Nursing Associate

As a Nursing Associate you will be working in a busy community based serviceproviding general nursing care which includes, catheter management, injections/or medication management, wound care and palliative nursing care in patient’s homes and residential care homes. You will be able to complete holistic nursing assessments, be able to plan and evaluate patients personalised care needs.

Nursing Associates required over 2 bases within Sherwood Team and these are at Edwinstowe Health Centre and Rainworth Primary Care Centre.

There is also a post within the Newark Community Nursing Team based at Newark Health Centre

The Adult Community Service is an integrated healthcare team providing long-term conditions management, rehabilitation & community nursing services in Newark and Sherwood (Edwinstowe and Rainworth locality).

We are looking for Nursing Associates to join our dedicated Community Nursing teams who are committed and passionate about promoting health, well-being and independence. We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic clinician who believes in the provision of patient-centred care.

A key aim of our service is to reduce unplanned admissions and facilitate discharges from the acute care environment. The team members include, Community Nurses, District Nurses, Specialist Nurses, Support Workers and Social Workers, also working closely with GPs and the voluntary sector.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.

We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.

Do you want to make a difference?

Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?

Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career. Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people - our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are Notts H.C.

You should possess good interpersonal and time management skills, be a good communicator, organised and able to prioritise and work well as a member of a team. You will be providing general nursing care which includes, catheter management, injections, wound care and palliative nursing care in patient’s homes and residential care homes. You must be able to demonstrate a professional manner at all times to patients, relatives and staff of all levels.