Job overview
Are you a motivated practitioner who possesses excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills and want to provide Gold Standard care to our patients... Then this exciting opportunity is for you!
We are looking for a enthusiastic new team member to join our Upper Gi and Colorectal Team department at Royal Preston Hospital.
We are looking for a qualified Assistant Practitioner / Nursing Associate, who has a passion for providing high quality patient focused care for our surgical patients who have a flexible attitude towards work and a desire for new challenges.
You will gain valuable experience & will develop wound assessment knowledge and wound care management skills. Pre & Post operative care knowledge & skills. These skills are transferable to any area of your nursing career.
Main duties of the job
General duties will include pre & post-operative care, physiological observations and investigations. You will develop an in depth knowledge of wound management and the specific needs of patients who fall under the Upper GI and Colorectal speciality.
An interest in Upper GI and Colorectal would be beneficial
As a Band 4 in the Upper Gi and colorectal speciality you will receive direct support from senior nursing colleagues to develop and enhance your skills. Enabling you to nurse a cohort of patients and be responsible for their pre and post op care.
You will be warmly welcomed and well supported by a fantastic team who are passionate and aspire to provide excellent care.
Working for our organisation
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
Our values define who we are and how we behave .
Caring and compassionate. We treat everyone with dignity and respect, doing everything we can to show we care.
Recognising individuality. We respect, value and respond to every person’s individual needs.
Seeking to involve. We will always involve patients in making decisions about their care and treatment & are always open and honest.
Team working. We work together as one team, and involve patients, families, and other services, to provide the best care possible.
Taking personal responsibility. We each take personal responsibility to give the highest standards of care and deliver a service we can always be proud of.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Contribute to the assessment, implementation and evaluation of care to meet patients’ needs in accordance with agreed local and national standards and evidence based guidelines under supervision.
Support and provide patient education and health promotion.
Support the delivery and co-ordination of care, through appropriate professional practice.
Contribute to the management of risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required, to ensure seamless care.
Maintain accurate and complete records of all care activities, in a timely manner, adhering to local and professional standards for documentation.
Person specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
1. Experience of working as a Trainee Nursing Associate within an acute hospital setting.
2. Proven competency of performing a core range of clinical procedures.
Desirable criteria
3. Experience of working as an Nursing Associate within an acute hospital setting
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
4. Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
5. Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
Desirable criteria
6. Basic Life Support Cascade Trainer
7. Key mover Cascade Trainer
8. ANTT Assessor