Job summary
South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust are looking for dedicated and forward-thinking individuals to join our Acute Paediatric Team based at Warwick Hospital. The applicant will preferably be a registered Nurse Associate with an interest in working with Children and Young people. However Nurse Associates due to qualify will be considered.
The Paediatric Unit is comprised of; MacGregor Ward, a 17 inpatient Paediatric beds (including a High Dependency Bed), a Paediatric Outpatient Area, and a 5 bedded Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU).
If you are seeking to enhance your clinical skills and want to contribute to a forward-thinking and developing Paediatric team, we can offer you an excellent experience within a supportive environment. We pride ourselves on delivering individualised family centred care to all of our families.
You will need to be able to work flexibly including nights and weekends. However flexible working requests will be considered.
We actively encourage professional development and can support staff to undertake a variety of courses and study days. If you share our values and can demonstrate you are a highly motivated team player, we would welcome your application.
Main duties of the job
The nursing associate has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan 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 sphere of nursing and care 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 a nationally recognised code of conduct.
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.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Result Areas
Act in the best interests of the people they care for.
Put people first and provide nursing care that is person centred, safe and compassionate.
Act professionally at all times.
Use knowledge and experience to make evidence based decisions and solve problems.
Recognise and work within the limits of their competence.
Be accountable for their actions.
Promoting Health and Preventing Ill Health
Support people to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing.
Active involvement in the prevention of and protection against disease and ill health.
Engage in public health, community development, and in the reduction of health inequalities.
Provide and Monitor Care
Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to people in a range of care settings.
Monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with people, families, and carers.
Contribute to ongoing assessment recognising when it is necessary to refer to others for reassessment.
Communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating or handing over responsibility for care.
Recognise and report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes.
Working in Teams
Play an active role as members of interdisciplinary teams.
Collaborate and communicate effectively with nurses, a range of other health and care professionals and lay carers.
Improving Safety and Quality of Care
Improve the quality of care by contributing to the continuous monitoring of peoples experience of care.
Identify risks to safety or experience and take appropriate action, putting the best interests, needs and preferences of people first.
Contributing to Integrated Care
Contribute to the provision of care for people, including those with complex needs.
Understand the roles of a range of professionals and carers from other organisations and settings who may be participating in the care of a person and their family.
Understand responsibilities in relation to communication and collaboration.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. GCSE level A - C English and Maths or equivalent
2. Nursing Associate Foundation Degree/Higher Apprenticeship
Experience
Essential
3. Minimum 3 years' experience in healthcare
4. Experience as part of a team
Skills
Essential
5. Able to implement and evaluate treatment
6. Able to recognise when escalation to a registered professional is required
7. Able to delegate work appropriately
8. Able to manage time effectively
9. Demonstrates knowledge of research-based practices
10. Demonstrates knowledge of clinical audit and clinical effectiveness
11. Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
12. Competent IT skills
13. Able to present information, written and orally in an accurate clear and logical manner
14. Able to write reports about an assessment of an individual
15. Ability to organise and prioritise workload
16. Ability to write accurate and legible patient notes
17. Good spoken and written English
Personal Qualities
Essential
18. Able to work as a team member
19. Compassionate
20. Reliable
Other
Essential
21. Able to work flexibly
22. Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
23. Able, with appropriate support, to work in an emotionally demanding environment