Nursing Associate
£31,422.97per annum, enhancements included
37.5 hours per week
Permanent Contract
Based at Herriot Hospice @ The Lambert, Thirsk
Closing Date: 15.10.24
Interviews will take place in Harrogate - date to be arranged.
An exciting opportunity for a qualified Nursing Associate at our brand new Herriot Hospice at The Lambert Inpatient Unit in Thirsk.
This new role will add to the Clinical teams to provide excellent nursing care under the leadership of a Registered Nurse to patients requiring Palliative Care.
Patients may require psychological support, and non-pharmacological relief as well as conventional treatments to provide effective symptom management for patients in varying stages of their care journey.
Key responsibilities of the Nursing Associate role will include direct administration of prescribed medications in accordance with North Yorkshire Hospice Care polices and guidelines. The Nursing Associate will undertake risk assessments and work with the Registered Nurse to provide appropriate cares. They will proactively complete nursing tasks and evaluate care to optimise patient experience. They will spend time communicating with patients and families supporting them and act as an advocate if needed through this complex emotional period.
Please see a copy of the full Job Description and Person Specification for the Nursing Associate role by clicking "Apply for this Job".
Please be aware we reserve the right to close a vacancy early if a suitable candidate is identified.
For more information on the role, please contact us on HR@saintmichaelshospice.org or on 01423 200145 and we can arrange for you to have an informal discussion with a member of the panel.
PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, we are not currently able to consider applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK.
PLEASE ENSURE: that you answer all supplementary questions as part of your application. Failure to do so will result in an automatic rejection and your application will not be considered.
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Benefits include (subject to eligibility): -
35 days holiday per year (including Bank Holidays, pro-rata).
Comprehensive Induction Programme.
Refer a friend bonus scheme.
Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of 8%.
Lifestyle discounts and savings.
Cycle to work scheme.
Employee Assistance Programme.
Access to staff support.
Free group life assurance.
Free DBS check.
Free car parking at Crimple House location.
Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’ and Saint Michael’s Hospice make up registered charity North Yorkshire Hospice Care. You’ll be joining an organisation that is driven, caring, and responsive and you will be playing an important role in enabling us to provide our highly valued services to people across North Yorkshire and beyond.
At North Yorkshire Hospice Care we believe that children, young people and adults should never experience abuse of any kind. Every member of our organisation has a responsibility to promote the welfare of all who encounter our services. We aim to keep people safe and to operate our services in a way that protects them; to make reporting concerns as easy as possible and respond quickly; to listen to all worries and work in partnership with individuals and agencies. All our staff and volunteers receive annual training on both adults and children/young people’s safeguarding. This impacts our recruitment processes and we have adopted a number of safer recruitment practices, which our HR and People team can talk through with you.
We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks being obtained including but not limited to identity checks, DBS clearance at an appropriate level for the role, verification of right to work in the UK, employment references and employment history. Costs of pre-employment checks will be met by the organisation.
North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a registered charity in England and Wales (518905) with a family of services operating as Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’, Saint Michael’s Hospice, and Talking Spaces. North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales (2121179).
Our Values at Work
North Yorkshire Hospice Care is clear about who we are, what we do and why we do it. It is our vision; mission and values that underpin this understanding and all three of these areas continue to evolve as we develop in response to the changing world around us.
We have re-examined our values with our stakeholders seeking to define a sense of who we are today. The result? A set of 10 values/behaviours that crystallize this thinking and act as a yardstick for our thinking and actions.
This shared set of values helps guide our decisions, actions and behaviours and is at the core of our collective aspiration to live in a community where everyone gets the care they need to live their last years, months and days with respect and dignity.
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