Nursing Associate - Community

The Methodist Church in Britain; Carisbrooke; Sur place; GBP 26 000 - 34 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Mountbatten Isle of Wight is recruiting a Nursing Associate to its Community Services Team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role involves holistic patient assessments, advising patients and families, and working with registered nurses on care plans across community, residential and nursing settings.

Applicants should have a Nursing Associate Foundation Degree or NMC registration. Weekend, evening and bank holiday hours apply; visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register, or Nursing Associate Foundation Degree
• Care Certificate or NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care
• Clinically up to date in general nursing care
• Commitment to continuing professional development

Responsabilités

• Carry out full holistic patient assessments and escalate identified needs or concerns to the wider team
• Work with registered nurses on the assessment, planning and evaluation of individualised, patient-centred care
• Give advice and support to patients, families and other healthcare professionals in the community
• Provide telephone advice from the Community Co-ordination Centre as required
• Undertake joint assessments with other professionals and liaise on ongoing care
• Develop and maintain communication with patients, carers, volunteers and outside agencies, working closely with the multidisciplinary team
• Give and receive accurate reports on changes in patients' condition
• Administer drugs and assist with their ordering and storage, within scope and under the Medicines Management Policy
• Promote a safe environment for patients, carers, visitors and staff in the patient's preferred place of care
• Adhere to the lone worker policy and service health and safety requirements
• Provide support to the Inpatient Unit as appropriate
• Seek advice from registered nurses and the wider team when a task falls outside scope of practice

Connaissances

Patient-centred communication

Written and verbal communication

Team collaboration

Clinical assessment skills

Formation

Nursing Associate Foundation Degree or NMC registration

Care Certificate or NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Clinically up to date in general nursing care

Commitment to continuing professional development

Outils

Microsoft Office

Email

Description du poste

Mountbatten Isle of Wight is recruiting a Nursing Associate to its Community Services Team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The work centres on holistic patient assessments, advising patients, families and other professionals, and working alongside registered nurses on individual care plans. The post supports the 24/7 palliative and end-of-life care service across community, residential and nursing settings, with weekend, evening and bank holiday hours. Applicants need a Nursing Associate Foundation Degree or NMC registration, and visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Carry out full holistic patient assessments and 
escalate identified needs or concerns to the wider team
• Work with registered nurses on the assessment, planning and evaluation of individualised, patient-centred care
• Give advice and support to patients, families and other healthcare professionals in the community
• Provide telephone advice from the Community Co-ordination Centre as required
• Undertake joint assessments with other professionals and liaise on ongoing care
• Develop and maintain communication with patients, carers, volunteers and outside agencies, working closely with the multidisciplinary team
• Give and receive accurate reports on changes in patients' condition
• Administer drugs and assist with their ordering and storage, within scope and under the Medicines Management Policy
• Promote a safe environment for patients, carers, visitors and staff in the patient's preferred place of care
• Adhere to the lone worker policy and service health and safety requirements
• Provide support to the Inpatient Unit as appropriate
• Seek advice from registered nurses and the wider team when a task falls outside scope of practice

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register, or Nursing Associate Foundation Degree
• Care Certificate or NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care
• Clinically up to date in general nursing care
• Commitment to continuing professional development

Experience

• Experience of working with vulnerable adults in a care setting
• Experience of working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, including with volunteers
• Experience of a person-centred or personal outcomes approach

Skills & knowledge

• Strong written and verbal communication, explaining complex and sensitive information to patients, families, carers and professionals
• Good IT skills in Microsoft applications and email
• Understanding of the specific needs of patients requiring palliative or end-of-life care
• Commitment to patients' right to be involved in decisions about their care, with decisions understood by care teams
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and make effective decisions

Checks & eligibility

• Full UK driving licence

Other

• Willingness to introduce change for the benefit of patient care
• Commitment to the mission, vision and values of Mountbatten Isle of Wight
• Physically capable of safe manual handling of patients and equipment and of performing the role