Community Nurse Associate

Job summary

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.

Nursing Associate

Band 4, £25,147- £27,596

Various working hours available

South and North Kirklees

Please note -the locations are not limited to the few listed in the advert. We have various locations throughoutSouth and North Kirklees.

A number of opportunities are available for dedicated &passionate Nurse Associates. Roles cover areas across North Kirklees and Greater Huddersfield, with night shifts also available.

Main duties of the job

Working within the Community Nursing Network team, you will undertake duties involving delivery of nursing services &holistic assessments of patients health needs using a person centred approach.This includes providing quality &seamless nursing care to housebound patients and being proactive in coordinating their care needs as appropriate, avoiding unnecessary admission to hospital or long-term care institutions.

You will have the opportunity to be involved in facilitating self-care for patients with long term conditions, health promotion, innovative activities and projects that enhance patient service delivery.

We are seeking enthusiastic, motivated &reliable qualified Nurse Associates who are keen to support & deliver quality nursing services to patients within Kirklees. We are looking for people with energy, enthusiasm &drive, as well as excellent professional skills.

We can consider tailored working hours in practice to meet those required for registration and to meet personal needs, and we can consider those who can only work weekends, evenings or Nights.

An enthusiasm to support our teams to deliver high quality services is a must for this role, and you will also need to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to be adaptable, reliable and approachable.

In return to develop your career in Community Nursing, we can offer you excellent learning and development, clinical supervision and preceptorship for newly qualified nurses.

About us

The post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the stated date should we receive sufficient applications

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:

• Flexible working-We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
• Development opportunities We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.
• Refer a Friend Scheme -If you know a friend or family member who works at Locala on a substantive contract, you may be able to take advantage of our Refer a Friend Scheme. You both could receive a reward of £500 each, after you have successfully started your role with us.

Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.