Nursing Associate

Central London Community Health Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization in London seeks a passionate Nurse Associate to deliver exceptional healthcare to a diverse patient group. This role requires a registered nursing associate with strong interpersonal skills. You will be part of a supportive team, with opportunities for professional development and flexible working options.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Single occupancy accommodation support

Car lease scheme

Flexible working options

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a health/care setting.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Ability to work self-directed or as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based nursing care for patients.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Deliver quality care and clinical procedures.

Skills

Understanding of nursing scope

Interpersonal and communication skills

Relevant clinical skills

Ability to recognize limitations

Education

Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register

Foundation degree level specific to nursing associate practice

GCSEs Grade A-C in Maths and English or equivalent

Care Certificate

Job description

Are you a Nurse Associate nurse passionate about community nursing?

Are looking for a new challenge?

If you've answered 'yes', we'd love to talk to you about joining one of our teams.

If you are a passionate, motivated team player and want to excel in delivering exceptional holistic healthcare to a diverse patient group alongside a range of community experts and team leads, we want to hear from you.

We are committed in offering you a rewarding and fun team environment with clinical supervision and support from compassionate team leaders and senior nurses. We are very proud to have CLCH Academy where staff can gain skills, knowledge, academic accreditation and professional support enabling them to grow and develop their careers.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for providing the appropriate nursing evidence based care for an allocated group of patients
• Be an accountable professional who is responsible for their actions, working in line with NMC standards of proficiency
• Recognise and work within the limits of their competency
• To work as part of a multidisciplinary team using resources efficiently
• To deliver quality care to patients and to work effectively within the nursing team
• To be competent in carrying out a variety of clinical procedures

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Single occupancy accommodation in Central London - (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
• Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
• Flexible working options
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here:https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Education/Qaulification

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
• Educated to a minimum level 5 Foundation degree level specific to nursing associate practice
• GCSEs Grade A-C in Maths and English or equivalent
• Care Certificate

Experience

• Previous experience of working within a health / care setting in the field of area applied for
• Relevant experience of working self-directed or as part of a team.
• Evidence of continuing professional development? Relevant experience of working self-directed or as part of a team. ? Evidence of continuing professional development

Skills and Knowledge

• Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the team and the organisation, and how the role contributes to service development
• Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within the Code.
• Relevant clinical skills in the area of work
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal, non- verbal communication) with patients/relatives, carers and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Able to recognise own limitations in the context of the nursing associate role
• Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to an appropriate registered health or care professional
• Ability to participate in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
• IT awareness and ability to use NHS systems

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.

£33,094 to £36,195 a yearper annum, inclusive of HCAS