Nursing Associate

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust; Compton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Job summary

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) is recruiting a Nursing Associate to work in our community nursing team serving Derbyshire Dales, Ashbourne and surrounding areas. The role involves delivering individualised care, managing long-term conditions, venepuncture and medications in patients’ homes and community settings.

You will join a multi-disciplinary team, provide high-quality patient care, and follow treatment regimes under supervision, with opportunities for

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register (level 5 Foundation degree).
• Placement experience across the four fields of nursing (essential criteria).
• Ability to travel in own vehicle across the service area.

Responsibilities

• Provide community-based, individualised care including long-term condition management and venepuncture.
• Administer medications and follow treatment plans as directed.
• Work within a multi-professional team and manage your workload under the line manager’s guidance.
• Prioritise and delegate tasks to junior colleagues.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

IT skills

Organisational skills

Education

NMC Nursing Associate

Placement experience in nursing

Tools

SystmOne

PowerPoint

Job description

The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of individuals from BME backgrounds and welcomes applicants from these communities. DCHS is also an LGBT inclusive employer. Selection will be on a basis of merit. The Trust has achieved the status of a Disability Confident Leader and guarantees to invite to assessment applicants who meet the criteria for the job vacancy. To ensure the diversity of the workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.

Be outstanding - join an outstanding team!

Job overview

Are you an experienced or newly qualified Nursing Associate?

If so, we want to hear from you!

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a qualified Nursing Associate to join our established community nursing team in the idyllic Derbyshire Dales. This role will provide care for housebound patients in the Ashbourne and surrounding areas.

As a Nursing Associate you will be expected to provide community based individualised care to include long-term condition management, venepuncture and medication administration as well as completing various nursing assessments and following treatment regimes.

This is a very exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to progress and develop in the role.

Main duties of the job

Working as a Nursing Associate you will need to be passionate and enthusiastic about patient care putting patients at the heart of everything you do.

You will be working in a multi-professional team and will need to be able to think on the spot and be empathetic.

For this role you will need to be able to work as part of a team and communicate effectively with other staff and patients. You will also have the opportunity to manage your workload on a daily basis, following the guidance of your line manager.

The post holder will organise and prioritise their own day to day work tasks and activities, and delegate tasks to junior colleagues.

The post holder will be required to have access to a car to complete patient visits in the community and clinical settings.

You must be passionate about our buisness, creating a culture of continuous improvement, where patient welfare is at the heart of all you do.

It will be your responsibility to ensure that your behaviour and values reflect those set out in the DCHS Way.

Working for our organisation

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register; (*This is a level 5 Foundation degree specific to Nursing Associate practice)
• Placement experience working within the 4 fields of nursing

Other

Essential criteria

• Ability to travel in own vehicle across a place

Experience and Knowledge Required

Essential criteria

• Understand the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in the context of the team and the organisation, and how the role contributes to service development;
• Understands and acts in line with the NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code
• Understands the importance of following procedures and treatment plans.
• Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Knowledge of when to seek advice and elevate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice;
• Evidence of receiving complex, sensitive information

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria

• Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non- verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload;
• Computer literacy and ability to demonstrate IT skills e.g. email, PowerPoint, SystmOne

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) is one of the largest providers of specialist community healthcare in England and we currently employ around 4,500 staff. We deliver a variety of services across Derbyshire, caring for nearly 1.8 million patients each year.

We deliver patient care through 11 community hospitals, 4 minor injury units, 29 health centres and a learning disability centre. Another key part of our service is out in the community where we care for people in their own homes via therapists, health visitors and district nurses, and promoting public health in the wider community. As a Trust we care for patients of all ages with a special focus on the needs of elderly people and the very young.

DCHS has been recognised as a top 10 NHS organisation to work for in the UK by the Health Service Journal and NHS Employers in their Best Places to Work 2015 campaign. The Trust is also the runner-up in the category for the best NHS community trust employer.

Our vision

Our vision is to see the health of local communities improve through partnership working, putting people at the centre and looking to the future.

Our values

• 1) To get the basics right - For each other, local people and communities
• 2) To act with compassion and respect - For each other, local people and communities
• 3) To make a positive difference - For each other, local people and communities
• 4) To value and develop teamwork - With our partners and within DCHS
• 5) To value diversity and inclusivity - Of each other, local people and communities.

Benefits

• The majority of our locations offer free parking facilities for staff.

We will communicate with you regarding your application via email so please check your email account on a regular basis. If using hotmail, MSN or yahoo email accounts please check your 'junk/spam' mail regularly.

If you require any support in completing the application form please do not hesitate to contact the Recruitment Team, 01332 564856, option 1, option 1 or [e-mail] and we will be happy to provide assistance.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for our service and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.