Main area Trainee Nursing Associate Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Will include evening, weekend and night shift work)
Job ref 319-6932294IO
Site Northumbria Health and Care Academy Town Cramlington
Salary £24,071 - £25,674 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 11/02/2025 23:59
Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 2022). You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare and, this is…the Northumbria Way!
What the Northumbria Way means for you:
* Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
* Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
* A range of flexible working opportunities
* Generous annual leave and pension scheme
* Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
* Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
* On-site nursery places via salary sacrifice
* Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank
We are proud to be one of the country’s top performing NHS trusts – rated ‘outstanding’ overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our teams deliver care from hospitals, a range of community venues and people’s homes. Our hospitals include a specialist emergency care hospital (the first of its kind in England), three general hospitals and community hospitals. In the community we deliver a wide range of community and public health services.
Job overview
We are delighted to recruit Trainee Nursing Associates to learn at the new Northumbria Health and Care Academy at Northumbria Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust. The programme will be run as part of a unique partnership with the University of Sunderland. You will work and train within the Trust, completing a variety of placements throughout the Trust, and learning at the Academy, taking advantage of the state of the art facilities for learning and simulated practice.
The Trainee Nursing Associate role works with existing nursing care support workers and Registered Nurses, providing the workforce we need for the future care of our patients. During the apprenticeship programme, the Trainee Nursing Associate will be employed for 2 years at Band 3 and, on successful completion, will be in a position to move into a Band 4 Registered Nursing Associate post. The training is a 2 year course leading to a level 5 Foundation Degree in Healthcare Practice, and registration with the Nursing and Midwifery council (NMC).
As this is a formal academic apprenticeship, all dates are fixed including annual leave.
Please note the interview is a two stage process, with an individual interview and group exercise on 24th February 2025, and a skills scan on 3rd March 2025. Both dates must be attended and offers will not be made until all checks required on both days are complete.
You will be required to bring evidence of qualifications (GCSE or Functional Skills) on your interview dates.
Main duties of the job
* This is a developmental role. The trainee will work towards progression into the post of Nursing Associate through successful completion of the Nursing Associate training programme which includes the attainment of a level 5 Foundation Degree equivalent qualification.
* The Nursing Associate training programme combines and integrates both academic and work-based learning through close collaboration between employers and education providers.
* At the end of the programme, the trainee Nursing Associate will be 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.
Working for our organisation
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Deliver high quality, compassionate care under the direction of a Registered Nurse (or other registered care professional dependent on setting) with a focus on promoting health and independence.
* Have proficient attitudes and behaviours compatible with NHS Values.
* Work as part of a designated clinical and care team delivering care that focuses on the direct needs of the individual.
* Carry out specific delegated clinical and care tasks and responsibilities to a high standard and competency, under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse or other registered care professionals dependent on setting.
* Work with a mentor to take responsibility for developing own clinical competence, leadership and reflective practice skills within the workplace, while on placements and through attending the Nursing Associate Training Programme.
* Provide feedback to assist in the evaluation of the Nursing Associate pilot programme.
* Develop by the end of the Nursing Associate Training Programme the ability to work without direct supervision, at times delivering care independently in line with the individual’s defined plan of care.
Person specification
Qualifications
* GCSEs Grade A-C in Maths and English or functional skills level 2 in Maths and English.
* Ability to demonstrate 12 months recent previous care experience (this could include voluntary) - NVQ level 3 in relevant subject or equivalent qualification and / or experience.
* Qualifications and Credit Framework Level 3 in Care or equivalent in terms of both academic attainment and previous care experience.
* Essential induction training and experience – care certificate or equivalent.
* Completion of an HCA development programme.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible.
Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post.
#J-18808-Ljbffr