You will work as part of the multi-disciplinary health care team providing planned care and delivering the highest standards of patient care within the ED. The role is exciting and challenging, where compassion, teamwork, excellent communication skills, emotional resilience, and initiative are paramount.
You will embrace the challenge of working as a Nursing Associate in a highly diverse environment, you will be registered with the NMC and have experience of working in an acute hospital environment.
As a nursing associate in the Emergency Department, you will need to be flexible and able to adapt to meet the needs of the department day to day. This includes assisting with basic nursing care through to caring for your own caseload of patients.
You will need to have experience of working in an acute hospital environment as well as a Nursing Associate or Assistant Practitioner qualification at level 4. Experience of working with patients acutely unwell would be an advantage.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly-motivated Nursing Associate or Assistant Practitioner to join our friendly and supportive team in the Emergency Department at Barnet Hospital.
We can offer you a diverse working environment whilst allowing you to develop your clinical skills, knowledge, and expertise, giving you the opportunity to gain advanced specialised skills to care for patients with complex needs.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies, and carry out more than 17 million tests.
Our size, scale, and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits to next-level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
Maintain professional behaviour at all times and promote a positive image of Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, in line with World Class Care.
Key Responsibilities:
1. To prioritise and manage own workload.
2. To monitor the condition and health needs of patients within their care on a continual basis in partnership with patients, families, and colleagues.
3. To contribute to ongoing assessment, recognising when it is necessary to escalate to others for further intervention.
4. To communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital, or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating, or handing over responsibility for care.
5. Recognise and report any situations, behaviours, or errors that could result in poor care.
6. To undertake all nursing procedures in accordance with Trust policies and ensure that these procedures and policies are understood and adhered to by all staff.
7. To establish effective working relations with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to promote good communication and a multi-disciplinary approach to patient care.
8. To supervise unqualified staff, ensuring that they have the knowledge, skills, and resources to carry out delegated aspects of care.
Clinical Competencies:
1. Use manual techniques and devices to take, record and interpret vital signs including temperature, pulse, respiration, pulse oximetry, blood pressure monitoring.
2. Safe administration of medicines via oral, topical and inhalation routes.
3. Safe administration of injections using subcutaneous and intramuscular routes.
4. Administration of medicines via the enteral route.
5. Administer enemas and suppositories.
6. Undertake routine venepuncture, phlebotomy, and ECGs.
7. Measure and interpret blood glucose and ketone levels.
8. Monitoring accurate intake and output charts (fluid balance).
9. Wound care and closure using simple techniques such as glue and steristrips.
10. Plastering and applying immobilisation equipment.
11. Best practice infection control.
12. Continence assessment.
13. Diabetes care.
14. Chronic disease management.
15. Pressure area care.
16. Bowel care.
17. Palliative care.
18. Male and female catheterisation.
19. Pain assessment.
20. Documentation.
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