Job summary
Nursing Associate Band 4
CSH Surrey
The Integrated Neighbourhood Teams are looking for a Band 4
Nursing Associate to join our community nursing team across the neighbourhoods
of Addlestone.
The Community Team
visit patients in their own home as well as care homes. We offer excellent
opportunities for training and development of both your clinical and leadership
skills. The team has experienced Senior District Nurses who will ensure that
you have the necessary support for your personal development. The community
nursing service works over a 7-day week 8.00am to 8.00pm offering a variable
shift pattern and includes weekend and bank holiday working.
This post requires a
Nursing Associate qualification. Newly qualified nursing associates are encouraged
to apply for this position.
You will be
supported with a comprehensive induction and training package as needed, to
help you settle in, with the time and opportunity to get to know the people on
your caseload, along with development opportunities.
If you have the
necessary skills, experience and qualities to help us to put patients first,
please contact us for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit.
Please note we do NOT offer UKVI
sponsorship, all applicants require right to work in the UK.
Main duties of the job
Please see the attached job description and personal specification for more details and requirements for the role.
About us
CSH Surrey are part of the NHS and are Surreys largest and longest
established NHS community services provider, so our 1500+ employees get
NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of
5%.
Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including the
care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access to
the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and
leadership courses and programmes.
We CARE about our staff though through our values of Compassion,
Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council called
The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices are
heard at Board level.
CSH is a diverse organisation, if you are a passionate, person-focused
individual then apply to join CSH Surrey today!
We welcome candidates from
all backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying for
and if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the named
individual for this advert, or our recruitment team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Purpose:
The Nursing
Associate will support the Nursing workforce to provide safe effective care;
ensuring evidence-based care for patients under the indirect supervision of a
registered nurse (RN).
The Nursing
Associate will be proficient and competent and work within their scope of
practice as governed by the NMC Code (2018) and NMC Standards of Proficiency
(2018).
The Nursing
Associate may be expected to participate in audits and service improvement
initiatives.
The Nursing
Associate will be expected to supervise and support HCAs, Trainee Nursing
Associates and Pre-registration nurses.
It is anticipated
that this role will continue to develop through the acquisition of further
skills based on NMC (2018) guidelines and development of the Nursing Associate
role.
Principal
duties to include:
Deliver clinical care to patients as
required within set protocols and within the scope of the Nursing Associates
practice.
Contribute to patient assessment (after
appropriate delegation from the RN) and plan and deliver high standards of
care.
Co-ordinate a team of Health Care
Assistants in care delivery and where appropriate other students on the FdSc
programme.
Take responsibility for a group/caseload
of patients as required and when delegated by a RN.
Delegate tasks (not responsibility) to
other members of the clinical care team as appropriate, e.g. Healthcare support
workers, family members and lay carers.
Assist in the delivery of health
promotion advice as appropriate to role and in line with own level of
competence.
Undertake agreed delegated enhanced
tasks as specified in local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), competencies
under the indirect supervision of an RN.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Purpose:
The Nursing
Associate will support the Nursing workforce to provide safe effective care;
ensuring evidence-based care for patients under the indirect supervision of a
registered nurse (RN).
The Nursing
Associate will be proficient and competent and work within their scope of
practice as governed by the NMC Code (2018) and NMC Standards of Proficiency
(2018).
The Nursing
Associate may be expected to participate in audits and service improvement
initiatives.
The Nursing
Associate will be expected to supervise and support HCAs, Trainee Nursing
Associates and Pre-registration nurses.
It is anticipated
that this role will continue to develop through the acquisition of further
skills based on NMC (2018) guidelines and development of the Nursing Associate
role.
Principal
duties to include:
Deliver clinical care to patients as
required within set protocols and within the scope of the Nursing Associates
practice.
Contribute to patient assessment (after
appropriate delegation from the RN) and plan and deliver high standards of
care.
Co-ordinate a team of Health Care
Assistants in care delivery and where appropriate other students on the FdSc
programme.
Take responsibility for a group/caseload
of patients as required and when delegated by a RN.
Delegate tasks (not responsibility) to
other members of the clinical care team as appropriate, e.g. Healthcare support
workers, family members and lay carers.
Assist in the delivery of health
promotion advice as appropriate to role and in line with own level of
competence.
Undertake agreed delegated enhanced
tasks as specified in local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), competencies
under the indirect supervision of an RN.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
- Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
- GCSE Grade A-C / 4-9 in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
- 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
- Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
- Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
-
- Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans.
Desirable
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
- Demonstrates knowledge of clinical governance and clinical effectiveness
- Demonstrates an understanding of current issues relating to the NHS
Skills
Essential
- Competent IT skills relevant to role
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload, and that of others e.g. Healthcare Support Workers
- Able to recognise when escalation to a registered professional is required.
- Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal, digital and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
- Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting
Other
Essential
- Professional at all time
- Motivated, enthusiastic and able to motivate others
- Calm and objective
- Approachable
- Good interpersonal skills
- Effective multi-disciplinary team working
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
- Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
- GCSE Grade A-C / 4-9 in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
- 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
- Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
- Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
-
- Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans.
Desirable
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
- Demonstrates knowledge of clinical governance and clinical effectiveness
- Demonstrates an understanding of current issues relating to the NHS
Skills
Essential
- Competent IT skills relevant to role
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload, and that of others e.g. Healthcare Support Workers
- Able to recognise when escalation to a registered professional is required.
- Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal, digital and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
- Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting
Other
Essential
- Professional at all time
- Motivated, enthusiastic and able to motivate others
- Calm and objective
- Approachable
- Good interpersonal skills
- Effective multi-disciplinary team working
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
