Nursing Associate

The Hillingdon Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Nursing Associate to deliver high quality clinical care in line with trust values and NMC regulations. You will support the Nurse in Charge, supervise learners, and work as part of a multidisciplinary team to enable compassionate, evidence-based care for patients and their carers.

Applicants should hold a Nursing Associate foundation degree, be registered with the NMC, and have GCSE English and Maths or Level 2 equivalents.

Qualifications

• Nursing Associate foundation degree required.
• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
• GCSE English and Maths (or Level 2 equivalents).
• End point assessment for apprenticeship route completed.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality clinical care to patients.
• Accept delegated responsibility from Nurse in Charge.
• Supervise Nurse Associates in training and HCAs.
• Communicate in line with trust values to patients and staff.
• Maintain professional standards and awareness of NMC guidance.

Skills

Nursing skills

Team collaboration

Communication abilities

Education

Nursing Associate foundation degree

NMC registration as Nursing Associate

GCSE English and Maths

End point assessment completion

Job description

Job summary

Provides high quality clinical care to patients, in line with the trust values and in accordance with professional regulations.

Accepts delegated responsibility from the Nurse in Charge, for the care of a specific group of patients. Works in line with trust policies, objectives, protocols and local guidelines and in accordance with NMC regulations

Works as part of a team to provide high quality, evidence based clinical care to patients and their carers.

Communicates in accordance with trust values at all times with patients, carers and other staff members.

Undertakes opportunities to develop and expand their nursing skills, acting as a supervisor for Nurse Associates in training, Health Care Support Workers or Nursing students.

Maintains high standards of professional responsibility and accountability and have an awareness of the ethical and medico-legal aspects of nursing in line with NMC regulations and local guidance.

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.

About us

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitalsprovide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.

Person specification

Essential

• Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
• Registered Nursing associate on NMC register
• GCSE grade A-C English and Maths or Level 2 in Maths and English
• Completion of end point assessment for those taking the apprenticeship route to training

Desirable

• Evidence of involvement in the support/development of less experienced staff
• Understanding the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and multidisciplinary team within the organisation and how the role may contribute to service development.
• Evidence of recent work based learning or self-directed learning

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.

We are an equal opportunities employer.