Band 4 Nurse Associate for Bucklands

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK Healthcare Organization in Birmingham seeks a Band 4 Nurse Associate to provide holistic care as part of a community nursing team. This is an excellent opportunity for newly qualified Nurse Associates, with support for development and career progression. The role requires graduate qualifications and the ability to work independently while collaborating with other professionals. Significant independence and decision-making abilities are essential. A driving license is necessary for home visits.

Qualifications

• Must have completed Nurse Associate qualification and be on NMC register or qualifying soon.
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams is essential.
• Ability to provide complex, sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality, holistic patient care under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
• Work independently in people's homes and clinic settings, evaluating care.
• Collaborate with multi-professional teams to shape patient care.

Skills

Understanding of the scope of the role

Follows NMC professional standards

Ability to seek advice

Knowledge of treatment plans

Education

Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register

GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or equivalent

Job description

***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***

This post is for Band 4 Nurse Associate . Newly Qualified Nurse Associates welcomed and supported with induction, development and career progression opportunities.

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our community nursing teams based at Bucklands Team East Locality

The Nurse Associate will deliver high quality, holistic, compassionate and fundamental patient and client care as part of the nursing team under the direction of a Registered Nurse

We welcome your clinical skills, holistic thinking and ability to collaborate with the wider multi-professional team to shape care for our patients. We are looking for a Nursing Associate that has a breadth of knowledge across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person centred care and support for people of all ages in a variety of settings. The successful candidate will work independently under the leadership of registered nurses, working within the sphere of nursing

you must have completed Nurse Associate qualification and be on the NMC register or due to qualify in the next 2 months

Main duties of the job

If you are considering a career outside of the hospital environment then you may opt for a community nursing team. This is a fast paced service with significant demand, we need Nursing Associates who can think independently, make decisions and bridge our Health Care Assistants and Registered Nurses. No two days will be the same, the service is unpredictable and demand is constant. You will be working independently in people's own homes and clinic settings delivering care planned and evaluated by our Registered Nurses. You need be confident in your own decision making and ready to make a difference in this new role. You will need to be able to drive.

Service Hours

The service currently operates between the hours of 8am to 6pm over 7 days a week.

This post requires a full driving licence and car available for work.

About us

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.

Job responsibilities

We welcome your clinical skills, holistic thinking and ability to collaborate with the wider multi-professional team to shape care for our patients. We are looking for a Nursing Associate that has a breadth of knowledge across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person centred care and support for people of all ages in a variety of settings. The successful candidate will work independently under the leadership of registered nurses, working within the sphere of nursing.

There is also opportunities to develop going forward with the nurse apprenticeship scheme secondments to develop into a registered nurse.

Person Specification

Skills/Knowledge

• Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate 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 expe
• *Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
• Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans

Experience

• Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information

Other Requirements

• As per person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
• GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent

Personal Qualities

• As per person specification

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.

Hodge Hill Primary care centre, Roughlea avenue,