Apprentice Nursing Associate

Fantastic apprenticeship opportunity to help support your local community, Work, Learn and Earn

This is a new venture the Trust are beginning to help gain local talented individuals to help begin their nursing journey into healthcare and help support their neighbourhoods.
- Health and Social Level 3
- GSCE C or above, 4 - 9, Maths and English (New GSCE Grading) OR Functional Skills Numeracy and Literacy Level

This is a fully funded course where you will have access to a wide range of support mechanisms whilst being able to learn on the job

ROLE SUMMARY

The Trainee Nursing Associate will develop a breadth of knowledge across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person centred care and support for people of all ages in a variety of settings. They will gain the knowledge, understanding, skills attitudes and behaviours to become a registered practitioner as a Nursing Associate and will work to a nationally recognised code of conduct.

The Training Nurse Associate will be required to work to the normal shift patterns of the team where placement is being undertaken.

The Trainee Nurse Associate is an apprenticeship program, which involves the development of skills using a work based model which requires attendance at the University 1 day a week whilst developing practical skills within the work place and linking theory to practice.

In pursuing these duties the post holder will ensure compliance with the NHS Constitution and be familiar with the NHS England Guidance ‘Understanding the new NHS’.

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank

‘A nursing associate is a new member of the nursing team who will provide care for patients. This role is only being used and regulated in England. The role is intended to address a skills gap between health and care assistants and registered nurses. The nursing associate is a stand-alone role in its own right and will also provide a progression route into graduate level nursing. Nursing associates will be trained to work with people of all ages and in a variety of settings. It is intended that this new role will enable registered nurses to focus on more complex clinical duties.’ NMC (2018).

Will work closely with all nursing staff and the wider team, which includes workforce development staff, administration staff, therapists, and colleagues from other departments such as Pharmacy, Radiology, Pathology and Social Services. This list is not exhaustive and it is expected that there will be other key relationships, which will develop within this role.