Job Summary
o Nursing associate is a new role being introduced into the health and care workforce in England from 2019. Nursing associates are intended to bridge a gap between health and care assistants, and registered nurses
- Nursing associates act in the best interests of people, putting them first and providing nursing care that is person-centred, safe and compassionate
- Nursing associates play an active role as members of interdisciplinary teams, collaborating and communicating effectively with nurses, a range of other health and care professionals and lay carers
- Nursing associates contribute to the provision of care for people, including those with complex needs
Main duties of the job
Develop understanding of all elements of the nursing process and be able to assist the registered nurse in the on-going assessment, planning, management and evaluation of care.
Perform and record clinical observations including ; o accurately measure weight and height, calculate body mass index and recognise healthy ranges and clinically significant low/high readings o use manual techniques and devices to take, record and interpret vital signs including temperature, pulse, respiration (TPR), blood pressure (BP) and pulse oximetry in order to identify signs of improvement, deterioration or concern.
To undertake venepuncture and routine ECG recording o measure and interpret blood glucose levels.
About us
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
- Nursing Associate Foundation Degree or equivalent
- GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 or equivalent
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of the multi-disciplinary team
- Insight on how to evaluate own strengths and development needs seeking advice where appropriate
- Experience of providing and receiving complex sensitive information
Knowledge, Skills Aptitude
Essential
- Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda.
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the nursing associate in the context of the nursing and broader healthcare team.
- Awareness of how the role can contribute to service development
- Understands and acts in accordance with the NMC professional standards for practice defined within the code
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert advice and help
- Understands the importance of following procedures and treatment plans as defined by the Registered Healthcare Professional
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision
- Understand requirements for NMC professional revalidation
- Ability to organise and plan own delegated workload
- Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
- Ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal and non-verbal) with team, patients and their family/ carers
- Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families and carers/ colleagues o Awareness of the need for confidentiality
- Ability to support, assess and act as a role model for trainee nursing associates, other learners and healthcare support workers as required within the clinical setting
- Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 22 September 2024
