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**:
Do you want to work for an outstanding organisation that is truly passionate about developing your career?

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly-motivated Nursing Associate to join our friendly, supportive and exciting family team on Ward T7, based in Oldham hospital and part of the Northern Care Alliance.

We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled Nursing Associate to join our fast paced and extremely rewarding unit.

**Main duties of the job**:
AMU is a 48 bedded acute admissions ward.

.We are looking for a highly skilled individual who is able to care for both complex and acute surgical orthopaedic patients.

If you enjoy a fast paced and rewarding environment then this is the job for you

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated nursing associate with a passion for delivering high standards of care. The Unit receives patients from throughout the Greater Manchester region, accepting transfers in and out and therefore excellent communication skills are essential.

**Working for our organisation**:
**Oldham Care Organisation**

Oldham Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. The place where the world’s first IVF baby was delivered, Oldham is a town of pioneering firsts. Today, Oldham is responsible for delivering a range of acute and community health services across the local area and at The Royal Oldham Hospital. As a designated major trauma unit for Greater Manchester and one of only three vascular centres in Greater Manchester, Oldham is a specialist hospital for acute surgery and provides state-of-the-art onsite pathology services to the North West.

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

- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register

**Essential Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- GCSE
- Degree / diploma in nursing studies(or equivalent nursing qualification and experience)

**Desirable criteria**:

- Evidence of mentorship qualification

**Knowledge, Skills & Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
- Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice

**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) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting.
- Maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date

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

- You must have appropriate UK professional registration.