East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
This is an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nursing Associate to join Kings B ward. The Registered Nursing Associate is an essential role to support the nursing team to provide patient-centered, safe, and high-quality care.
As a compassionate and committed Nurse, you will provide safe and effective care to patients in one of a number of highly skilled areas. You will become part of a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring the Trust delivers good patient outcomes.
The role includes working within the nursing team in an acute surgical, busy, and fast-paced clinical environment. Kings B is a 24-bedded ward for general and colorectal surgery patients; however, you will be expected to care for patients with other specialties, i.e., medical, gastroenterology, ear, nose, throat, trauma and orthopaedic, gynaecology, end of life, etc.
The role requires specialized training and competency in stoma care, special wound management (e.g., negative wound therapy), naso-gastric tube insertion for drainage, care of PICC line, parental nutrition, enteral feed, and specialized pain management (e.g., patient-controlled analgesics (PCA), epidural infusion, perineural infusion).
Main Duties of the Job
As a Registered Nursing Associate (RNA), you will be an essential part of the healthcare team, supporting registered nurses and healthcare assistants to deliver high-quality care. You will play a crucial role in our acute care settings, providing holistic and person-centered care to patients. Under the supervision of registered nurses, you will work within your scope of practice, applying your knowledge and skills to care for patients across various clinical settings. You will support the nursing process and adhere to NMC standards while enabling continuity of care and enhancing patient outcomes. Your role will be vital in managing patient caseloads and contributing to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the healthcare team.
About Us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected, and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families, and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK, you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Job Responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries, please don't hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person Specification
Clinical Skills and Experience
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills showing empathy and diplomacy.
* Ability to work within a team and demonstrate organizational skills.
* Adaptable, willing to learn, and take on new projects when required.
* Ability to motivate staff.
* IT skills for Trust software packages or ability to work towards this.
* Academic writing skills and understanding the importance of respecting equality, diversity, and inclusion.
* Caring and compassionate behaviors.
* Understanding of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Governance
* Knowledge of the Trust policies and procedures.
* Knowledge of the NMC standards and proficiencies.
* Knowledge of clinical governance processes.
Personal/Professional Attributes
* Calm under pressure, ability to work flexibly and collaboratively.
* Good interpersonal skills.
* Motivated and enthusiastic.
* Committed to team working.
* Application of emotional intelligence.
Qualifications and Training
* Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care NMC.
* Registered Nursing Associate.
* Knowledge of Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance.
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.
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum pro rata.
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