South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
We are now looking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated Band 4 Registered Nursing Associate to work within the Integrated Health Team in Shipston and Wellesbourne. We are fortunate to be based in the town of Shipston On Stour, with our work area including the surrounding rural villages.
As a Nurse Associate, you will need to be flexible and hardworking as part of your role, seeing patients in their own home environment under minimal supervision once you have demonstrated your clinical competencies, adhering to SWUFT's policies.
As a trust, we pride ourselves on delivering high standards of care, and you will need to demonstrate how you will ensure this through your application/interview.
Working within a variety of staff groups, communication skills are essential. There is a requirement to have good IT skills as the Trust uses electronic patient records.
You will be required to have completed or be about to complete the Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or an equivalent higher apprenticeship. Please ensure you read the attached Job Description and Person Specification carefully to confirm you meet all the necessary requirements of the role before applying.
Interview date: 27/01/25
Main duties of the job
The nursing associate has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan and fields of nursing, providing holistic and person-centred care and support for people of all ages and in various settings. The nursing associate works independently under the leadership of registered nurses, working within the sphere of nursing and care and all aspects of the nursing process.
Nursing associates are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes, and behaviours relevant to employment as a nursing associate and will work to a nationally recognised code of conduct.
The following criteria identify the core components of the roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities of nursing associates. They identify what nursing associates can contribute to the health and wellbeing of patients and service users, applying across all health and care settings. Integral to all of these is the ability to communicate effectively, with sensitivity and compassion, and to manage relationships with people, making reasonable adjustments where necessary.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC, and we are recruiting new staff to help us improve even further. We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond, ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa, and Shipston-on-Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways, and delivering high levels of productivity. Our values can be summed up in one sentence: We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective, and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked to consider how you demonstrate these values and how they impact your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient-facing or not; we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job responsibilities
1. Act in the best interests of the people they care for.
2. Put people first and provide nursing care that is person-centred, safe, and compassionate.
3. Act professionally at all times.
4. Use knowledge and experience to make evidence-based decisions and solve problems.
5. Recognise and work within the limits of their competence.
6. Be accountable for their actions.
Promoting Health and Preventing Ill Health
1. Support people to improve and maintain their mental, physical, and behavioural health and wellbeing.
2. Active involvement in the prevention of and protection against disease and ill health.
3. Engage in public health, community development, and in the reduction of health inequalities.
Provide and Monitor Care
1. Provide compassionate, safe, and effective care and support to people in a range of care settings.
2. Monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with people, families, and carers.
3. Contribute to ongoing assessment, recognising when it is necessary to refer to others for reassessment.
4. Communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating or handing over responsibility for care.
5. Recognise and report any situations, behaviours, or errors that could result in poor care outcomes.
Working in Teams
1. Play an active role as members of interdisciplinary teams.
2. Collaborate and communicate effectively with nurses, a range of other health and care professionals, and lay carers.
Improving Safety and Quality of Care
1. Improve the quality of care by contributing to the continuous monitoring of people's experience of care.
2. Identify risks to safety or experience and take appropriate action, putting the best interests, needs, and preferences of people first.
Contributing to Integrated Care
1. Contribute to the provision of care for people, including those with complex needs.
2. Understand the roles of a range of professionals and carers from other organisations and settings who may be participating in the care of a person and their family.
3. Understand responsibilities in relation to communication and collaboration.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* GCSE level A - C English and Maths or equivalent.
* Nursing Associate Foundation Degree/Higher Apprenticeship.
Experience
* Minimum 3 years' experience in healthcare.
* Experience as part of a team.
Skills
* Able to implement and evaluate treatment.
* Able to recognise when escalation to a registered professional is required.
* Able to manage time effectively.
* Demonstrates knowledge of research-based practices.
* Demonstrates knowledge of clinical audit and clinical effectiveness.
* Good written, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills.
* Able to present information, written and orally, in an accurate, clear, and logical manner.
* Able to write reports about an assessment of an individual.
* Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
* Ability to write accurate and legible patient notes.
* Good spoken and written English.
Personal Qualities
* Able to work as a team member.
* Reliable.
Other
* Pass Occupational Health clearance and DBS.
* Able to work flexibly.
* Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities.
* Able, with appropriate support, to work in an emotionally demanding environment.
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.
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ellen Badger Hospital Site - District Nurse office
Ellen Badger Hospital Site - District Nurse office
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