• The Nursing Associate will support the Nursing workforce to provide safe effective care; ensuringevidence based care for patients under the indirect supervision of a registered nurse (RN).
• The Nursing Associate will be proficient and competent and work within their scope of practice as governed by the NMC Code (2018) and NMC Standards of Proficiency(2018) .
• The Nursing Associate may be expected to participate in audits and service improvement initiatives.
• The Nursing Associate will be expected to supervise and support HCAs, Trainee Nursing Associates and Pre-registration nurses.
• It is anticipated that this role will continue to develop through the acquisition of further skills based on NMC (2018) guidelines and development of the Nursing Associate role.
· Deliver clinical care to patients as required within set protocols and within the scope of the Nursing Associates practice.
· Contribute to patient assessment (after appropriate delegation from the RN) and plan and deliver high standards of care.
· Coordinate a team of Health Care Assistants in care delivery and where appropriate other students on the FdSc programme.
· Take responsibility for a group/caseload of patients as required and when delegated by a RN.
• Delegate tasks (not responsibility) to other members of the clinical care team as appropriate, e.g. Healthcare support workers, family members and lay carers.
• Assist in the delivery of health promotion advice as appropriate to role and in line with own level of competence.
Undertake agreed enhanced tasks as specified in local competencies under the indirect supervision of a RN.
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
See attached Job description and Person Specification and contact us for further details if required.
This advert closes on Friday 7 Feb 2025
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