Main area: Nursing
Grade: NHS AFC: Band 4
Contract: Permanent: Out of Hours Nights 7 days plus long days weekends & BH
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (up to 37.5 hours)
Job ref: 372-CORP1892
Employer: Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: HRI & CRH
Town: Huddersfield
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/12/2024 23:59
Interview date: 17/12/2024
Nursing Associate - Acute Response
NHS AFC: Band 4
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone, and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work, and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours, and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
Job overview
Are you a qualified nursing associate looking for an exciting new challenge and would like to be part of our new Acute Response Team? If so, we are searching for Band 4 Nursing Associates to join our new and evolving nursing team in CHFT Acute Response service.
This service will support the deteriorating patient on both sites and will be working with the new integrated team (formerly Critical Care Outreach and Hospital Out of Hours).
The post holder will work as an integral member of the Acute Response team, providing an exemplary service to deteriorating patients. The post holder will utilise an appropriate assessment tool to determine allocation of tasks to skilled professionals, as well as utilise own learned skills, to include: triaging patients, venepuncture and cannulation, collection of blood cultures, ultrasound guided cannulation, venous blood gas sampling, spirometry out of hours.
The role will cover out of hours, predominantly nights, weekend days and nights, and bank holidays. The post holder will be required to rotate between both sites that make up Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
* To be responsible for providing the appropriate nursing evidence-based care of an allocated group of patients.
* Be an accountable professional who is responsible for their actions, working in line with NMC standards of proficiency.
* Recognise and work within the limits of their competency.
* To work as part of a multidisciplinary team using resources efficiently.
* To deliver quality care to patients and to work effectively within the nursing team.
* To be competent in carrying out a variety of clinical procedures.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Work as part of a designated clinical and care team delivering care that focuses on the direct needs of the individual and their family.
* Support people to improve and maintain their mental, physical, and behavioural health and wellbeing, promoting health and preventing ill health.
* Develop understanding of all elements of the nursing process and assist the registered nurse in the ongoing assessment, planning, management, and evaluation of care.
* Recognise changes in a patient’s condition which require the intervention of others and understand when to refer to the supervising registered nurse and other senior colleagues for reassessment of patient care.
* Work in collaboration with others to ensure the safe and timely discharge of patients with the aim of avoiding readmission.
* Perform procedures as detailed within the NMC Standards for proficiency for Nurse Associate (2018) (Annexe B) to meet the nursing needs of the patients in their care.
* Work within the NMC code of professional practice, and within policies, procedures and guidelines of Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust.
* Ensure that high standards of nursing care are given and maintained. Act and raise concerns when standards are not being maintained following local policy and procedures.
* Act as an advocate for the patient and the family, including promoting and protecting their interests, privacy and rights, equality and inclusion.
* Be involved in Trust Initiatives to improve patient safety and care.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
* Nursing Associate Foundation Degree from an approved nursing associate programme.
* Registered Nursing Associate on NMC Register.
* GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent.
* Additional post-registration qualification relevant to field of practice.
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
* Relevant experience in the field of area applied for.
* Relevant experience of working with patients and families from a range of cultures and backgrounds.
* Relevant experience of working self-directed or as part of a team.
* Understanding the scope of the nursing associate role in the context of the multidisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role will contribute to service development.
* Relevant knowledge related to best practice guidance for care of patients and their families. Ability to communicate with members of the public and health and care providers.
* Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within the Code.
* Understand the importance of following procedures and treatment plans.
* Venepuncture and cannulation/extended roles and skills relevant to work area.
* IT awareness and ability to use NHS systems.
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
* Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal, non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives, carers and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
* Ability to organise and prioritise delegated caseload.
* Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact.
* Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues.
Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.
If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current/most recent employer.
You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £42.90, Standard £22.90 or Basic £22.90) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £13 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.
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