Nurse Associate

2 months ago

Sevenoaks, United Kingdom Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

We are looking for a skilled, compassionate Nurse Associate to join our Community Nursing Team based in Sevenoaks.

We are a skilled team of healthcare professionals who include clinical leads, caseload managers, community nurses, specialist practitioner district nurses, nurse associates, complex care nurses, health care assistants, phlebotomists (who take blood), health & social care coordinators and administrators.

We provide nursing support for patients aged 18 and over in their home, delivering personalised care to those with complex and long term conditions so that patients can stay safe and well at home or in their chosen environment.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 4 Nurse Associate you will undertake holistic assessment of patients in order to plan care in collaboration with patients and family that will meet nursing needs.

We are an "Outstanding" rated Trust and one of the largest NHS community organisations in the UK. We can give you support to develop your skills, and a real commitment to your personal and continued professional development.

As a Trust, one of our main ambitions is to be a great place to work. Our We care strategy will help us make the biggest breakthroughs in improving your working lives and patient care. Flexible working is just one of the ways we can do this. More than half of our workforce works flexibly in some way. We will consider all kinds of flexible working including; part-time, job sharing, compressed hours, term time only, career breaks or annualised hours.

And with the forward NHS vision being based on community care, there has never been a better time to join us.

Additional Working Pattern: hours each day Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm, with one in four weekends

About us

Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values Compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered with the NMC as a Nursing Associate registrant

Desirable

Mentorship / Coaching qualification

Experience

Essential

Knowledge of nursing theory and best practice at Nursing Associate level Working within the NMC Code of Conduct Experience of working as part of a team

Desirable

Experience of community environment

Knowledge

Essential

Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS and Primary Care including Clinical Governance, NICE, Essence of Care Knowledge of up to date clinical practice Understands the role and remit of a Band 4 registered nursing associate role

Skills and abilities

Essential

Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written) IT skills

Desirable

Supervision skills

Personal attributes

Essential

Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice Committed to delivering high standards of care Valid driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.

Ability to manage

Essential

Able to support the implementation of local and national agenda for health under the guidance of the Registered Practitioner Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures Able to work an internal rotation shift pattern across a varied care setting

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