Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Exciting opportunities have arisen for enthusiastic Registered Nursing Associates to join Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in a variety of clinical settings.
We are seeking hardworking, registered Nursing Associates to join our growing workforce. The Nursing Associate will work as part of the multidisciplinary team to support the Registered Nurses and other members of the healthcare team to deliver planned high quality, person-centred care within the scope of the Nursing Associate role.
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has a long history of supporting the Registered Nursing Associate role and we are looking for enthusiastic highly motivated applicants to join the growing community. The Registered Nursing Associate will deliver care and treatment working within the standards of proficiency outlined by the Nursing Midwifery Council.
We are seeking individuals with excellent communication skills who are able to work using their own initiative, prioritise their workload and work well as part of a team.
Nursing Associates are expected to deliver planned care within the scope of their practice and escalate to Registered Nurses for advice as appropriate in accordance with trust policies and guidelines.
Main duties of the job
The Nursing Associate has a breadth of knowledge across all stages of life 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, working within the relevant scope of practice and within all aspects of the nursing process.
Nursing Associates are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment as a Nursing Associate and will work to the NMC Code of Conduct and the Nursing Associate Standards of Proficiency.
The following criteria identify the core components of the roles, responsibilities and accountabilities of Nursing Associates. They identify what Nursing Associates can contribute to the health and wellbeing of patients and service users, and apply across all health and care settings. Integral to all of these is the ability to communicate effectively, with sensitivity and compassion, and to manage relationships with people, making reasonable adjustments where necessary.
Job responsibilities
1. Utilises professional knowledge to plan and implement care interventions for patients, working with the registered nurse team, including reassessment of nursing interventions.
2. Applies relevant legal, regulatory and governance requirements, policies, and ethical frameworks, including any mandatory reporting duties, to all areas of practice.
3. Demonstrates and applies an understanding of how and when to escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice.
4. Follows evidenced-based treatment plans, working to agreed policy and procedure to implement care.
5. Maintains up to date knowledge in their field of practice, ensuring they meet professional requirements for revalidation and continued professional development.
6. Utilises opportunities for continuing development in clinical and theoretical skills to provide up to date and effective patient care.
7. Undertakes and meets competencies of agreed additional speciality training, for example, for tissue viability.
8. Utilises opportunities to promote health and wellbeing for patients and their families.
9. Maintains and upholds NMC Code of Professional Conduct, and takes action to review and develop any aspect of own knowledge, skills, or understanding that does not meet safe practice.
10. Recognises implications of, and assists in, developing and changing services, for improved patient care and enhances placements for trainees, apprentices and students.
11. Undertakes and develops relevant skills to expand personal and professional scope of practice ensuring a period of training in line with approved trust policies and procedures.
12. Discuss personal performance and future educational requirements through regular appraisals and personal development planning.
13. Encouraged to undertake reflective practice and utilise opportunities to engage in clinical supervision.
14. Uses evidence-based and research information to update and maintain practice competence.
15. Works in the clinical area alongside the learners providing teaching, learning, supervision and feedback.
Person Specification
NMC register
* Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
* Previous experience of working in a health care setting.
* Understand the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the team and organisation.
* Recent clinical experience in an acute setting.
Experience
* Previous experience of working within the health care setting.
* Experience of using IT based patient systems within HUTH.
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.
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