Apprentice Nursing Associate

2 weeks ago


Bedford, United Kingdom Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are looking for Apprentice Nursing Associate apprentices who are interested progressing into a career in Nursing. Successful applicants will be offered a full time salary and the opportunity to work within our acute healthcare setting, whilst combining training with academic learning to achieve a Foundation Degree Qualification and NMC registration as a Nursing Associate.

The apprenticeship programme is structured and it will give apprentices experience in a wide variety of placements across the breadth of health and social care and various organisations. The training is offered as an apprenticeship and we are looking to recruit from both our current employees and the wider community.

The academic aspect of the course will be provided by the University of Bedfordshire. The university tuition costs for the programme are fully funded by Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Trainees will be employed on a 2 year fixed term contract to complete the apprenticeship programme. All trainees will be offered permanent employment on successful completion of the course.

We will be offering Health Care Assistant (Band 2) posts in the first instance to applicants who do not have care, acute, or hospital experience as this will provide the suitable applicant relevant experience prior to the apprenticeship start date. The Trust reserve the right to determine when successful applicants are ready to join the apprenticeship programme.

Previous applicants need not apply

The training programme emphasises the role that apprentices can play in life course (pre-conception to end of life). Some of the duties will include:

- Proving personal care for patients
- Undertaking clinical tasks including venepuncture and ECGs
- supporting individuals and their families and carers when faced with unwelcome news and life-changing diagnoses
- Performing and recording clinical observations such as blood pressure, temperature, respirations and pulse
- Discussing and sharing information with registered nurses on a patients’ condition, behaviour, activity and responses
- Ensuring the privacy, dignity and safety of individuals is maintained at all times
- Recognising issues relating to safeguarding vulnerable children and adults

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job.
- Develop understanding of all elements of the nursing process and be able to assist the registered nurse in the on-going assessment, planning, management and evaluation of care
- Support individuals with all aspects of care including daily living, providing person-centred care and promoting health and independence through awareness raising and care navigation to other professionals as appropriate
- Perform and record clinical observations including blood pressure, temperature, respirations, pulse
- Undertake clinical tasks including cannulation, venepuncture, ECGs
- Accurately record nutritional and fluid intake
- Ensure the privacy, dignity and safety of individuals is maintained at all times
- Report back and share information with the registered nurses on the condition, behaviour, activity and responses of individuals
- Recognise issues relating to safeguarding vulnerable children and adults and report any problems or raise concerns to the appropriate registered care professionals
- Assist in the implementation of appropriate action to meet the specific physical, emotional and psychological, social, cultural and spiritual needs of individuals and carers
- Assist in the delivery of complex care as prescribed by the registered nurse
- Develop understanding of caring for individuals with particular conditions for example dementia, mental illness, learning disabilities
- Develop skills in relation to coaching/teaching individuals/carers/other staff
- Promote health and safety maintaining best practice in health, safety and security
- Plan and manage competing demands of job role, study and placement activity

**Qualifications**:

- Level 2 Functional/Key Skills in English and Maths or GCSE English Language & Maths at Grade A-C /4-9 (Evidence of qualifications will be required)
- The ability



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