Nurse Associate - Weston, Worle & Villages
Band 4
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Job overview
Are you an enthusiastic and passionate Nurse Associate looking for a fresh start? Come and join Sirona in a role where you can make a real difference to the community you live in.
You will work in a team with other multi-disciplinary professionals including Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Administrators and other support staff, on a rota system between the hours of 8am-8pm over a 7 day working period.
You will need excellent communication and clinical skills and have experience of working within a team. You will be required to use electronic patient record systems, in addition to this you will have good time management and be able to prioritise your own workload.
A full driving license and access to a vehicle is required for this role and whilst we are looking for full time hours, we can consider part time hours.
Please apply for Weston Worle and Villages Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT).
Main duties of the job
1. Undertake appropriate delegated initial holistic assessments and implement programmes of care for patients who are acutely and chronically unwell.
2. Assess and monitor service users' health needs, assessing patient condition and well-being.
3. Use clinical reasoning skills, within the designated competency framework, to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient-centred intervention programmes.
4. Collaborate with service users, carers and family in identifying appropriate and achievable goals.
5. Contribute to the facilitation of appropriate referrals to other services.
6. Work within a multi-disciplinary team, to provide integrated skills and share knowledge.
7. Assess and arrange the provision of equipment.
8. Take every opportunity to support and educate service users and their carers to promote independence, good health and personal safety.
9. Provide and maintain a safe and comfortable environment for all patients and carers.
10. Support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to other learners such as Nursing Associate trainees, first year student nurses and health care support workers as required.
11. Maintain accurate, informative and legal records of all interventions in accordance with policy.
12. Actively participate in training; this may involve assisting in the delivery of training.
13. Take responsibility for your own delegated objectives, training, proficiencies and competence, as outlined by the NMC code of conduct.
14. Support delivery of vaccination campaigns.
Working for our organisation
We are Sirona care & health, a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high-quality specialist healthcare services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. For us, it’s about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care we would expect for ourselves and our families.
At Sirona, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of colleagues, people and communities. We welcome applications from all who feel they have the skills and attributes to make a real difference.
We offer NHS Agenda for Change Salary, Terms and Conditions and the NHS pension scheme plus much more!
Please see the benefits leaflet attached to this advert for details.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role and can only accept applications from UK based applicants.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Higher Apprenticeship in Health level 5 or Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care.
* Current NMC registration.
* Willing to undertake any training relevant to the role.
Skills, knowledge and experience
* Experience of working in a health or social care setting providing direct patient care.
* Ability to conduct clinical tasks within the Nursing Associate scope of practice to a high level of competence.
* Ability to manipulate fine tools e.g. for venepuncture or other clinical tasks.
* Clear understanding of NMC standards of proficiencies and professional standards of practice including revalidation.
* Effective communication skills both written and verbal.
* Range of IT skills.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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