Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the community nursing service in Halton. Are you an enthusiastic and motivated Nursing Associate looking for a new challenge? You will join a team of nurses delivering high quality care to patients who are housebound. This includes palliative care, wound care, catheter care, and phlebotomy. If you feel you have the right skills to care for patients in their home environment, then we would like to hear from you. You must be willing to work within an integrated team and develop your skills and knowledge. Community nursing is evolving at a fast pace, and you must be able to embrace change.
Main duties of the job
The Nursing Associate will assist in the identification of health needs and participate in the delivery and evaluation of care interventions developed to meet those needs under the supervision of a registered Practitioner. Supervision may be direct/indirect depending upon competency/complexity of work. The postholder will continue to develop and undertake a range of delegated tasks and will report to a Registered Practitioner.
Job responsibilities
1. Function as an effective member of the District Nursing and wider multi-disciplinary team
2. Maintain clear, concise, and legible documentation adhering to prescribed standards and protocols
3. Use IT systems for relevant tasks e.g., accessing patient records & results, requesting investigations, data collections
4. Obtain consent in accordance with Trust Consent Policy
5. Use safe handling techniques and promote patient mobility, utilising mobility aids and equipment where appropriate
6. Maintain a patient-oriented approach towards care delivery and rehabilitation
7. Undertake a designated range of patient assessments (according to protocol)
8. Plan and deliver high standards of care (in conjunction with relevant professionals where appropriate)
9. Implement and evaluate individual care plans, utilising relevant outcome measures
10. Undertake a designated range of interventions (according to protocol) including wound care, application of plaster of paris, health screening etc.
11. Recognise the need for referral and undertake appropriate referrals to specialist nurses/practitioners/services within the NHS, independent & voluntary sectors
12. Promote and provide health education specific to intermediate care and in line with national and local policies
13. Undertake, monitor & record the following basic observations:
* Temperature, Blood pressure, Pulse, Respiration
* Peak flow
1. Monitor and record blood glucose levels utilising blood glucose monitoring equipment, with readings outside of normal parameters referred/discussed appropriately within the clinical team
2. Undertake and record urine testing as per Trust policy, with readings outside of normal parameters referred/discussed appropriately within the clinical team
3. Utilise clinical skills appropriately to enhance the delivery of patient care e.g., Venepuncture, removal clips/sutures
4. Implement and evaluate a plan of care for simple wound management, as directed by a registered practitioner
5. Monitor and care for patients with respiratory conditions, to include:
* Use of oxygen therapy
* Positioning to aid expectoration/breathing
Person Specification
Skills & Attributes
* Competencies achieved within the workplace and attendance at a Higher Education Institute (HEI), as part of the Trainee Nurse Assistant programme.
* Understanding of the limits of the Nursing Associate role and responsibilities
* Oral and written communication skills
Experience
* Work collaboratively across teams, agencies, and organisational boundaries
Qualifications
* Nurse Associate registration
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Please quote reference number: C9835-HA24-094b
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