A Vacancy at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
Registered Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner
Band 4
Various hours available
Permanent contract
The £20m refurbishment of our Urgent and Emergency Care is soon to be completed, so there has never been a more exciting time to join the Urgent and Emergency Care team, influencing and shaping the both the Emergency Care our patients receive and the environment our staff work in.
The new state of the art Emergency Department includes:
• 10 bedded resuscitation area
• 29 majors’ cubicles
• 2 mental health assessment rooms
• Rapid assessment and treatment area
• 8 cubicles within the Children and Young Peoples Emergency Department
The Nursing Associate has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan, providing holistic and person centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings. The Nursing Associate will help to bridge the gap between Health Care Assistants and Registered Nurses by working 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; and will act in accordance with the NMC Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
• Safety
• Care
• Respect
• Communication
• Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ people & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
CLINICAL
• Under the supervision and working in partnership with a registered nurse provide and deliver a high standard of nursing care contributing to the ongoing assessment, providing and monitoring care based on evidence and working in partnership with the multi-disciplinary
• Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to patients in a range of care settings.
• Monitor the condition and health needs of patients within their care on a continual basis in partnership with patients, families and carers, ensuring appropriate escalation to a registered nurse when
• Support patients to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and well- being.
• Promote comfort and well-being by ensuring that patients’ personal and social needs are met and be able to care for a patient’s nursing
• To safely undertake the following procedures to meet the patient’s nursing needs to include; undertaking routine procedures including venepuncture, ECG recording, measuring and interpreting blood glucose levels, recording and interpreting vital signs, continence care, bladder and bowel care, pressure area care, wound care, nutrition, hydration, foot care, skin integrity, mood identification (as outlined in the NMC Nursing Associate Skills Annex). Identify and report changes in a patient’s condition to a registered
• Prioritise and manage own workload, recognising where elements of care can safely be delegated to other colleagues, carers and family
• Provide and receive sensitive information concerning a patient’s medical
• Work with the registered nurse and engage with other agencies and community teams to ensure a safe, individualised approach to the admission and discharge of
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous patient records in line with Trust policy and the NMC Code.
• Provide effective evidence based care for service users under the supervision of registered nurses in order to perform non-complex activities, in line with clinical governance and professional
COMMUNICATION
• Communicate effectively with dignity and respect to all patients, relatives and others giving consideration to potential barriers to
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating or handing over responsibility for
• Recognise and report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes.
• Report accidents, incidents, near misses or complaints following Trust policies/procedures.
• Contribute to a culture where all staff feel safe to raise their concerns [and that] speaking up about what these are is a normal part of their
MEDICINES MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
• Recognise the effects of medicines, allergies, drug sensitivity, side effects, contraindications and adverse
• Undertake safe and effective administration and optimisation of medicines in accordance with Trust policy and the NMC standards of proficiency for nursing
• Administer medicines via the following routes, oral, topical, rectal, subcutaneous and intramuscular in line with NMC Standards and Trust
• Comply with Trust policy in relation to any safety critical medicines to be administered by Nursing
• Monitor the condition and health needs of patients within their care following administration of medication.
• Recognise and report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes related to medicines
EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
• Comply with mandatory competencies in line with Trust
• To engage in a preceptorship period that includes achieving the Nursing Associate Medicines Management Competency
• Maintain own continuing professional development in accordance with NMC CPD requirements and contribute to formulation of own objectives and personal development
• Support, supervise, teach (where appropriate) and act as a role model to trainee nursing associates, student nurses, healthcare support workers and new staff members, promoting reflection and providing constructive
• Contribute to the maintenance of the learning
• Adopt a reflective approach to own practice with a view to continually
• Undertake further training as required, prior to carrying out any additional duties identified as relevant to role, to comply with Trust policies and procedures.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
• Identify relevant sources of evidence to inform
• Critically consider and analyse their own practice in light of best available
• Contribute to surveys, audits, research activity as required to own role, supporting recommended changes in
PROFESSIONAL
• Comply with the NMC regulations relating to revalidation to maintain NMC
• Act as a professional role model and in accordance with the NMC Code and the NMC Standards for Nursing
• Act in accordance with all organisational policies and procedures and within expected values and
• Actively participate in and attend ward/unit meetings
This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Oct 2024