Registered Nursing Associate

The Methodist Church in Britain; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Nursing Associate to contribute to patient assessment and to deliver and monitor care under supervision of a registered nurse. The role sits between healthcare assistants and registered nurses in responsibility, with competencies including venepuncture, ECG, and blood glucose monitoring.

Applicants must be on the NMC Register as Nursing Associate, and an enhanced DBS check applies.

Qualifications

• Foundation Degree is required for Nursing Associate.
• GCSE Maths and English at level 2 or equivalent (or equivalent).
• Must be on the NMC Register as Nursing Associate.
• Enhanced DBS check is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nursing care under a registered nurse's supervision and contribute to patient assessment.
• Provide compassionate, safe and effective care across care settings.
• Meet patients' personal, social and nursing needs; promote comfort and wellbeing.
• Carry out routine procedures such as venepuncture, ECG, blood glucose monitoring and vital signs recording.
• Monitor patients' condition in partnership with the multi-professional team.
• Prioritise and manage workload; delegate care safely to colleagues.

Skills

Teamwork

Effective communication

Clinical reasoning

Education

Foundation Degree

GCSE Maths and English

Job description

A Nursing Associate post on the Beckett Place female rehabilitation ward at Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on contributing to patient assessment and on delivering and monitoring care under a registered nurse, sitting between healthcare assistants and registered nurses in responsibility. The role includes routine clinical procedures such as venepuncture, ECG recording and blood glucose monitoring, and supervising students and support staff. Applicants must already be on the NMC Register as a Nursing Associate, and an enhanced DBS check applies.

What the job involves

• Deliver nursing care under a registered nurse's supervision, contributing to ongoing patient assessment
• Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support across a range of care settings
• Meet patients' personal, social and nursing needs, promoting comfort and wellbeing
• Carry out routine procedures including venepuncture, ECG recording, blood glucose measurement and recording and interpreting vital signs
• Monitor patients' condition and health needs continually, in partnership with the multi-professional team
• Prioritise and manage own workload, delegating care safely to colleagues, carers and family members
• Share sensitive information about a patient's medical condition
• Work with the registered nurse, other agencies and community teams on safe, individualised admission and discharge
• Support, supervise, teach and role model trainee nursing associates, student nurses, healthcare support workers and new staff
• Complete mandatory competencies, the preceptorship period and the Nursing Associate Medicines Management Competency framework
• Keep up CPD in line with NMC requirements, and apply evidence to practice, contributing to surveys, audits and research
• Act as a professional role model under the NMC Code, follow Trust policies and attend ward and unit meetings

Qualifications

• Foundation Degree
• GCSE Maths and English Language at grade C or above (or grade 4 under the new grading), or Functional Skills Level 2 in both (not entry level 2), or equivalent

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as a Nursing Associate

Experience

• Working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
• Working with this client group

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of the Nursing Associate role within the nursing and interdisciplinary team, and of when to seek advice and escalation to the appropriate professional
• Knowledge of the NMC Code, professional standards and revalidation requirements
• Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
• Ability to organise, prioritise and manage delegated, unpredictable workload, and keep accurate clinical and corporate records
• Ability to communicate effectively and build relationships with patients, families, carers and colleagues
• Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision, and to support, assess and role model others

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS disclosure
• Use of a car or other means of travelling across the Trust footprint

Other

• Positive, compassionate and caring approach, open minded and respectful to colleagues and the public
• Capacity to work with colleagues at all levels, in line with Trust equality and diversity policies

Nice to have

• Experience of the specialty area