Nurse Associate

Sirona Care & Health; Weston-super-Mare; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community healthcare provider in Weston-super-Mare is seeking an enthusiastic Nurse Associate to join their team. In this role, you'll assess and implement care for patients, collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team, and manage your own workload. With competitive NHS benefits and a commitment to diversity and equality, you'll contribute to improving the health of your community. Full driving licence is required, and both full-time and part-time hours can be considered.

Benefits

Agenda for Change Salary

Full NHS benefits

27+ days' annual leave

Participation in NHS Pension Scheme

Responsibilities

• Perform initial assessments and implement care programmes.
• Monitor and assess health needs of service users.
• Collaborate with patients and families to set goals.
• Provide integrated care with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Maintain legal records of interventions.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Clinical skills

Time management

Teamwork

Experience with electronic patient record systems

Driving licence and access to a vehicle

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

Responsibilities

• Undertake appropriate delegated initial holistic assessments and implement programmes of care for patients who are acutely and chronically unwell
• Assess and monitor service users' health needs, assessing patient condition and well-being
• Use clinical reasoning skills, within the designated competency framework, to assess, plan, implement and evaluate, patient‑centred intervention programmes
• Collaborate with service users, carers and family in identifying appropriate and achievable goals
• Contribute to the facilitation of appropriate referrals to other services
• Work within a multi‑disciplinary team, to provide integrated skills and share knowledge
• Assess and arrange the provision of equipment
• Take every opportunity to support and educate service users and their carers to promote independence, good health and personal safety
• Provide and maintain a safe and comfortable environment for all patients and carers
• Support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to other learners such as Nursing Associate trainees, first year student nurses and health care support workers as required
• Maintain accurate, informative and legal records of all interventions in accordance with policy
• Actively participate in training; this may involve assisting in the delivery of training
• Take responsibility for your own delegated objectives, training, proficiencies and competence, as outlined by the NMC code of conduct
• Support delivery of vaccination campaigns

About the role

Are you an enthusiastic and passionate Nurse Associate looking for a fresh start? Come and join Sirona in a role where you can make a real difference to the community you live in.

You will work in a team with other multi‑disciplinary professionals including Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Administrators and other support staff, on a rota system between the hours of 8am-8pm over a 7 day working period.

You will need excellent communication and clinical skills and have experience of working within a team. You will be required to use electronic patient record systems, in addition to this you will have good time management and be able to prioritise your own workload. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is required for this role and whilst we are looking for full‑time hours, we can consider part‑time hours.

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health – England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services – and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Benefits

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Equality

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.