Employer: Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Poynt, Town: Luton
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 Per annum, pro-rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 16/01/2025
Nursing Associate Tissue Viability Team
Band 4
Driven by our Trust values: Honesty, Empathy, Ambition, Respect; the Trust's vision is to provide high quality care to the diverse communities we serve to make their lives better.
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Our cultural diversity, long term conditions and disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ staff networks are a key part of this commitment, creating positive change and helping build an inclusive culture across the Trust.
Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed - our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
Options for flexible working are considered for all roles within CCS, including job share opportunities, compressed hours, annualised hours, tailored working patterns and more. If you are interested in flexible working, please talk to the recruiting manager for this vacancy.
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, forward thinking, committed and enthusiastic Nursing Associate with excellent communication skills to join our Tissue Viability Team. You will be pivotal in helping us to develop this new and exciting role within our team and act as a role model to current and future trainee nursing associates.
You should have excellent clinical, written and verbal communication skills and have completed the Trainee Nursing Associates course, gaining NMC registration.
We will offer you a comprehensive induction based on your learning needs to enable you to transition into your new role. We will also provide you with further development opportunities, as well as offering you the opportunity to consolidate your role and provide you with a structured career pathway.
In return we offer a great team environment, learning and development opportunities and supervision support.
Development of our staff is fundamental to running our service effectively and we will invest our time in your future.
Main duties of the job
The nursing associate role has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan of patients and across the fields of nursing; providing holistic and person centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings. The nursing associate works independently under the leadership of registered nurses who work within the sphere of nursing and care.
Nursing associates are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment as a nursing associate and will work to a nationally recognised code of conduct.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. Provide and monitor care in the community setting:
* Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to people in a range of care settings.
* Monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with people, families, and carers.
* Contribute to ongoing assessment recognising when it is necessary to refer to others for reassessment.
* Communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating or handing over responsibility for care.
* Recognise and report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes.
* Undertake lower limb re-assessments and wound management using the appropriate documentation following the full training and assessment of own competence levels by a regulated professional.
* Record and analyse the following clinical tasks using existing clinical knowledge and experience; Measure and record blood pressure, temperature, height & weight – body mass index, Purpose-T assessments, nutritional assessment using Must tool.
1. Planning:
* Working alongside senior health professionals in planning the clinics and visits, prioritising according to agreed protocols and seeking advice when required.
* Participating in co-coordinating patient visits and planning reviews accordingly.
2. Patient Contact:
* Being an accountable professional.
* Act in the best interests of the people they care for.
* Put people first and provide nursing care that is person centred, safe and compassionate.
* Act professionally at all times.
* Use knowledge and experience to make evidence based decisions and solve problems.
* Recognise and work within the limits of their competence.
* Be responsible for their actions.
3. Promoting Health and Preventing Ill-Health:
* Support people to improve their mental and physical health and wellbeing.
* Active involvement in the prevention of and protection against disease and ill health.
* Engage in public health, community development, and in the reduction of health inequalities.
4. Communication:
* To liaise as appropriate with members of the Adult community teams.
* Develop good working relationships and liaise as appropriate with parents/ carers, and other health, social or voluntary agencies.
* To communicate effectively with clients in complex situations. Communication skills of engagement, negotiation, motivation and explanation will be required to enable the management of potential barriers to communication.
* To be actively involved in the communication of complex information regarding clients’ needs and any other useful information to the Adult Nursing Team, and/or other appropriate medical services (such as GP) and members of the wider Adult Services team.
5. Budgetary Responsibility:
* Take responsibility to minimise incurred expenditure e.g. Mileage, telephone calls use of equipment etc.
* Ordering and receipt of stock.
6. People Management:
* Actively participate in annual performance reviews providing evidence of attaining the relevant knowledge and skills required for the job.
* To attend mandatory and relevant training courses and to maintain up to date clinical knowledge and skills in order to perform in the role.
* To participate in staff and service development through attendance at service meetings and in service training.
7. Clinical and Practice Governance:
* Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
* Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.
* The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes.
* To contribute in programmes and education support for staff and students.
* To actively participate in programmes of supervision to maintain own development and reflective practice.
* To actively engage in developing own practice through annual clinical observations.
* The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures.
* The post holder must participate in clinical and safeguarding audits as required.
* The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* NMC Registered Nursing Associate
* Educated to a minimum level 5 Foundation degree level specific to nursing associate practice
* GCSE Grade A-C English and Maths or Level 2 in Maths and English
* Completion of End Point Assessment for applicants who have undertaken an apprenticeship route
* Care Certificate or willingness to train
* Related health and social care qualification (Level 3)
Experience
* Experience of working in a team as a registered nursing associate
* Experience of patient-centred care
* Experience of health coaching and promoting independent living
* Previous experience of working within the community setting
* Evidence of involvement in support / development of less experienced staff
* Experience in community or hospital based healthcare.
Knowledge and Skills
* Ability to communicate with members of the public and health and social care providers
* Ability to deal with a non-routine and unpredictable workload and individual patient contact
* Ability to manage own workload
* Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
* Understanding of basic physiology, e.g. normal vital signs, nutritional requirements, referral processes etc.
* Ability to work on own initiative
* Standard keyboard skills and ability to communicate through IT using packages such as Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
* Report writing skills (referrals, Datix).
* Ability to work flexibly as part of a team.
* Time Management and prioritisation Skills and Willingness to learn appropriate clinical
* Understanding of evidence based practice
* Competent with Systmone Willingness to learn appropriate clinical competencies
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
* Ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
* Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding issues
* Appreciates the significance of safeguarding and interprets this accurately for all individual children and young people/vulnerable adults whatever their life circumstances.
* Has a good understanding of the Safeguarding agenda
* Can demonstrate an ability to contribute towards a safe environment
* Is up-to-date with legislation and current events
* Can demonstrate how s/he has promoted ‘best practice’
* Shows a personal commitment to safeguarding children
Certificate of Sponsorship
For roles that are eligible for sponsorship, applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker Visa to work in the UK are welcome, and will be considered alongside all other applications. You are strongly advised to visit Check if you need a UK Visa website and familiarise yourself with what is required which should assist you in your understanding of the process.
UK Registration
For roles that require professional registration, applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Our safe recruitment pre-employment checks are undertaken before an appointment is confirmed and may include a DBS check. Where the role requires you to drive, we'll ask you to validate your driving licence online via the DVLA.
In submitting an application, you authorise Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed.
ALL CORRESPONDENCE will be via the e-mail address on your application form. If you have not been invited to interview within 2 weeks of the closing date, you unfortunately haven’t been successful on this occasion, but keep an eye on our vacancies as a job that’s just right for you may appear!
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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