Nurse Associate

1 week ago

Chippenham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom Wiltshire Health and Care LLP Full time

Job summary

Nurse Associate - Band 4

Chippenham Community Team

30 Hours per week - Permanent

If you love working in a Community setting wehave a great opportunity for a qualified Nursing Associate (Band 4) to joinChippenham Community Team. This post is currently 30 hours.

The team is based in Chippenham CommunityHospital and provides patient care between hours with shiftpatterns including some weekends, early and late shifts which can be flexible.The team supports patients who are registered with GP practices in theChippenham locality, and we work closelythe wider Multi-Disciplinary team including our Therapists, Social Care,GPs, and other agencies.

This role is very rewarding and will includesupporting a caseload of patients and providing effective nursing interventionsin patients homes and other community settings. Our caseload includes patientswith palliative care needs, simple and complex tissue viability needs and arange of acute and long-term conditions. You will be required to have or besupported towards achieving a wide range of nursing competencies includingmedication administration, patient assessments, wound management, andcontinence care.

Main duties of the job

You will also need some experience in NHS patient care, alongsideexcellent interpersonal and communication skills. We are a busy, cohesive andwell-organised team and will welcome a new member of staff who is enthusiastic,resilient and flexible and also willing to contribute to the ongoingdevelopment of the services we provide.

Wiltshire Health and Care is also proactivein developing community specific training and can offer a supportive andfriendly environment in which to learn new skills, a range of training anddevelopment opportunities, including an induction program, and clinicalsupport.

Apply now to join our team and help us todeliver our vision to improve health and wellbeing in our community byproviding high quality care.

If you are interested, please come for an informal visit to meet ourteam. To arrange this or for further information please contact;Sally Hanham Team Leader on or ClareLewis on

About us

Wiltshire Health and Care provides community based healthservices, enabling people to live healthy independent lives. Our Vision is to enable people to live independant and fulfilling lives for as long as possible. We are an NHSpartnership organisation, focused entirely on delivering quality health andcare to the people of Wiltshire - not on making a profit.

There has never been a better time to join us. Communityservices are expanding as part of the NHS Long Term Plan and the population ofWiltshire has never needed the energy, enthusiasm and commitment of ourcommunity-focused teams more than now. You will join a friendly and supportiveteam who live our values of Quality, Integrity, Partnership and Change, whichwere developed with our staff, patients and carers.

If you already live in or near Wiltshire, youll know thatit is a great place to live and work: rolling countryside, bustling markettowns and vibrant city life combined with excellent transport links and goodschools. If you are looking to move to the area, we offer local employment anda chance to play a crucial role as part of your new community straight away.What are you waiting for?

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attachedJob Description (under Supporting Documents) for more information regarding therole and to access the full person specification.

Person Specification

Additional Criteria

Essential

Access to a vehicle that can be used for business purposes and hold a full and valid driving licence.

Qualifications

Essential

Level 5 Nursing Associate qualification NMC registration and Nursing Associate

Experience

Essential

Some experience of working within a health and social care environment Ability to communicate with members of the public and health and care providers Courteous, respectful and helpful at all times Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the workload and individual patient contact Knowledge of when to seek advice and refer to a registered care professional

Desirable

Ability to work on own initiative Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities Understanding of evidence based practice Understanding of basic physiology, normal vital signs, fluid balance, nutritional requirements etc.

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