Nursing Associate

Are you a registered nurse associate (NMC Level 5) looking for a new challenge? We are extremely excited to welcome any newly qualified or existing RNA's to join our Intermediate care and stroke services nursing teams.
- Are you able to manage you own workload?
- Are you passionate about developing you nursing skills?
- This vacancy is available for part time and full time hours.

MCH are developing our Inpatient services and provide inpatient rehabilitation at Amherst Court (stroke rehabilitation on Endeavour Suite and Britannia Suite Intermediate Care Rehabilitation) and at Harmony House (Intermediate Care Rehabilitation).

You will work as part of the nursing team to deliver patient-centred nursing and rehabilitation care, whilst working as part of a wider MDT.

You will be fully supported in your role and work alongside our nursing and therapy team which also includes a practice development nurse, Unit manager and clinical lead nurse/matron. We are looking to support staff development and there is the opportunity for staff to go complete their full nurse training should they wish.

To work as part of the Nursing Team to deliver patient-centred nursing and rehabilitation care within Stroke/Intermediate Care within a variety of settings.

To be a qualified supportive role, bridging the gap between nursing rehabilitation assistants and registered nurses.

To participate in the ongoing assessment, and be responsible for the monitoring and delivery of patient care.

Working with the patient group to encourage self-care and promote independence by providing education and support.

To ensure the safe and effective patient care, including the supervision of support/assistant staff.
- To provide and monitor safe, person centred care to a designated group of patients, service users and families in a range of care settings under the direction of a Registered Nurse, without direct supervision in line with an agreed plan of care.
- To support the registered nurse in the contribution to on-going assessment and care planning for patients.
- To promote health and prevent ill health in patients and service users and contribute to integrated care.
- To monitor the condition and health needs of patients on a continual basis in partnership with colleagues, families and carers, referring to others for reassessment, when required.
- The Nursing Associate will actively contribute to an effective learning environment and support others in their learning.
- Nursing Associates will adhere to the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct for Nurses, and nursing associates and work within their scope of practice following the professional standards of practice and behaviours for nurses, midwives and nursing associates and the standards of proficiency.
- This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
- We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
- You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.

MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.

The small print
- Informal visits can be arranged on request.
- We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
- Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.

Criteria

Essential

Qualifications, training, knowledge and experience
- Registered Nursing Associate (NMC, Level 5)

**Desirable**:

- Evidence of ongoing professional Development
- Willingness to undertake ongoing professional development

Communication and relationship skills
- Provide and receive routine information requiring tact or persuasive skills
- Provide advice, instruction or training to groups, e.g patients/ colleagues / students/ families.
- Provide and receive complex, sensitive information; e.g. test results; receives sensitive patient/client-related information.
- Have the ability to communicate information regarding the patient’s medical condition and individualised treatment programmes in an easy to understand, reassuring way, enabling and motivating where necessary, this includes the patient, family and carers
- Communicate with patients/clients and carers, using empathy and reassurance and where there are barriers to understanding learning to manage these accordingly, e.g. learning disabilities or l