Nursing Associate - London Spinal Cord Injury Centre (LSCIC)
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
Are you a Nursing Associate with a passion for helping people in their activities of daily living and making a difference to their quality of life in a rehabilitation setting? The London Spinal Cord Injury Centre is one of 8 specialist rehabilitation centres in England, who look after individuals with both newly acquired and pre-existing spinal cord injuries.
We are looking for Nurse Associates who are passionate about the importance of rehabilitation nursing to join our diverse nursing team.
Our Nursing team consists of B2 Health Care Assistants, B3 Senior Health Care Assistants, B3 Rehab Assistants, B4 Registered Nursing Associates, B5 Reintegration Practitioners, B5 Registered Nurses, B6 Ward sisters, B7 Clinical Nurse Managers, B7 Clinical Nurse Educators, B7 Health Coaches, and a B8 Ward Matron. We offer excellent progression with the correct competency-based training and academic study.
The role requires the post holder to undertake internal rotation- early, late, long day, and night shifts.
If you are keen to develop your skills both clinically and professionally in a very supportive, dynamic team, and would like any further information, please get in touch.
Please note only Nursing Associates already registered on the NMC (or in the process of applying) will be shortlisted for this position. If you are a qualified nurse from overseas, please enquire with Capital Nurse regarding vacancies within the London Region.
Main duties of the job
Nursing Associates will work as part of the nursing establishment on SCIC, working alongside highly skilled NMC registered and unregistered staff. They will be an essential part of the multi-disciplinary integrated patient care on SCIC.
The role will require the successful candidate to work as part of the team on SCIC caring for those with spinal cord injuries, and they will be expected to practice according to the NMC code of conduct, demonstrating professional behaviour at all times.
The role requires excellent communication skills and the provision of excellent patient-centred care, underpinned with the most relevant evidence-based practice.
Job responsibilities
* To practice according to the NMC Code for standards of proficiency for registered nursing associates.
* Provide patient-centred care, whilst maintaining privacy and dignity at all times.
* Work alongside the registered nurse to undertake, deliver and monitor patient care, whilst managing own workload.
* Be responsible for their own actions and decision-making, prioritise and escalate as required.
* To participate in patient education and health promotion.
* Recognise situations where emotional and spiritual support are required and offer appropriate intervention, referring to the multidisciplinary team as needed (e.g. psychosocial key worker).
* Demonstrate excellent communication at all times when undertaking handover and in all documentation.
* To recognise and work within the limits of their scope of proficiency.
* Identify any risk to safety and escalate any concerns as appropriate.
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
* Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
Experience
* Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
* Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate.
* Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information.
Skills
* Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload.
* Able to undertake the clinical skills outlined in the job description.
* Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact.
* Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients, relatives, carers, and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
* Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers, and colleagues.
* Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to trainee nursing associates and nursing assistants as required within the clinical setting.
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.
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
£31,081 to £33,665 a year per annum inclusive of HCAs.
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