Nursing Associate - Nhs@Home

Bristol Nhs Foundation Trust; West of England; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Nursing Associate for NHS@Home, delivering acute care in patients' homes across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. The role involves collaboration with the NHS@Home team to assess and treat patients, using a range of clinical skills and digital tools to support safe, effective care in the community.

You will work with consultants, advanced care practitioners, nurses and therapists to develop individualised care plans and participate in

Qualifications

• NMC PIN registration held and current.
• GCSEs Maths, English and Science at grade C or above.
• Foundation degree (FdSc) Nursing associate or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Work with NHS@Home team across sites to provide acute care.
• Assess patients' needs in hospital and community settings with the MDT.
• Deliver high-quality care at patients' homes using clinical skills.

Skills

Clinical skills

Venepuncture

Cannulation

Wound care

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Foundation degree (FdSc) Nursing associate or equivalent

GCSEs Maths, English, Science Grade C or above

Job description

Job summary

NHS@Home is an innovative service, providing care for people who are acutely unwell in their own homes across Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire. It offers an alternative to hospital and helps people return home from hospital more quickly too.

The service uses a mixture of face-to-face visits, phone and video calls, and remote monitoring through digital technology, to help people recover safely in the comfort of their own home.

NHS@Home has virtual pathways, covering a wide range of conditions including frailty, respiratory, heart failure and general surgical recovery. Our team provide a very wide range of acute healthcare treatments within the home, and monitor health and vital signs for deterioration.

The service is run in partnership between Sirona care & health and the Bristol Foundation Trust, Southmead and City Bristol Operating units

Join our team and become part of the future of the NHS

Services like NHS@Home are at the forefront of the NHS. They combine the very latest innovation and technology with holistic, person-centred and face to face - community care.

Working in our team you will learn a wide set of acute care skills in a community setting. You'll also contribute to a multi-disciplinary approach, undertaking board rounds and working alongside consultants, advanced care practitioners, nurses and therapists to devise effective treatment plans that make a real difference to the lives of local people

Main duties of the job

• Work collaboratively with the NHS@Home team at Southmead site, City Bristol Site , and system partners including Sirona, providing acute care for patients with complex and specialist needs across Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire.
• Assess patients' physical, psychological, and social needs in both hospital and community settings, while working alongside the multidisciplinary team to develop, implement, and evaluate individualised care plans and treatment programmes, with the support of the senior team.
• Deliver high-quality care in patients' homes using a broad range of clinical skills, including venepuncture, cannulation, and wound care, while communicating effectively with patients, families, and healthcare professionals and utilising digital technology to support safe, responsive, and efficient service delivery.

About us

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job responsibilities

For a full overview of the Job Description and Personal Specification, please refer to the PDF documents as attached as additional documents to this advert.

The post holder will work in collaboration with the NHS@Home team at Southmead hospital and BNSSG system partners at Sirona and UHBW. Hours of operation are 0700-20:30

It is essential you hold a valid full UK driving license and have access to an insured car with business insurance. Travel expenses will be paid.

Qualifications

Essential

• Nursing Associate with current UK reognised live registration with NMC PIN
• GCSEs Maths, English, Science Grade C or above
• Foundation degree (FdSc) Nursing associate or equivalent

Desirable

• Evidence of CPD

Work experience

Essential

• Competent in a range of clinical skills including observations, venepuncture, cannulation, wound care
• Experience of working in teams as part of an MDT
• Able to escalat confidently and seek advice where needed

Desirable

• Varied clinical background post qualification inc community setting

Knowledge/skills/abilities

Essential

• Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
• Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
• Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multidisciplinary team
• Ability to work independently within scope of practice
• Excellent computer / IT skills and expectation to develop these in line with the needs of the service

Personal qualities/special circumstances

Essential

• Has a full UK driving license and access to car with business insurance. Community travel requirement across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and North Somerset.
• Willingness to undertake training required for the role
• Able to work and remain calm under pressure
• Ability to undertake shift work to meet service demands, covering a 7-day period, including bank holidays

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.