Nursing Associate

Cera Care Ltd; Preston; On-site; GBP 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A care service provider in the UK is seeking a Nursing Associate to provide skilled support in various community settings. You will assist the Clinical Nurse Specialist, ensuring high-quality, person-centred care. The ideal candidate has a Level 3 qualification, experience in acute settings, and strong communication skills. This full-time position offers a salary of £33,225 per year.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year’s experience in acute/complex settings.
• Must be a car driver with own transport.
• Good attendance record.

Responsibilities

• Provide highly skilled support to the Clinical Nurse Specialist.
• Risk assess client needs and contribute to individual care plans.
• Supervise and ensure evidence-based care during home visits.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Team player

Flexible approach to working hours

Education

Level 3

Teaching and assessing qualifications

Job description

Role and Contract

Role: Nursing Associate

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time, 37.5hrs

Salary: £33,225 per annum

About the role

Reporting to the Clinical Nurse Specialist, the Nursing Associate provides highly skilled support to the Clinical Nurse Specialist, including nurse-led clients on their caseload in the community supported by Cera Care. The Nursing Associate works with people of all ages in a variety of settings to deliver hands-on person-centred care. Key responsibilities include assisting in matching staff to nurse-led customers to deliver a professional and safe service, adhering to Cera Care Policy on Patient Safety and Risk Management, and ensuring evidence-based nursing supervised care. The post holder will risk assess client needs, assist in devising individual holistic care plans that are regularly evaluated, contribute to a national on-call rota for advice and cover, and develop relationships across multidisciplinary teams in which they work. The role also involves working alongside the Clinical Nurse Specialist in ongoing business development.

Responsibilities

• Act in a professional manner and adhere to the NMC Code.
• Adhere to Cera Care policies and procedures.
• Contribute to external regulatory and compliance inspections.
• Adhere to company data protection policy and GDPR.
• Report any area of clinical concern to the Clinical Nurse Specialist and escalate as per company policy.
• Report any areas of operational concern as per company policy.
• Work within the boundaries of the registration and ensure patient safety and quality of care.

Operational Management

• Be visible and know the clients in their caseload by regular care rounds and proactive home visits.
• Supervise and ensure evidence-based care is being delivered by carers during regular face-to-face home visits.
• Support individuals, their families and carers when faced with unwelcome news and life-changing diagnoses.
• Perform and record clinical observations (e.g., blood pressure, temperature, respirations, pulse).
• Discuss and share information with the Clinical Nurse Specialist on a client's condition, behaviour, activity and responses.
• Maintain privacy, dignity and safety of individuals at all times.
• Recognise safeguarding issues for vulnerable children and adults and know when to escalate.

Team Working, Planning and Organising

• Work collaboratively with the clinical team, operational staff and branch staff to ensure effective communication.
• Prioritise own workload effectively.
• Gain knowledge of pending customers and plan accordingly.

Clinical and Governance

• Maintain clinical updates and evidence of CPD and revalidation.
• Ensure safeguarding issues are raised in accordance with policy.
• Work with quality teams for auditing and improvement.
• Monitor, review and update Nurse-Led clients in a timely manner as discussed with Clinical Services Manager.
• Provide clinical advice and support to branch and care staff regarding complex clients.
• Train and assess carers and nurses within the clinical caseload; participate in additional training as required.
• Attend all mandatory training and updates.

Health and Safety

• Follow the company Health and Safety policy.

Dignity at Work

• Set a professional example through own behaviour.
• Ensure company policy is implemented, including addressing conduct issues to prevent harassment.
• Be aware of bullying and harassment in the workplace and act with integrity.
• Promote equal opportunities and monitor practices to prevent discrimination.

Dimensions

Provide clinical support and guidance to operational teams and lead clinically at local level.

Qualifications and Skills

Essential

• Level 3
• Minimum of 1 year’s experience in acute/complex settings
• Excellent communication skills
• Team player
• Good attendance record
• Flexible approach to working hours and practices
• Must be a car driver with own transport

Desirable

• Teaching and assessing qualifications
• Community experience
• Good IT skills
• Tracheostomy and Ventilator experience