Nursing Associate - Community
Job Description
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Qualified Nursing Associates to work within Oldham Community Integrated Health and Social Care Teams.
The Nursing Associate in the community is a valued member of the team, working closely with the integrated team to provide care and education to patients on the community caseload. The Nursing Associate will be supported in providing care by the wider nursing team. They will have a list of their own patients that are under the care of the district nurses and will provide care for a variety of reasons, such as catheter care, wound care, medication administration.
All staff are provided with a robust local induction and competency document, alongside additional support from the practice education and specialist nurse teams.
Main duties of the job
The post holders will support clinical practice in the wider Adult Community Nursing Service by:
- Keeping the people who using our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments.
- Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence based policies and procedures.
- Ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process
- Supportinglearning in both formal and informal settings in order to support the on-going development of staff in clinical practice.
You will be supported in this role and will have opportunities for continuing professional development in a busy and rapidly developing service.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential tomake a differenceand we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire- to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Person Specification
Education and NMC
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register
- Foundation Degree
- GCSEs Grade C or above in Maths and English Language / New GCSE Grade 4-9 in Maths and English Language OR Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English or Equivalent
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate
- Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards
Desirable
- Experience of working in community setting
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
- Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Various Sites - Oldham Care Organisation
Hamilton Street
Oldham
OL4 1DE
Employer's website
https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
