Nurse Associate - Podiatric Surgery

Wye Valley NHS Trust; Hereford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Hereford is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse Associate to join the Podiatric Surgery Department. The role involves patient advocacy, supporting surgeons and nurses, and upholding care standards. Ideal candidates will have NMC registration and experience in teamwork and patient care. The position offers opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision.
• Previous experience as a Healthcare Support Worker involved in direct patient care.

Responsibilities

• Being the patient advocate.
• Supporting the Consultant Podiatric Surgeons and nurses with clinics.
• Supporting students within the department.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Patient Care

Education

NMC Nursing Associate registration

Job description

We are currently looking for a full time Registered Nurse Associate, to join our team at the Podiatric Surgery Department based at Belmont.

If you are an enthusiastic, caring, motivated and a dynamic team player who can deliver a high standard of care then we would like to hear from you.

Experience within a theatre environment and outpatient setting would support this role. However, training will be available to support the development of further skills. A flexible approach is essential to support patient care needs in a range of clinical specialties at all stages of their journey through the service.

Main duties of the job

• Being the patients advocate
• Supporting the Consultant Podiatric Surgeons and nurses with clinics
• Supporting Students within the department.
• Uphold The Code of Conduct (NMC) and the reputation of the profession
• To work within the NMC code of professional practice, and within policies, procedures and guidelines
• To take responsibility for own continuing professional development and performance, identifying their own developmental requirements and ensuring that all mandatory training is completed.
• Participate in annual appraisals
• Uphold the Trusts Values and Behaviours
• Work within the scope of your Job Description and ability

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

• NMC Nursing Associate registration

Experience

• Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Previous experience as a Healthcare Support Worker involved in direct patient care in a care environment

Communication Skills

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats with patients, relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
• Able to support and reassure patients/carers in distress

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.