Nursing Associate with Children & Young People

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.

To work in partnership with multi-disciplinary colleagues in health, social care and education to ensure all holistic needs of the CYP are being met.

To work in partnership with the CYP and their family delivering holistic care with the support of a named nurse.

Participate in the review of individual healthcare plans in association with the named nurse, CYP and family.

To work flexibly over a 24-hour period, 365 days a year, including to work nights/ weekends/ bank holiday shifts.

The post holder must meet travel requirements of the post. To work within a wide range of locations and across the County of Warwickshire. The post holder will be required to have access to independent means of transport for work purposes to travel across Warwickshire county and to other agencies.

Promoting Health and Preventing Ill Health

Support CYP to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing where possible dependent on the trajectory of the CYPs condition.

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

Support health and social care colleagues with completing assessment of CYP.

Provide and Monitor Care

Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to CYP in a range of care settings.

Undertake training and complete competencies for specific nursing skills in order to facilitate care provision and assessment.

Monitor the condition and health needs of CYP 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

The post holder will be required to use a computer, either stand alone or as part of a networked system and will be responsible for the quality of the information. The amount of time spent on this type of work will depend on the job.

All staff has a duty to ensure that all relevant manual and computerised data is collected and entered in an accurate and timely manner, ensuring all activity undertaken is accounted for.

To comply at all times with South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust Policies including the Lone working policy.

Working in Teams

Play an active role as members of interdisciplinary teams

Collaborate and communicate effectively with nurses and the wider MDT, including professionals from social care and education.

Support in the supervision of Nursing Associate students on placement with the CCNT.

Improving Safety and Quality of Care

Improve the quality of care by contributing to the continuous monitoring of CYP and families experience of care.

Identify risks to safety or experience and take appropriate action, putting the best interests, needs and preferences of CYP first.

To participate in effective and comprehensive audits and measure against benchmarked targets set within the framework.

Be aware of and maintain the medical equipment database to ensure all equipment is serviced as per SWFT policy.

To contribute to policy reviews.

Contributing to Integrated Care

Contribute to the provision of care for CYP, 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 CYP and their family

Understand responsibilities in relation to communication and collaboration.

Application

Essential

• GCSE level A - C English and Maths or equivalent
• Nursing Associate Foundation Degree/Higher Apprenticeship

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience in healthcare
• Experience as part of a team
• Minimum 6 months experience supporting Children and Young People

Desirable

• Experience of community palliative care

Skills

Essential

• Able to implement and evaluate treatment, contributing to or completing assessments as required
• Experience supporting Children and Young People with complex healthcare and technological needs.
• Able to recognise when escalation to a registered professional is required
• Sound understanding of Child protection and safeguarding processes
• Able to delegate work appropriately
• Able to manage time effectively
• Demonstrates knowledge of research-based practices
• Demonstrates knowledge of clinical audit and clinical effectiveness
• Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
• Competent IT skills
• Able to present information, written and orally in an accurate clear and logical manner
• Able to write reports about an assessment of an individual
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload
• Ability to write accurate and legible patient notes
• Good spoken and written English

Personal

Essential

• Able to work as a team member
• Compassionate
• Reliable
• Motivated

Desirable

• Inspirational

Other

Essential

• Passes Occupational Health clearance and DBS
• Able to work flexibly
• Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
• Able, with appropriate support, to work in an emotionally demanding environment
• To be a role model and representative for SWFT CCNT at all times.

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).