Nursing Associate

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
- **come and take your place with us.**

**Job overview**:
The role of the Nursing Associate is to work with the multi professional team and the Registered Nurse contributing to the ongoing assessment, providing and monitoring care in line with the service pathways and as agreed with supervising clinician(s). They will monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with the multi-professional team. Working to bridge the gap between Health Care Assistants and Registered Nurses by working independently under the leadership of Registered Nurses, working within the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process.

**Main duties of the job**:
Communicate effectively with dignity and respect to all patients, relatives and others giving consideration to potential barriers to understanding. Communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating or handing over responsibility for care. deliver a high standard of nursing care contributing to the ongoing assessment Prioritise and manage own workload

Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to patients in a range of care settings. Direct patient care, monitor the condition and health needs of patients within their care on a continual basis in partnership with patients, families and carers, ensuring appropriate escalation to a registered nurse when required.

**Working for our organisation**:
Rochdale Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place destined to be different. Rochdale puts co-operation and co-design at the forefront of its health and social care. This is the place with community based integrated care at its heart. Rochdale Infirmary, and the adult and children’s community services across Heywood Middleton and Rochdale, consists of professionals from health, social and voluntary sectors. A place leading the way in life-enhancing, integrated care.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Essential Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Foundation degree (Nursing Associate)
- GCSE Maths/English grade C or above or functional Maths and English
- Nursing Associate on NMC Register

**Knowledge & Skills**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate
- Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
- Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans

**Skills and Abilities**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication)
- Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
- Have effective time management skills and the ability to prioritise
- Maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately,
- Compassionate and caring

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**Employer certification / accreditation badges**:
**Applicant requirements**:

- You must have appropriate UK professional registration.