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Job summary

Main area
Medicine
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week (Rotational)
Job ref
408-24-764
Employer
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Arrowe Park Hospital
Town
Upton
Salary
£25,147 - £27,596 Per annum pro-rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/07/2024 23:59

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Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Nursing Associate

Band 4

Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria 

Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply:

UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship.

To find out why you should apply for a role at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, please view our video and listen to what our staff say working at WUTH is really like: https://youtu.be/Z5oMaNXprn8

 

Job overview

As a nursing associate you will work as part of the multidisciplinary team delivering care as planned by a senior practitioner. You will be apart of OPAU and OPRA clinic working in rotation of these areas. 

You will work independently under the leadership of the Registered Nurse, providing leadership, supervision and guidance to junior staff within your scope of practice.

Main duties of the job

Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Nursing Associate position available with WUTH.

Working for our organisation

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Nursing Associate position available with WUTH.

Person specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
  • Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
  • GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent
  • Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Desirable criteria
  • Previous NHS experience

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
  • Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
  • 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 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

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Able to manage own workload and work with supervision
  • Self Motivated
  • Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria
  • Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate

Knowledge and Skills

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

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of professional and NHS issues

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
leanne glasson
Job title
Ward Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 6047012
Additional information

Extension 8200

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