A Vacancy at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Are you an Assistant Nurse Practitioner or a Registered Nursing Associate looking for a new challenge? Then this may be just the role for you!
The renal department is unique, friendly, dynamic, and promotes clinical excellence for all of our nursing teams across our 3 sites in Norfolk, and are delighted to be in a position to offer a rare opportunity at Cromer Renal Unit, Cromer & District Hospital, Cromer.
Our nurse-led, outpatient hemodialysis unit at Cromer and District Hospital has 9 hemodialysis stations and operates from 06.30hrs – 22.00hrs Monday to Saturday, and closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day every year. Their patient group totals approx. 60 patients and due to the frequency that patients attend for treatment, the unit has a real community feel to it.
Our departmental Clinical Education team pride themselves on providing the highest standard of support and training, with an extensive competency document to complete ‘on the job’ to gain the skills you require to be a specialist renal practitioner.
If the above appeals to you, apply today!
You will function as part of the Multidisciplinary Team within the department, to provide a seamless service to patients under the remote supervision of a Registered General Nurse/Practitioner.
You will continue to develop and undertake a range of delegated tasks and will report to a Registered General Nurse/ Practitioner. The Assistant Practitioner/ RNA will provide a high standard of general/specific care for an identified client group and will be proficient and competent to work across professional disciplines.
You will be able to deliver elements of health and social care and undertake clinical work in domains that have previously only been within the remit of registered general nurses only. Will also have the underpinning knowledge and assessed level of competence to undertake such a role – locally assessed following academic instruction. It is anticipated that this role will continue to develop through the acquisition of further skills, knowledge and competencies to be determined within the clinical teams, with focus on clients need.
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.
Please see the attached job description for full details. This document contains both Assistant Practitioner and Nursing Associate job descriptions.
This advert closes on Tuesday 19 Nov 2024