Assistant Practitioner/Nursing Associate

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 21 November 2024

Job summary

Job Advert for Assistant Practitioner, 4th Floor Respiratory Medicine

An opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Practitioner to support our respiratory nursing team as a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner. The ward delivers care to patients across respiratory specialities;

*Diagnostic Oncology

*Pulmonary Hypertension

*Interstitial Lung Disease

*Cambridge Centre for Lung Infection: lung defence and cystic fibrosis

The Assistant Practitioner will support delivering excellence in care alongside a strong ward team of Health care support workers, Registered Nurses, Charge Nurses and three Ward Sisters. The ward is also supported by the Clinical Nurse Specialist teams for each of the care groups.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have the skills to support the Leadership and Manage a team of Healthcare support workers; to inspire them through role modelling clinical and professional excellence and supporting them in delivering an excellent patient experience. The candidate will need to hold a relevant NVQ level 4 or Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care related subject or equivalent. They will need to have evidence of experience as a Healthcare Support Worker in an acute NHS environment. They will need to have the Physical ability to move equipment and patients throughout the working day. And the ability to communicate complex or sensitive information to patients, staff and relatives, addressing barriers to understanding; provides empathy and reassurance.

This post is full time Monday-Friday 12.5 hour shifts 07:00-19:30, 37.5 hours a week.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour

Date posted

08 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26.53 to £29.11 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

175-2425-2-TH981

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Nursing Associate Level 5 Foundation Degree in Health and Care.
Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register or be in the process of registering.

Experience

Essential

Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary work environment under appropriate supervision.
Experience of managing/prioritising own workload and delegating duties.
Competent in a range of skills and practices relevant to the scope of practice required.
Willingness to take on new skills and develop scope of practice.
Ability to support, supervise and be a role model to other learners and health care support workers.
Able to recognise own limitations in the context of the nursing associate role.
Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice.
Understands the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing team and the organisation and how the role contributes to service development.
Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards within the NMC Code and standards of proficiency for nursing associates.
Aware of cultural and social influences on health and the importance of respecting diversity and differences

Desirable

NHS experience

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Nursing Associate Level 5 Foundation Degree in Health and Care.
Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register or be in the process of registering.

Experience

Essential

Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary work environment under appropriate supervision.
Experience of managing/prioritising own workload and delegating duties.
Competent in a range of skills and practices relevant to the scope of practice required.
Willingness to take on new skills and develop scope of practice.
Ability to support, supervise and be a role model to other learners and health care support workers.
Able to recognise own limitations in the context of the nursing associate role.
Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice.
Understands the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing team and the organisation and how the role contributes to service development.
Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards within the NMC Code and standards of proficiency for nursing associates.
Aware of cultural and social influences on health and the importance of respecting diversity and differences

Desirable

NHS experience

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

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.