Nurse Associate

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd is seeking a Nursing Associate to work within our multidisciplinary team. You will interact constructively with colleagues, prioritise and plan your workload, and provide sensitive, compassionate care to service users with mental health conditions.

You will work under supervision to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care, administer medications in line with protocols, document accurately in System One, and contribute to audits and safeguarding processes as part of

Responsibilities

• Adhere to the requirements outlined in the NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Standards of Proficiency for Nursing Associates.
• To work as a member of the MDT responsible for interacting constructively with team members and organising, prioritising and planning your work.
• Provide sensitive, compassionate and effective care to support service users with a range of mental health conditions.
• Recognise and work within the limits of their competence.
• Use a range of assessment tools pertinent to the service users needs, to inform a thorough assessment of risk that will protect both service users and staff.
• Recognise when to seek advice to manage risks or complex cases and to avoid compromising quality care. Ensuring actions are in line with local and national frameworks and legislation and that risks are reported accurately.
• Provide advice and support to service users to enable them to make informed lifestyle choices in areas such as diet, smoking and exercise.
• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care with a supervising clinician for our service users, taking into account mental health, physical health and social circumstances.
• To contribute to the provision of care for our service users and to ensure that any care provided is done so in line with evidence-based practice and national guidelines.
• To work alongside a supervising clinician in the preparation and administration of medication and to ensure that medication protocols are complied with at all times.
• Where appropriate, feel competent to work without direct supervision, delivering care independently in line with parameters of practice of the Nursing Associate role, accessing clinical and care advice when needed.
• Interpret information and recognise situations that are beyond your knowledge and feel confident to elevate concerns to an appropriate professional.
• Prioritise and manage your own workload and recognise areas of care that you can delegate safely to other colleagues where appropriate.
• Act as a role model, and support nursing students, health care assistant and new employees.
• Ensure incidents or near misses are reported in a timely manner and that all information is accurate.
• To work collaboratively with other services, agencies and teams, to share information appropriately and ensure safe and timely discharges, continuation of excellent care and to reduce the need for readmission.
• Document and maintain accurate clinical records within the trusts electronic records system. To support the qualified clinicians in completing key aspects of data entry on System one.
• To identify and report any concerns in regards to the potential abuse/neglect of people and carers in line with the Surrey Safeguarding Adults protocol.
• To recognise changes in a service users condition which may require the intervention of others and understand when to refer to your supervising clinician.
• To participate in clinical audits. Ensure the privacy, dignity and safety of individuals is maintained at all times.

Job description

1. Adhere to the requirements outlined in the NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Standards of Proficiency for Nursing Associates.
2. To work as a member of the MDT responsible for interacting constructively with team members and organising, prioritising and planning your work.
3. Provide sensitive, compassionate and effective care to support service users with a range of mental health conditions.
4. Recognise and work within the limits of their competence.
5. Use a range of assessment tools pertinent to the service users needs, to inform a thorough assessment of risk that will protect both service users and staff.
6. Recognise when to seek advice to manage risks or complex cases and to avoid compromising quality care. Ensuring actions are in line with local and national frameworks and legislation and that risks are reported accurately.
7. Provide advice and support to service users to enable them to make informed lifestyle choices in areas such as diet, smoking and exercise.
8. To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care with a supervising clinician for our service users, taking into account mental health, physical health and social circumstances.
9. To contribute to the provision of care for our service users and to ensure that any care provided is done so in line with evidence-based practice and national guidelines.
10. To work alongside a supervising clinician in the preparation and administration of medication and to ensure that medication protocols are complied with at all times.
11. Where appropriate, feel competent to work without direct supervision, delivering care independently in line with parameters of practice of the Nursing Associate role, accessing clinical and care advice when needed.
12. Interpret information and recognise situations that are beyond your knowledge and feel confident to elevate concerns to an appropriate professional.
13. Prioritise and manage your own workload and recognise areas of care that you can delegate safely to other colleagues where appropriate.
14. Act as a role model, and support nursing students, health care assistant and new employees.
15. Ensure incidents or near misses are reported in a timely manner and that all information is accurate.
16. To work collaboratively with other services, agencies and teams, to share information appropriately and ensure safe and timely discharges, continuation of excellent care and to reduce the need for readmission.
17. Document and maintain accurate clinical records within the trusts electronic records system. To support the qualified clinicians in completing key aspects of data entry on System one.
18. To identify and report any concerns in regards to the potential abuse/neglect of people and carers in line with the Surrey Safeguarding Adults protocol.
19. To recognise changes in a service users condition which may require the intervention of others and understand when to refer to your supervising clinician.
20. To participate in clinical audits. Ensure the privacy, dignity and safety of individuals is maintained at all times.