Job summary
Warwick's Emergency Department nursing team is expanding! We are excited to offer the opportunity for registered Nurse Associates to join our excellent and dynamic team. Are you registered nurse associate looking for further development and experience in emergency medicine? Are you a newly qualified nurse associate or due to qualify and keen to take on an exciting new role?
Within the emergency department you will have the opportunity to gain knowledge and experience across all specialities such as medicine, surgical, frailty, critical care and more! The Emergency Department offers a supportive, inclusive and innovative team. If you are committed to team working, providing excellent patient care and personal and professional development this is a new and exciting opportunity.
Nurse Associate's in ED will work within and support a fast paced multi-disciplinary team and have the opportunity to enhance their clinical skills. We offer full support, training, personal and career development and, for those who are due to qualify, we offer a comprehensive and inclusive 12 month preceptorship. There is also the opportunity to access the step on course to convert band 4 to band 5 and band 5 apprenticeships.
Main duties of the job
The nursing associate has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan and across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings. The nursing associate works 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 as a nursing associate and will work to a nationally recognised code of conduct.
The following criteria identify the core components of the roles, responsibilities and accountabilities of nursing associates. They identify what nursing associates can contribute to the health and wellbeing of patients and service users, and apply across all health and care settings. Integral to all of these is the ability to communicate effectively, with sensitivity and compassion, and to manage relationships with people, making reasonable adjustments where necessary.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Act in the best interests of the people they care for.
Put people first and provide nursing care that is person centred, safe and compassionate.
Act professionally at all times.
Use knowledge and experience to make evidence based decisions and solve problems.
Recognise and work within the limits of their competence.
Be accountable for their actions.
Promoting Health and Preventing Ill Health
Support people to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing.
Active involvement in the prevention of and protection against disease and ill health.
Engage in public health, community development, and in the reduction of health inequalities.
Provide and Monitor Care
Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to people in a range of care settings.
Monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with people, families, and carers.
Contribute to ongoing assessment recognising when it is necessary to refer to others for reassessment.
Communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating or handing over responsibility for care.
Recognise and report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes.
Working in Teams
Play an active role as members of interdisciplinary teams.
Collaborate and communicate effectively with nurses, a range of other health and care professionals and lay carers.
Improving Safety and Quality of Care
Improve the quality of care by contributing to the continuous monitoring of peoples experience of care.
identify risks to safety or experience and take appropriate action, putting the best interests, needs and preferences of people first.
Contributing to Integrated Care
Contribute to the provision of care for people, including those with complex needs.
Understand the roles of a range of professionals and carers from other organisations and settings who may be participating in the care of a person and their family.
Understand responsibilities in relation to communication and collaboration.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Act in the best interests of the people they care for.
Put people first and provide nursing care that is person centred, safe and compassionate.
Act professionally at all times.
Use knowledge and experience to make evidence based decisions and solve problems.
Recognise and work within the limits of their competence.
Be accountable for their actions.
Promoting Health and Preventing Ill Health
Support people to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing.
Active involvement in the prevention of and protection against disease and ill health.
Engage in public health, community development, and in the reduction of health inequalities.
Provide and Monitor Care
Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to people in a range of care settings.
Monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with people, families, and carers.
Contribute to ongoing assessment recognising when it is necessary to refer to others for reassessment.
Communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating or handing over responsibility for care.
Recognise and report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes.
Working in Teams
Play an active role as members of interdisciplinary teams.
Collaborate and communicate effectively with nurses, a range of other health and care professionals and lay carers.
Improving Safety and Quality of Care
Improve the quality of care by contributing to the continuous monitoring of peoples experience of care.
identify risks to safety or experience and take appropriate action, putting the best interests, needs and preferences of people first.
Contributing to Integrated Care
Contribute to the provision of care for people, including those with complex needs.
Understand the roles of a range of professionals and carers from other organisations and settings who may be participating in the care of a person and their family.
Understand responsibilities in relation to communication and collaboration.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing Associate Foundation Degree/Higher Apprenticeship
- GCSE level A - C English and Maths or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years' experience in healthcare
- Experience working as part of a team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing Associate Foundation Degree/Higher Apprenticeship
- GCSE level A - C English and Maths or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years' experience in healthcare
- Experience working as part of a team
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).
