Nursing Associate (Band 4)

NHS; Bury; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Bury Hospice seeks a Nursing Associate for its Inpatient Unit. This new role offers an opportunity to develop nursing skills in a specialist palliative care environment, working with a multidisciplinary team to provide compassionate, person-centered care. Ideal candidates are registered on the NMC with essential qualifications including GCSE Maths and English.

Qualifications

• Experience of working under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to evaluate own strengths and development needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide and monitor high standard of nursing care based on evidence.
• Monitor conditions and health needs of hospice patients.

Skills

Compassionate care

Effective communication

Time management

Education

Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register

GCSE Maths and English, Grade C or above

Job description

A fantastic opportunity has arisen at BuryHospice for a Nursing Associate to join our supportive and professional teamwithin the Inpatient Unit. This is a brand new role that will be both an inspiring and worthwhileopportunity to develop your nursing skills and knowledge within a SpecialistPalliative Care setting.

Main duties of the job

To work with the multi-disciplinary team and registered nursingstaff to contribute to the ongoing assessment of patients, providing andmonitoring care in line with the service pathways and as agreed withsupervisor.

To monitor the condition and health needs of patients within thehospice in partnership with the wider multi-disciplinary team.

To use breadth of knowledge to provide holistic and person centred care andsupport for hospice patients, bridging the gap between Health Care Assistantand Staff Nurses by working independently under the leadership of theregistered nursing staff and working within all aspects of the nursing process.

Job summary

A fantastic opportunity has arisen at BuryHospice for a Nursing Associate to join our supportive and professional teamwithin the Inpatient Unit. This is a brand new role that will be both an inspiring and worthwhileopportunity to develop your nursing skills and knowledge within a SpecialistPalliative Care setting.

Main duties of the job

To work with the multi-disciplinary team and registered nursingstaff to contribute to the ongoing assessment of patients, providing andmonitoring care in line with the service pathways and as agreed withsupervisor.

To monitor the condition and health needs of patients within thehospice in partnership with the wider multi-disciplinary team.

To use breadth of knowledge to provide holistic and person centred care andsupport for hospice patients, bridging the gap between Health Care Assistantand Staff Nurses by working independently under the leadership of theregistered nursing staff and working within all aspects of the nursing process.

Our Inpatient Unit provides a calm and caringenvironment for our patients and visitors. Our team of staff are trulycommitted to ensuring everyone is treated with dignity, respect and compassion.

About us

Bury Hospice is an outstanding beacon of care and empathy forthe communities of Bury and we are always striving to improve the quality oflife of our patients with a potentially life-limiting illness. We put peoplefirst, putting them at the heart of everything we do.

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Promote and maintain the philosophy ofthe hospice.

• Make decisions based upon knowledgeand experience and be accountable for those decisions in the absence of thesenior members of staff.
• Promote and maintain high qualitypatient care by acting as a role model for more junior staff.
• Ensure that all nursing care is carriedout in accordance with Nursing & Midwifery Council scope of professionalpractice and work in accordance with the Code of Conduct
• Assist in the delivery of SpecialistPalliative Care to patients / families.
• Ensure standardsare maintained at all times.
• Under the supervision of and workingin partnership with a registered nurse,provide and monitor a high standard of nursing care based on evidence,contributing to the ongoing assessment of patients and working collaborativelywith the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide compassionate, safe andeffective care and support to patients in a range of care settings.
• Monitorthe condition and health needs of hospice patients on a continual basis, inpartnership with patients, families and carers, ensuring appropriate escalationto a registered nurse when required.
• Supportpatients to improve and maintain their mental, physical and behavioural healthand wellbeing.
• Promotecomfort and wellbeing by ensuring that patients personal and social needs, aswell as nursing needs, are met.
• Safely undertake the following routineprocedures to meet patients nursing needs, to include: 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, mood identification (asoutlined in the NMC Nursing Associate Skills Annex)
• 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.
• Workwith the registered nurses and engage with other agencies and community teamsto ensure a safe, individualised approach to the admission and discharge ofpatients.
• Maintainaccurate, contemporaneous patient records, in line with hospice policy and theNMC Code.
• Provideeffective evidence based care for service users under the supervision ofregistered nurses, in order to perform non-complex activities, in line withclinical governance and professional standards.
• Complywith NMC regulations relating to revalidation, in order to maintain NMCregistration.
• Activelyparticipate in and attend ward meetings.

ORGANISATIONALRESPONSIBILITIES

• Toadhere to all Bury Hospice standards, policies and procedures.
• Totake responsibility for own personal learning and development, and to supportthe learning and development of others and the organisation as a whole; a commitmentto completing all training required and refreshing training as appropriate.
• Toconduct all work in a manner reflective of the organisational values andbehaviours.
• Tocomply with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); an understanding of andcommitment to the appropriate handling of all confidential data.
• To raise and escalate any safeguarding concerns appropriately andin accordance with Bury Hospices Safeguarding Policy.
• To implement Bury HospicesHealth & Safety policy, ensuring all duties are carried out using safe andappropriate working practices in adherence with statutory regulations andguidelines.
• To promote awareness of,and respect for, equality and diversity in accordance with Bury Hospicepolicies and procedures.
• To follow Hospice processesin relation to incident reporting with the understanding that this enablescontinual learning and improvement across all operations.
• Toprotect service users, visitors, employees and volunteers by observingInfection Prevention and Control policies and procedures.
• Toembrace the organisational culture of volunteering and to understand theresponsibilities of all employees in relation to role managing volunteers.
• Toorganise your own work and to ensure that it is accurate, meeting all qualitytargets and required deadlines.
• Toactively engage in fundraising within the Hospice and for the hospice.

This job description is not exhaustive andserves only to highlight the main requirements of the role. The line managermay stipulate other reasonable requirements; the job description will bereviewed regularly and may be subject to change.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of providing and receiving complex sensitive information.

Desirable

• Experience in the specialty.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register with Foundation Degree.
• GCSE Maths and English, Grade C or above (or equivalent) or Functional Skills Level 2 Maths and English.

Desirable

• Communication skills training.

Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes

Essential

• Ability to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate.
• Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities.
• Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload.
• Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable workload and individual patient contact.
• Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to students and more junior staff members.
• Effective time management skills.
• Able to maintain high standards of quality and accuracy in corporate and clinical record keeping.
• Computer literate.
• Excellent written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills at all levels and with patients/families and professionals.
• Understanding of the scope of the Nursing Associate role within the nursing and multi-disciplinary team.
• Understanding of how the role may contribute to service development.
• Understanding and evidence of application of the NMC and other professional codes of conduct.
• Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate issues as appropriate.
• Understanding of NMC Professional Revalidation requirements.
• Understanding the importance of following procedures and treatment plans.
• Able to develop effective and appropriate relationships with patients/families and colleagues.
• Compassionate, caring and open minded.
• Punctual, reliable and flexible.
• Able to work proactively, independently and on own initiative.
• Adaptable and able to work in a team environment.
• Able to work under pressure.
• A commitment to the vision and values of Bury Hospice.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Bury Hospice

Address

Rochdale Old Road

Bury

Lancashire

BL9 7RG

Employer's website

https://buryhospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)