Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner (Band 4) - SEN School Nursing - Manchester University [...]

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Sale; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Une opportunité s'offre à vous en tant que Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner au sein d'une école spécialisée. Vous serez responsable de fournir des soins et un soutien aux enfants ayant des besoins médicaux complexes, en collaboration avec une équipe pluridisciplinaire. Ce poste à temps partiel, basé à Sale, requiert une approche humaine et une compréhension des besoins des jeunes patients.

Benefits

Opportunités de développement professionnel

Horaires flexibles

Environnement de travail collaboratif

Qualifications

• Enregistrement NA sur le NMC requis.
• GCSE ou équivalent en maths et anglais.
• Connaissance des conditions complexes impactant les familles.

Responsibilities

• Fournir des soins sûrs et efficaces à des enfants.
• Surveiller l'état de santé des patients en partenariat avec les familles.
• Maintenir des dossiers patients précis conformes aux normes.

Skills

Compassion

Communication

Team working

Organisational skills

Education

Registered NA on the NMC with foundation degree

GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English

Job description

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Band 4

Main area SEN School Nursing Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Term time hours

25.8 hours per week ((To be paid 22.5hrs per week as per term time contract)) Job ref 349-LCO-7225052*

Site Sale Waterside Town Sale Salary £26,530 - £29,114 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 03/07/2025 23:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner to join our SEN School Nursing service

The role of the Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner is to work with the Registered Nurse and other members of the multi professional team, providing and monitoring care and contributing to the ongoing assessment, as agreed with supervising clinician(s) and in line with the service pathways. They will monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with the multi-professional team.

The Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan, providing holistic and person-centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings. They will help to bridge the gap between Health Care Support Workers/Nursing Assistants and Registered Nurses by working independently under the leadership of Registered Nurses, working within the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process.

Nursing Associates are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment; and will act in accordance with the NMC Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates.

The nursing associate/Assistant Practitioner will provide nursing care to children with complex medical needs in Special Schools or within other community settings. This is a 5-day a week service.

Main duties of the job

Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to children in a range of care settings, including home, hospital and school.

Monitor the condition and health needs of patients within their care on a continual basis in partnership with patients, families and carers, ensuring appropriate escalation to a Registered Nurse when required.

Support children/young people and their families to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and well-being.

Care for a patient’s nursing needs whilst promoting comfort and well-being, ensuring their personal and social needs are met.

Safely undertake procedures to meet the patient’s nursing needs for which you have attained competence, for example recording and interpreting vital signs, continence care, bladder and bowel care, pressure area care, wound care, nutrition, hydration, foot care, skin integrity.

Work with the Registered Nurse and engage with other health and social agencies to ensure a safe, individualised approach to the care of the child/young person.

Maintain accurate, contemporaneous patient records in line with Trust policy and the NMC Code.

Provide effective evidence-based care for service users under the supervision of Registered Nurses in order to perform nursing activities, in line with clinical governance and professional standards.

Applicant must have access to car and hold a full UK driving licence.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable. At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail] .

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered NA on the NMC with foundation degree
• GCSE or equiv in Maths and English

Knowledge

• Understanding of the scope of the role - how role will contribute to service development
• Understands and acts in line with NMC Code / understands revalidation
• Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to app professional
• importance of following procedure, plans and policies
• Knowledge of complex conditions and how this can impact on family

Training and Experience

• team working, MDT and work alone
• receiving and delivering sensitive complex info
• evaluate own strengths and development needs
• caring for people with complex health conditions
• Community experience
• Caring for children

Skills and abilities

• reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
• Organise, prioritise workload, delegate competently, time management
• Communication skills - verbal and non verbal
• ability to deal with nature of unpredictable workload
• documentation
• supervise students / support workers
• build effective relations with children, families and colleagues

Attributes

• compassionate, caring, treats with dignity and respect
• driving licence and car

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.