Nurse Associate

1 week ago

London, United Kingdom Whittington Hospital NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

The nursing associate has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan and across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person-centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings. The nursing associate works independently under the leadership of registered nurses, working within the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process.

Nursing associates are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes, and behaviours relevant to employment as a nursing associate and will work to the NMC Code and Standards for Nursing Associates. The following criteria identify the core components of the roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities of nursing associates.

They identify what nursing associates can contribute to the health and wellbeing of patients and service users and apply across all health and care settings. Integral to all of these is the ability to communicate effectively, with sensitivity and compassion, and to manage relationships with people, making reasonable adjustments where necessary. They will work with the team delivering care, they will be aware of the different roles in the team and understand their role within it. They will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The post holder may be required to work anywhere within the hospital and may also be required to work within a community setting.

Main duties of the job

Ifor ward is a busy 15 bedded paediatric unit with children from 0-18 years providing a service for children who require acute medical and surgical care. We care for children with a varied range of conditions including haematology, oncology, infectious diseases, respiratory, surgical, orthopaedic, complex care, mental health & social problems.

You will have the opportunity to develop oncology and haematological skills as we are a Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Unit (POSCU).

We have a dedicated paediatric mental health team including two nurse specialists, who work closely with the ward to ensure safe and seamless care for our mental health patients.

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working in our Trust.

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The nursing associate has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan and across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person-centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings. The nursing associate works independently under the leadership of registered nurses, working within the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process.

Nursing associates are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes, and behaviours relevant to employment as a nursing associate and will work to the NMC Code and Standards for Nursing Associates. The following criteria identify the core components of the roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities of nursing associates.

They identify what nursing associates can contribute to the health and wellbeing of patients and service users and apply across all health and care settings. Integral to all of these is the ability to communicate effectively, with sensitivity and compassion, and to manage relationships with people, making reasonable adjustments where necessary. They will work with the team delivering care, they will be aware of the different roles in the team and understand their role within it. They will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The post holder may be required to work anywhere within the hospital and may also be required to work within a community setting.

Key Result Areas:

Act in the best interests of the people they care for

Put people first and provide nursing care that is person centred, safe and compassionate

Act professionally at all times

Use knowledge and experience to make evidence-based decisions and solve problems

Recognise and work within the limits of their competence

Be accountable for their actions.

Promoting Health and Preventing Ill Health

Support people to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing

Active involvement in the prevention of and protection against disease and ill health

Provide and Monitor Care

Demonstrate ability to deliver safe care, contribute to ongoing assessment recognising when it is necessary to refer and escalate to others for reassessment

Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to people in a range of care settings.

Monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with people, families, and carers

Record all care delivered appropriately and contemporaneously. Documentation must be clear, concise and legible. Any documentation must also be signed, stamped and dated.

Communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating or handing over responsibility for care

Recognise and report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes

Administer medication (oral, topical, inhalation, SC, IM and PR) according to the standards set out by the NMC.

Be second checker for controlled drugs)

Following appropriate training and competency assessment carry out the following clinical skills:

Support blood transfusion (carry out observations, observing for reactions and escalate concerns) Perform electrocardiograph (ECG) procedures, record and report to Registered staff Able to carry out a range of risk assessments eg. Pressure risk management Insertion of and removal of Peripheral Venous Cannula Venepuncture and have knowledge of normal and abnormal readings of standard blood tests. Perform Heel pricks

MUST

Undertake wound care management using aseptic technique within scope of knowledge and with appropriate support from RN and or TVN Use of naso-gastric tubes; ensuring this is checked by a registered nurse to confirm the correct location of the tube prior to utilisation. Carry put observations including neurological observations , height and weight, urinalysis Support management of delivery and management food challenges with supervision from the RN Able to recognise reactions to allergy and anaphylaxis Support patients with asthma and follow the plan of care and knowledge of inhaler techniques as indicated by the R

This is not an exhaustive list; any additional competency-based skills relevant to clinical area/speciality can be attained.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification

Knowledge and expertise

Essential

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 Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information

Skills

Essential

Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload

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