Dietetic Secretary

Job overview

The Role of the Registered Nurse Associate Practitioner is to (assist and) support the qualified health professionals in ensuring optimal care for the patients and the success of the trust.

The delivery of high quality, effective and compassionate health care to the patients of the Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust is the most important objective for the organisation

Main duties of the job

· To support the team (qualified practitioners) in the delivery of a seven day, twenty-four hour service, this includes:

· Providing effective evidence based care for patients referred to the service under the indirect supervision of qualified practitioners

· Using personal effectiveness and knowledge to contribute to the development and delivery of a high quality, cost effective service.

· To work closely with the Multidisciplinary Team

· To promote a positive image of the trust, service and department.

· To complete the Band 4 competency framework within the identified time scale

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

•Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register. Or •Associate practitioner with a health-related Foundation Degree e.g. Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care. •OR Overseas nursing qualification without NMC registration. Evidence of numeracy, literacy and IT skills – minimum national qualification level 2.

Desirable criteria

•Assessed as competent to administer medications. •Extended clinical skills e.g. venesection/cannulation. •Care Certificate.

Experience & Knowledge

Essential criteria

•Experience of working under appropriate supervision as part of a multidisciplinary team. •Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information. •Knowledge of nursing procedures and practices in an acute hospital setting.

Skills and Ability

Essential criteria

•To work within a team, delegate and escalate in line with role and scope of practice. •Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload. •Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact. •Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team. •Ability to support, supervise, assess (if appropriate) and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within clinical setting. •Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and develop needs, seeking advice where appropriate.

Skills

Essential criteria

Understand and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code. Understands the requirements for NMC professional revalidation.

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