the ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the workload and individual patient contact.

 You should be positive and adaptable to a changing environment that prides itself on quality and efficiency, whilst remaining calm and diplomatic.

You must have the ability to multi-task and prioritize under pressure, work within a large multidisciplinary team, and ensure the Trust Values are incorporated into practice.  Development of skills in patient experience, patient safety, clinical governance, and regulatory compliance. Fundamental to this, is the development of a culture where excellent quality patient care is at the heart of all that we do.

Working for our organisation

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.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk