Nurse Associate

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

NERW Brentwood Community Hospital is seeking a Nurse Associate to join the Thorndon Ward inpatient team. The role focuses on rehabilitation within an intermediate care pathway, delivering high-quality care and supporting patients toward home or alternative arrangements.

Inpatients NELFT will provide supportive induction and opportunities for collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. The post involves caring for adults on the rehabilitation pathway, with supervision from Registered Nurses and

Qualifications

• Inpatient clinical experience and able to provide high-quality nursing care.
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills with patients, relatives and team.
• Able to work under pressure while delivering high-quality, personalised care.

Responsibilities

• Under indirect supervision and in partnership with a Registered Nurse deliver high standard of nursing care.
• Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to patients.
• Monitor patient condition and health needs, escalate to a Registered Nurse when required.
• Support patients to improve and maintain mental, physical, behavioural health and well-being.
• Maintain accurate patient records in line with Trust policy and NMC standards.
• Undertake non-complex nursing procedures (venepuncture, ECG, vitals, etc.) as per NMC Skills Annex.
• Identify and report changes in a patient’s condition to a registered nurse.
• Participate in admission and discharge planning with multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Inpatient care experience

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

NMC Nursing Associate qualification

Tools

Venepuncture

ECG recording

Vital signs monitoring

Blood glucose measurement

Job description

B4 Nurse Associate / Thorndon Ward, Brentwood Community Hospital

Are you looking for a new challenge? Would you enjoy working in a community Hospital supporting patients on an intermediate care pathway? Do you have high standards and want to make a difference? If so, then we are looking for you to join our team.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nurse Associate who is motivated and enthusiastic about providing high quality care to join our friendly Inpatient Ward at Brentwood Community Hospital.

On Thorndon Ward we provide 24 hour care that specialises in the rehabilitation of adults requiring intermediate care. We provide safe, effective, high-quality care by working closely with patients, relatives and a multi-disciplinary team. We offer an individual care pathway to improve and maintain each patient’s independence with a view to enabling a successful return to home life or agreed alternative accommodation.

If you have inpatient clinical experience, excellent inter-personal and communications skills, can work under pressure and have the drive to deliver high quality personalised care, we look forward to receiving your application.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities (please also refer to the attached job description)

• Under indirect supervision and working in partnership with a Registered Nurse provide and deliver a high standard of nursing care, contributing to the ongoing assessment, providing and monitoring evidence based care and working in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team
• Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to patients in a range of care settings.
• Monitor the condition and health needs of patients within their care on a continual basis in partnership with patients, families and carers, ensuring appropriate escalation to a Registered Nurse when required.
• Support patients to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and well-being.
• Care for a patient’s nursing needs whilst promoting comfort and well-being, ensuring their personal and social needs are met.
• Safely undertake the procedures outlined in the NMC Nursing Associate Skills Annex to meet the patient’s nursing needs to include; undertaking routine procedures including venepuncture, ECG recording, measuring and interpreting blood glucose levels, recording and interpreting vital signs, continence care, bladder and bowel care, pressure area care, wound care, nutrition, hydration, foot care, skin integrity, mood identification
• Identify and report changes in a patient’s condition to a registered nurse.
• Prioritise and manage own workload, recognising where elements of care can safely be delegated to other colleagues, carers and family members.
• Provide and receive sensitive information concerning a patient’s medical condition.
• Work with the Registered Nurse and engage with agencies and community teams to ensure a safe, individualised approach to the admission and discharge of patients
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous patient records in line with Trust policy and the NMC code.
• Provide effective evidence based care for service users under the indirect supervision of Registered Nurses in order to perform non-complex activities, in line with clinical policies and professional standards.
• Comply with the NMC regulations relating to revalidation to maintain NMC registration.
• Act as a professional role model and in accordance with the NMC Code and the NMC Standards for Nursing Associates.
• Act in accordance with all organisational policies and procedures and within expected values and behaviours.
• Actively participate in and attend team meetings.

Working for Us

Joining Inpatients NELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.

They Are

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Hospital.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

High Cost Area Supplement Fringe

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,346 to a maximum of £2,270 p.a. pro rata for part time)

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust.

Name: Edith Mapfumo

Job title: Modern Matron

Contact Number: 07834 107106 / 01277 695121

Email: [e-mail]