Registered Nurse Associate

NHS; Norwich; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Registered Nurse Associate on Alder Ward, providing rehabilitation to patients with diverse needs. You'll work closely with a dedicated team to ensure high standards of care and support patients in their recovery journey. The role includes monitoring patient conditions, contributing to care planning, and adhering to professional nursing standards. Opportunities for professional development are provided through training and supervision.

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing associate on the NMC register required.
• Experience of working within a health/care setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide and monitor safe, person-centred care to patients.
• Support registered nurse in assessment, treatment, and care planning.
• Contribute to an effective learning environment.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Time Management

Education

Registered Nursing associate on the NMC register

Job description

Go back Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Registered Nurse Associate

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Job summary

Alder Ward is a 24 bedded, generalist rehabilitation ward providing rehabilitation to patients with varying complexities of need. Nursing, therapy and medical staff specialise in supporting patients to achieve their goals, enabling them to return home. Our patients come to us following medical, surgical or orthopaedic treatment in an acute environment, or where appropriate, directly from their own homes.

Main duties of the job

To provide and monitor safe, person centred care to patients in a range of care settings under the direction of a Registered Nurse, without direct supervision in line with an agreed plan of care.

To support the registered nurse in the contribution to on-going assessment, treatment and care planning for patients

To promote health and prevent ill health in patients and service users and contribute to integrated care

To monitor the condition and health needs of patients in partnership with colleagues, families and carers, referring to others for reassessment, when required

Toactively contribute to an effective learning environment and support others in their learning

To adhere to the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct for Nurses, Midwives and Nursing Associates and work within their scope of practice following the professional standards of practice and behaviours for nurses, midwives and nursing associates and the standards of proficiency.

About us

Find out more about working for our organisation here: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/226719057/

Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.

Job responsibilities

You will work as an integral part of the ward nursing team and be responsible for ensuring high standards of rehabilitation, care planning and assessment from admission to discharge of patients with complex needs. We encourage our Nurse Associate to train in skills such as venepuncture, male and female catheterisation and ECG recording. To assist you in doing this you will receive support and development through in service training, annual appraisals, a personal development plan and regular clinical supervision.

Effective communication within the team, our patients and relatives is vital to ensure clear outcomes, teamwork and support.

This post involves working long days, including weekend, weekday and bank holidays.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing associate on the NMC register

Communication

• Ability to communicate with members of the public and health and care providers.
• Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language
• Courteous, respectful and helpful at all times

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

• Ability to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
• Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
• Evidence of time management skills and ability to prioritise
• Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the workload and individual patient contact
• Ability to move between sites working across health and social care as required by the needs of the service
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
• Knowledge of when to seek advice and refer to a registered care professional
• Understanding of the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing (Making Every Contact Count)

Personal Attributes / Behaviours

• Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults.

Experience

• Experience of working within a health / care setting
• Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of the multi-disciplinary team

Other

• Ability to work a variety of shift patterns
• Community posts- Must hold full and valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle
• Must hold full and valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle

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.

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust