Nursing Associate

Integrated Care System; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider in Lowestoft is looking for a Registered Nursing Associate to join their Primary Care Home team. This role involves providing high-quality, person-centered care in various settings. The ideal candidate will be a registered Nursing Associate with experience in healthcare. The position is full-time, includes flexible shifts, and offers a supportive work environment. Weekend and bank holiday work is part of the requirement.

Benefits

Preceptorship opportunities

Employee benefits under NHS terms

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working in health care.
• Ability to participate in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide person centered care to adults in various settings.
• Complete holistic assessments for patients.
• Administer medication and undertake routine procedures.
• Monitor patients’ health and report changes to a registered nurse.

Skills

Ability to work on own initiative

Maintain high standards of clinical care

Effective organisation and time management

Understanding of rehabilitation

Ability to work in a team environment

Education

Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register

Foundation Degree

GCSE Maths and English grade 4-9 or functional skills level 2

Job description

We are ready to welcome another Registered Nursing Associate to the Primary Care Home (PCH) Team at Lowestoft.

Do you want to develop and grow your clinical practice in an encouraging and supportive team? Do you like variety, want to work where no two days are the same? If yes, this role could be for you. The Nursing Associate will work Independently under the leadership of Registered Nurses, working within the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process. The PCH is a multidisciplinary team delivering health care to people in the coastal town of Lowestoft. The combined skills of the team mean they are able to respond to the changing needs of patients and support those who may previously been admitted to hospital to remain at home. You will become an active member within this team of clinicians. We would be very happy to provide preceptorship to a newly qualified Nursing Associate.

The PCH team provides community services 7 days per week 07:00- 20:30 hours.

The core shift is 08:30- 16:30 other shifts included in the rota 07:00- 15:00 and 12:00 -20:00. Weekend and bank holiday working on a rotational basis. The post is offered at 37.5 hours per week. Worked in a 7.5 hour shifts over 5 working days. Other shift patterns would be considered.

Main duties of the job

As a Nursing Associate you will be providing an excellent standard of person centered care to adults in their own homes, residential care or clinic settings, providing a mixture of nursing and reablement interventions to support patients to maintain their health or recover from ill health where possible. You will work under the guidance of a more senior member of the multidisciplinary team to manage your own caseload of delegated patients.

You will complete holistic assessments for patients referred to the service. Participate in delivery of nursing interventions which could include, but not restricted to:

Holistic assessments including environmental, moving and handling assessments, pressure area risk, nutritional needs.

Urinary catheterisation

Administration of medication via injection

Wound care

Participate in end of life care

If you would like further information or an informal visit please contact Lead Nurse [e-mail] or Locality Lead [e-mail]

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About us

ECCH is well established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders.

We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits, to find out more about us visit our website - www.ecch.org. We are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.

At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.

We encourage you to apply as early as possible as this job may close earlier than the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.

Lowestoft Primary Care Home is a multidisciplinary clinical team of health and social care professionals working in partnership partnership with Primary Care, Social Services, social care providers, other specialist community health teams and voluntary sector providers to ensure patients are able to remain in their own homes whenever possible.

Job responsibilities

• Underthe supervision and working in partnership with a registered nurse provide anddeliver a high standard of nursing care contributing to the on-goingassessment, provision and monitoring of care based on evidence and working inpartnership with the multidisciplinary team.
• Providecompassionate, safe and effective care and support to patients in a range ofcare settings.
• Monitorthe condition and health needs of patients within their care on a continualbasis in partnership with patients,families and carers, ensuring appropriate escalation to a registered nurse whenrequired.
• Supportpatients to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health andwell-being
• Ensurepersonal and social needs are met and be able to care for a patients nursingneeds undertaking routine procedures including Venepuncture, ECG recording, Measuringand interpreting blood glucose levels, recording and interpreting vital signs,continence care, bladder and bowel care, pressure area care, wound care, nutrition,hydration, foot care, skin integrity.
• Identifyand report changes in a patients condition to a registered nurse.
• Prioritiseand manage own workload, recognising where elements of care can safely bedelegated to other colleagues, carers and family members.
• Provideand receive sensitive information concerning a patients medical condition.
• Work withthe registered nurse and engage with other agencies and community teams toensure a safe, individualised approach to the admission and discharge ofpatients.
• Maintainaccurate, contemporaneous patient records in line with Trust policy and the NMCCode.
• Provideeffective evidence based care for service users under the guidance of aregistered nurse.
• Governanceand professional standards.

Communication

• Communicateeffectively with dignity and respect to all patients, relatives and othersgiving consideration to potential barriers to understanding.
• Communicateeffectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or writteninformation and instructions when sharing information, delegating or handingover responsibility for care.
• Recogniseand report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor careoutcomes.
• Reportaccidents, incidents, near misses or complaints following the Organisations policies/procedures.
• Contributeto a culture where all staff feel safe to raise their concerns [and that]speaking up about what these are a normal part of their routine.

Medicines Management andAdministration

• Recognisethe effects of medicines, allergies, drug sensitivity, side effects,contraindications and adverse reactions.
• Undertakesafe and effective administration and optimisation of medicines in accordancewith Trustpolicy and the NMC standards of proficiency for nursing associates.
• Administermedicines via the following routes, oral, topical, rectal, subcutaneous and intramuscularin line with NMC Standards and local policies.
• Complywith the Organisations policy in relation to any safety critical medicines tobe administered byNursing Associates.
• Monitorthe condition and health needs of patients within their care following administrationof medication.Recognise and report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result inpoor care outcomesrelated to medicines management.

Education & Development

• Complywith mandatory competencies in line with the Organisations policy.
• Toengage in a preceptorship period that includes achieving the Nursing AssociateMedicines Management Competency framework.
• Maintainown continuing professional development in accordance with NMC continuing professionaldevelopment requirements and contribute to formulation of own objectives and personaldevelopment plan.
• Support,supervise, teach (where appropriate) and act as a role model to trainee nursingassociates, student nurses, healthcare support workers and new staff members,promoting reflection and providing constructive feedback.
• Contributeto the maintenance of the learning environment.
• Adopt areflective approach to own practice with a view to continually improve.
• Undertakefurther training as required, prior to carrying out any additional dutiesidentified as relevant to role, to comply with the Organisations policies andprocedures.

Research and Development

• Identifyrelevant sources of evidence to inform practice.
• Criticallyconsider and analyse their own practice in light of best available evidence.
• Contributeto surveys, audits, research activity as required to own role, supportingrecommended changesin practice.

Professional

• Complywith the NMC regulations relating to revalidation to maintain NMC registration.
• Act asa professional role model and in accordance with the NMC Code and the NMCStandards for Nursing Associates.
• Act inaccordance with all organisational policies and procedures and within expectedvalues and behaviours.
• Actively participate in and attend ward/unit meetings.
• All roleswithin East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate ourValues and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide topatients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staffshould consider these as an essential part of their job role.
• Our Values outline the core behaviours that wecan all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.
• Underpinning our Values are our SignatureBehaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build astrong culture. Our four SignatureBehaviours are: Compassion- We Listen, We Learn,We Lead| Action - MyAccountability, My Responsibility | Respect - RespectOur Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.

Person Specification

Experience

• Previous experience of working in health care
• Previous experience of rehabilitation

Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
• Able to recognise own limitations in the context of the Nursing Associate role
• Ability to participate in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
• Maintain high standards of clinical care and record keeping
• Demonstrates understanding of rehabilitation
• Enthusiastic and committed to individualised goal directed care
• Willing to challenge poor practice
• Understanding of all aspects of clinical governance appropriate to level of experience and role
• To be able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the needs of patients under the direction of a registered nurse/therapist
• Act on unplanned situations utilising appropriate clinical judgement
• Effective organisation and time management skills

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
• Foundation Degree
• GCSE Maths and English grade 4-9 or functional skills level 2
• Health coaching or willingness to undertake

Personal Attributes

• Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours:
• (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together).
• Willingness and ability to work across different sites and travel to alternative sites and across the community as required.
• Be able to support Trainee Nursing Associates
• Act as a role model to all students
• Able to demonstrate personal resilience, emotions and stress

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.